Niall Thompson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niall Joseph Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Surrey United Firefighters (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edmonton Brickmen | |||
| 1989 | Winnipeg Fury | ||
| 1990-1991 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1991-1992 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992-1994 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1994-1995 | Colchester United | 13 | (5) |
| 1995 | Montreal Impact | 9 | (0) |
| 1996-1997 | Zultse VV | ||
| 1997 | Seattle Sounders | 15 | (0) |
| 1997-1998 | Brentford | 8 | (0) |
| 1998 | Vancouver 86ers | 23 | (20) |
| 1999-2000 | Airdrieonians | 25 | (5) |
| 2000 | Bay Area Seals | 6 | (2) |
| 2000-2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Montreal Impact | 21 | (5) |
| 2002-2003 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 18 | (4) |
| 2004-2009 | Vancouver Firefighters | ||
| National team | |||
| 1993-2000 |  Canada |
9 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010- | Surrey United Firefighters | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Niall Joseph Thompson (born 16 April 1974 in Birmingham) is an English-born Canadian footballer, who works currently as Coach Surrey United Firefighters.[1]
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Club career [edit]
Thompson moved to Canada aged 2 and played for the Edmonton Brickmen, Winnipeg Fury and PSV Eindhoven youth teams. He started his professional career as a trainee with Crystal Palace but after an unsuccessful spell moved to play for Colchester United, Montreal Impact, Zultse VV, Seattle Sounders, Brentford, Vancouver 86ers, Airdrieonians, Bay Area Seals, Wycombe Wanderers, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.[2][3]
International career [edit]
He made his debut for Canada in a March 1993 friendly match against South Korea and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented Canada in just 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match, in October 2000.[4] That game, against Panama, proved to be his final international.
International goals [edit]
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 1995 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada |  Turkey |
1-2 | 1-3 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 18 May 1998 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada |  Macedonia |
1-0 | 1-0 | Friendly match |
References [edit]
- ^ VMSL TEAM'S DIRECTORY
- ^ CANADIAN JOINS ON TRIAL - Chairboys on the Net
- ^ Niall Thompson Rejoins Vancouver - USL Fans
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links [edit]
- Player profile - CanadaSoccer
- Career stats - National Football Teams
- All time playing career - Soccerbase
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Canadian people of English descent
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Association football forwards
- English footballers
- Canadian soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer people in the United States
- English expatriate footballers
- British expatriates in the Netherlands
- British expatriates in Belgium
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Bay Area Seals players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- USL First Division players
- USISL players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Vancouver Firefighters (soccer) players
