Craig Tomlinson

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Craig Tomlinson
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-10-31) 31 October 1972 (age 49)
Place of birth Westmoreland, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–1997 Fresno State Bulldogs
1998 Ohio State Buckeyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Central Coast Roadrunners
1999 Tennessee Rhythm 23 (12)
1999–2000 Wichita Wings (indoor) 36 (9)
2000–2008 Seattle Sounders 119 (10)
2011 North Sound SeaWolves 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011

Craig Tomlinson (born 31 October 1972 in Westmoreland) is a former Jamaican footballer.

Career[]

College and amateur[]

Tomlinson began his collegiate soccer career at Fresno State University before transferring to Ohio State University for the 1998 season.[1] In 1997 and 1998, Tomlinson spent the collegiate off-season with the Central Coast Roadrunners of the Premier Development League.

Professional[]

Tomlinson turned professional in 1999 when he joined the Tennessee Rhythm of the USL A-League. That fall, he signed with the Wichita Wings of the National Professional Soccer League[2][3] In 2000, he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division. While he was a consistent starter, he lost most of the 2002 season and the entire 2005 season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in preseason. He retired at the conclusion of the 2008 season, having played 119 league games and scored 10 goals for the Sounders over the course of 8 seasons.

Tomlinson returned to the field with the announcement on 18 March 2011 that he signed with North Sound SeaWolves in the American fourth tier USL Premier Development League.[4]

Honors[]

Seattle Sounders[]

References[]

  1. ^ Defending champion Hoosiers favored once again in the Big Ten Archived 7 October 1999 at archive.today
  2. ^ "2000 Seattle Sounders Media Guide". Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  3. ^ 1999–2000 NPSL Statistics
  4. ^ http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/509589.html

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