Abe Thompson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abraham Broman Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Tucson, Arizona, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Maryland Terrapins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002 | Chesapeake Dragons | ||
| 2003–2004 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | FC Dallas | 69 | (14) |
| 2008–2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 16 | (0) |
| 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | (1) |
| 2010– | Fort Lauderdale Strikers[1] | 43 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | United States U17 | 6 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012– | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Abraham Broman "Abe" Thompson (born January 12, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player currently playing for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League. Starting in 2012, he also serves as assistant coach for the club.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Youth and College
Thompson attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Virginia, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 2000 to 2005, where he appeared in 79 games scoring 43 goals and adding 26 assists. He was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2004 and 2005.
Thompson also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chesapeake Dragons and Boulder Rapids Reserve, and played club soccer for the Braddock Road Warhawks, with whom he won the 1999 Don Greer Cup and the 1999 US U-17 National Championship.
[edit] Professional
He was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by FC Dallas, and subsequently spent four years in Texas. He was traded to Kansas City Wizards on September 5, 2008 in exchange for allocation money.[2]
Houston Dynamo acquired Thompson and allocation money from Kansas City in exchange for forward Kei Kamara. However, Thompson was waived at the end of the season and selected by Real Salt Lake in the resulting Waiver Draft.[3] Thompson was waived by Real Salt Lake during the 2010 pre-season, without making an appearance for the club.[4]
Thompson signed with USSF Division 2 club Miami FC on March 18, 2010.[5] He re-signed with the club, now named Fort Lauderdale Strikers and playing in the North American Soccer League, on March 17, 2011.[6]
Fort Lauderdale re-signed Thompson in February 2012 as both player and assistant coach.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Team was known as Miami FC in 2010
- ^ "Wizards Bring Thompson Quickly Into The Fold". The Kansas City Star. 2008-09-10. http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=28338.
- ^ RSL adds Thompson in MLS Waiver Draft
- ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/blog/26/10008496/Real-Salt-Lake-blog-RSL-parts-ways-with-4-players.html
- ^ http://nasl.com/news.php?id=97
- ^ http://www.nasl.com/article/strikers-resign-abe-thompson
- ^ http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Sign-Abe-Thompson-as-Player-and-Assistant-Coach
[edit] External links
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players
- Chesapeake Dragons players
- Boulder Rapids Reserve players
- FC Dallas players
- Kansas City Wizards players
- Houston Dynamo players
- Miami FC players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2011) players
- Soccer players from Arizona
- USL Premier Development League players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- North American Soccer League players
