Abe Thompson

Personal information
Full name	Abraham Broman Thompson
Date of birth	(1982-01-12) January 12, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1999	IMG Soccer Academy
2000–2004	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2002	Chesapeake Dragons
2003–2004	Boulder Rapids Reserve	4	(1)
2005–2008	FC Dallas	69	(14)
2008–2009	Kansas City Wizards	16	(0)
2009	Houston Dynamo	1	(1)
2010–2012	Fort Lauderdale Strikers [1]	65	(17)
Total		155+	(33+)
International career
1999	United States U17	6	(1)
Managerial career
2012	Fort Lauderdale Strikers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abraham Broman "Abe" Thompson (born January 12, 1982) is an American former soccer player.

Youth and college

Born in Tucson, Arizona, Thompson attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Virginia, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 2000 to 2005, where he appeared in 79 games scoring 43 goals and adding 26 assists. He was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2004 and 2005.

Thompson also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chesapeake Dragons and Boulder Rapids Reserve, and played club soccer for the Braddock Road Warhawks, with whom he won the 1999 Don Greer Cup and the 1999 US U-17 National Championship.

Professional career

Thompson was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by FC Dallas, and subsequently spent four years in Texas. He was traded to Kansas City Wizards on September 5, 2008, in exchange for allocation money. ^[2]

Houston Dynamo acquired Thompson and allocation money from Kansas City in exchange for forward Kei Kamara. However, Thompson was waived at the end of the season and selected by Real Salt Lake in the resulting Waiver Draft. ^[3] Thompson was waived by Real Salt Lake during the 2010 pre-season, without making an appearance for the club. ^[4]

Thompson signed with USSF Division 2 club Miami FC on March 18, 2010. ^[5] He re-signed with the club, now named Fort Lauderdale Strikers and playing in the North American Soccer League, on March 17, 2011. ^[6]

Fort Lauderdale re-signed Thompson in February 2012 as both player and assistant coach. ^[7] At the end of the season, Thompson retired from professional soccer. ^[8]

References

External links

• Abe Thompson at Major League Soccer