Craig Tomlinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1972 | ||
| 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[]
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2007
References[]
- ^ Defending champion Hoosiers favored once again in the Big Ten Archived 7 October 1999 at archive.today
- ^ "2000 Seattle Sounders Media Guide". Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- ^ 1999–2000 NPSL Statistics
- ^ http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/509589.html
External links[]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Jamaican footballers
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- Fresno State Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer players
- Central Coast Roadrunners players
- Tennessee Rhythm players
- Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
- Puget Sound Gunners FC players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Wichita Wings (NPSL) players
- USISL Premier Development Soccer League players
- USL A-League players
- USL First Division players
- USL League Two players
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Ohio State University alumni
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football forwards