Tommy Thompson (soccer)

Tommy Thompson

Thompson with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Palmer Thompson[1]
Date of birth	(1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team 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	200	(5)
2014–2016	→ Sacramento Republic (loan)	19	(4)
2018	→ Reno 1868 (loan)	2	(0)
International career
2014–2015	United States U20	21	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2023

Thomas Palmer Thompson (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

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 in 2013,^[2][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 American former professional soccer player Gregg Thompson.^[14]

Statistics

As of July 15, 2023^[15]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Playoffs		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Jose Earthquakes	2014	MLS	13	0	—		—		13	0
	2015		17	0	2	0	—		19	0
	2016		17	0	1	0	—		18	0
	2017		32	1	4	0	1	0	37	1
	2018		14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	2019		30	2	2	0	—		32	2
	2020		20	1	—		1	0	21	1
	2021		14	0	—		—		14	0
	2022		27	1	2	0	—		29	1
	2023		16	0	1	0	—		17	0
	Total		200	5	13	0	2	0	215	5
Sacramento Republic (loan)	2014	USL	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2015		2	1	—		—		2	1
	2016		11	3	—		—		11	3
	Total		19	4	—		—		19	4
Reno 1868 (loan)	2018	USL	2	0	—		—		2	0
Career totals			221	9	13	0	2	0	236	9

Gallery

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  Playing for Sacramento Republic
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  Battling Steven Beitashour for the ball
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  Playing at Avaya Stadium

Honors

Sacramento Republic

• USL Cup: 2014

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". Big Ten Conference. 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.
15. Tommy Thompson at Soccerway

External links

• Tommy Thompson at Major League Soccer