Nick Thompson (soccer)

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Nick Thompson
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Ray Thompson
Date of birth (1988-05-08) May 8, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Akron, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Messiah Falcons 99 (54)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Cleveland Internationals 6 (0)
2011 Carolina RailHawks 2 (0)
2016–2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 18 (2)
Managerial career
2011 NC State Wolfpack (volunteer asst.)
2012 Navy Midshipmen (volunteer asst.)
2012–2013 Gordon Fighting Scots (asst.)
2014 California Baptist Lancers (women's asst.)
2015 Eastern Nazarene Lions
2018 Williams Ephs (asst.)
2019– New Hampshire Wildcats (asst.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 10, 2020

Nick Thompson is a former American soccer player in the USL and current American soccer coach.

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Career

College

Thompson attended Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. From 2007 to 2010, Thompson made 99 appearances for the Falcons, scoring 54 goals and assisting 18 times while winning three NCAA Division III national titles. During his senior season at Messiah Thompson earned First Team All-Commonwealth Conference, First Team All-Mid-Atlantic, Second Team All-American, First Team D3Soccer.com All-American, and Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year honors.

Professional

Thompson was signed by the Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League for the 2011 season. He made his professional debut for Carolina on June 25, 2011, as a late-game substitute against Atlanta Silverbacks. After a brief coaching stint at Eastern Nazarene College, he secured a transfer to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, to play for former Messiah College Men's Soccer coach Dave Brandt alongside his younger brother Jack Thompson, a club member. On November 30, 2017, Thompson's contract with the club expired and was not renewed. He departed Pittsburgh after two seasons with the Riverhounds.

Coaching career

While in Massachusetts, Thompson also served as assistant coach of Gordon College Men's Soccer (Wenham, MA). He briefly took over as Head Coach of Eastern Nazarene College Men's Soccer in Quincy, MA, before signing to play for the Riverhounds. He is now an assistant coach for the University of New Hampshire Men's Soccer Team.

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