Tommy Thompson (soccer)
 Thompson with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Palmer Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 15, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Hinsdale, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Indiana Hoosiers | 16 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | San Jose Earthquakes | 200 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | → Sacramento Republic (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | United States U20 | 21 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2023 | |||
Thomas Palmer Thompson (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
Career
Thompson played one year of
Homegrown Player contract with San Jose Earthquakes on March 14, 2014.[4]
Thompson made his professional debut on June 7, 2014, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 0–1 loss to Toronto FC.[5]
On June 26, 2014, Thompson signed on loan with San Jose's USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic FC.[6]
Thompson recorded his first MLS assist in a 1–1 draw against Orlando City SC on May 17, 2017, coming off the bench in the 82nd minute to assist Chris Wondolowski's game-tying goal in the 83rd minute.[7]
He scored his first MLS goal on July 4, 2017, in the 2nd minute of a 4–2 loss to
Columbus Crew SC on August 5.[10] He was announced as a nominee for the MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award on October 14, 2017.[11] On October 22 he received San Jose's club award for Humanitarian of the Year after leading a number of youth clinics in the area and for actively aiding relief efforts in the wake of the 2017 California floods.[12]
Personal
Tommy's older brother is fellow soccer player Tanner, who played for Indy Eleven in the North American Soccer League.[13] His father is American former professional soccer player Gregg Thompson.[14]
Statistics
- As of July 15, 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2014 | MLS | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 200 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 5 | ||
| Sacramento Republic (loan) | 2014 | USL | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Reno 1868 (loan) | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 221 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 9 | ||
Gallery
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Playing for Sacramento Republic -
Battling Steven Beitashour for the ball -
Playing at Avaya Stadium
Honors
Sacramento Republic
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". bigten.org. CBS Interactive. November 14, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013.
- ^ "Tommy Thompson Bio". iuhoosiers.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes' Tommy Thompson leaves family to pursue the dream". sfgate.com. Hearst Communications Inc. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Toronto FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes – MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
- ^ FC, Republic (June 26, 2014). "We'd like to welcome #Sacramento local @tomthom11 to the club! Thompson, who is on loan from @SJEarthquakes, is a @granitebayhigh alumn".
- ^ "RECAP: Earthquakes Tie 1–1 with Orlando to Remain Undefeated at Avaya Stadium". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "RECAP: Atlanta United FC 4, Quakes 2". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tommy Thompson ends scoring drought in San Jose Earthquakes loss to Atlanta". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "2017 MLS Team of the Week (Wk 22): David Villa, Union trio head the list". Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce 2017 Club Award Winners". San Jose Earthquakes. October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ "Thompson brothers reunite in San Jose". thepresstribune.com. Gold Country Media. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Thompson brothers are headed to Indiana". espn.com. ESPN. February 1, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Tommy Thompson at Soccerway