Tommy Thompson (soccer)

Thomas Palmer Thompson (born August 15, 1995) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Tommy Thompson
Thompson with San Jose in 2015
Personal information
Full name Thomas Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995
Place of birth Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder, Right back
Club information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2013 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Indiana Hoosiers 16 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– San Jose Earthquakes 123 (3)
2014–2016 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 19 (4)
2018 → Reno 1868 (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 United States U20 21 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 19, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 14, 2015

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[2] in 2013,[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 former-United States soccer player Gregg Thompson.[14]

Statistics
As of January 21, 2018
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sacramento (loan) 2014 USL 60000060
2015 21000021
2016 1130000113
Total 1940000194
San Jose 2014 MLS 1300000130
2015 1702000190
2016 1701000180
2017 3214010371
2018 10000010
Total 8017010881
Career totals99570101075
  1. Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup
  2. Includes appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  • Playing for Sacramento Republic
  • Battling Beitashour for the ball
  • Playing at Avaya Stadium

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  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".
  7. "RECAP: Earthquakes Tie 1–1 with Orlando to Remain Undefeated at Avaya Stadium". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  8. "RECAP: Atlanta United FC 4, Quakes 2". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. "Tommy Thompson ends scoring drought in San Jose Earthquakes loss to Atlanta". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  10. "2017 MLS Team of the Week (Wk 22): David Villa, Union trio head the list". Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  11. Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  12. "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce 2017 Club Award Winners". San Jose Earthquakes. October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  13. "Thompson brothers reunite in San Jose". thepresstribune.com. Gold Country Media. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016.
  14. "Thompson brothers are headed to Indiana". espn.com. ESPN. February 1, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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