Tommy Thompson (soccer)

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Tommy Thompson
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Thompson with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2015
Personal information
Full name Thomas Palmer Thompson [1]
Date of birth (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 (age 28)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Indiana Hoosiers 16 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

Thompson played one year of college soccer at Indiana University where he scored five goals and one assist in 12 matches and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2013, [2] [3] before signing a 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 Atlanta United FC at Bobby Dodd Stadium. [8] Thompson's first goal came after making 64 MLS appearances over four years and logging 2,633 league minutes. [9] On August 7, he was named to the MLS Team of the Week after recording his third assist of the season in the Earthquakes' 2–1 victory over 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]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Jose Earthquakes 2014 MLS 130——130
2015 17020—190
2016 17010—180
2017 3214010371
2018 14010—150
2019 30220—322
2020 201—10211
2021 140——140
2022 27120—291
2023 16010—170
Total2005130202155
Sacramento Republic (loan) 2014 USL 60——60
2015 21——21
2016 113——113
Total194——194
Reno 1868 (loan) 2018 USL20——20
Career totals2219130202369

    Honors

    Sacramento Republic

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    2. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Announces Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". bigten.org. CBS Interactive. November 14, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013.
    3. ↑ "Tommy Thompson Bio". iuhoosiers.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
    4. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes' Tommy Thompson leaves family to pursue the dream". sfgate.com. Hearst Communications Inc. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
    5. ↑ "Toronto FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes – MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
    6. ↑ 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".
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