Shelley Thompson (footballer)

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Shelley Thompson
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Personal information
Full name Shelley Ann Thompson [1]
Date of birth (1984-02-08) 8 February 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Langenfeld, West Germany
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1989–1994 1. FC Monheim
1994–1996 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1996–1998 Garather SV
1998–1999 SVG Neuss-Weissenberg
1999–2000 SG Essen-Schönebeck
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 FCR 2001 Duisburg 48 (26)
2003–2004 Regis University Rangers
2004–2006 FCR 2001 Duisburg 47 (55)
2006–2007 Hamburger SV 21 (16)
2007–2009 VfL Wolfsburg 39 (32)
2010 Atlanta Beat 4 (0)
2010–2012 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19 (8)
2012–2013 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 0 (0)
2013 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr II 1 (0)
International career
2003–2004 Germany 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:35, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2010

Shelley Ann Thompson (born 8 February 1984) is a German football striker. Between 2001 and 2013, she played for several Bundesliga teams, Atlanta Beat (WPS) and Regis University Rangers (Denver, Colorado), and has scored 1 goal in 2 caps for the German national team. She is of South African and Zimbabwean descent.

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References

  1. Shelley Thompson at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg