Roger Thompson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roger Thompson | ||
Date of birth | 19 December 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Clarendon, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | York United | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brampton East | |||
Vaughan SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Graceland Yellowjackets | 14 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 22 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Vasa IFK | 21 | (0) |
2013–2014 | IFK Mariehamn | 50 | (0) |
2014–2015 | KSV Baunatal | 12 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Trelleborgs FF | 26 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Ljungskile SK | 38 | (0) |
2019– | York United | 26 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2019 |
Roger Thompson (born 19 December 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for York United.
Club career[]
Early career[]
After moving to Canada, Thompson started playing football at Brampton East SC.[1] He later played with Vaughan SC.[2]
In 2009, he played 14 matches for the Graceland University, scoring three goals.[3]
In 2010 he attended the University of Cincinnati and made 19 appearances for the Cincinnati Bearcats.[3] In 2011 Thompson was able to play just three matches due to injury.[3]
Vasa IFK[]
In early 2012 Thompson trained two weeks with Veikkausliiga club VPS Vaasa, but he wasn't signed. In April 2012 he signed a year-long contract with another Vaasa based club Vasa IFK.[4] He played 21 matches for the team at the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.[5]
IFK Mariehamn[]
In January 2013, Thompson was signed for two years by IFK Mariehamn.[6]
KSV Baunatal[]
In November 2014, Thompson signed with German Regionalliga side KSV Baunatal.[7]
Trelleborgs FF[]
In August 2015, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Trelleborgs FF and helped them earn promotion to the Superettan.[8]
Ljungskile SK[]
In March 2017, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Ljungskile SK.[9]
York United FC[]
Thompson signed with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC on 7 January 2019,[10] which later became known as York United FC beginning in the 2021 season.
International career[]
Thompson is eligible to represent Canada by naturalization and Jamaica by birth.[1]
Thompson earned his first call-up to the Canada U-20 team for the 2010 COTIF Tournament.[1] He participated in two more Canada U-20 camps before being named to Canada's squad for the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he made three appearances.[1]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 6 September 2020 [11]
Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Vasa IFK | Kakkonen | 2012 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
IFK Mariehamn | Veikkausliiga | 2013 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
2014 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
KSV Baunatal | Regionalliga Südwest | 2014-2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Trelleborgs FF | Södra (3rd Division) | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Superettan (2nd Division) | 2016 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Ljungskile SK | Södra (3rd Division) | 2017 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Södra (3rd Division) | 2018 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
York9 | Canadian Premier League | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Career total | 164 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 |
Personal life[]
Thompson was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica to Jamaican parents and moved to Brampton, Ontario at the age of ten.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Roger Thompson". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Roger Thompson - Men's Soccer".
- ^ a b c "Roger Thompson". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "VIFK pestasi VPS:n hylkäämän kanadalaispuolustajan" (in Finnish). Pohjalainen. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Finnish Football Association
- ^ "IFK värvar tre - Gadzo lämnar" (in Swedish). Nya Åland. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "KSV Baunatal holt Kanadier Robert Thompson aus der ersten finnischen Liga" (in German). HNA. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Johan Dykhoff (1 November 2015). "Intervju med Roger Thompson, kanadensisk försvarare i Trelleborgs FF". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Karin Carlsson (31 March 2017). "Två nya spelare klara för LSK". Bohusläningen. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Hershenfeld, Nate (7 January 2019). "York9 FC signs defender Roger Thompson".
- ^ Roger Thompson at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
External links[]
- Canadian Soccer profile
- Roger Thompson at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Canadian soccer players
- Jamaican footballers
- People from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- Black Canadian soccer players
- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Graceland Yellowjackets men's soccer players
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer players
- Vasa IFK players
- IFK Mariehamn players
- Trelleborgs FF players
- Ljungskile SK players
- York United FC players
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Regionalliga players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Superettan players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Soccer players from Brampton