Abe Thompson
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| Abe Thompson | ||
| Image:Thompson a.jpg | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abraham Broham Thompson | |
| Date of birth | January 12, 1982 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Tucson, AZ, United States | |
| Height | 6'0 | |
| Playing position | forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Dallas | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000-04 | Maryland | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002 2003-04 2005- |
Chesapeake Dragons Boulder Rapids Reserve FC Dallas |
4 (1) 32 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Abraham Broham Thompson (born January 12, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.
Thompson attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Virginia and was an excellent student and player there. He 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. Prior to attending the University of Maryland, Thompson and youth teammate Brent Chudoba co-captained the Braddock Road Warhawks. The Braddock Road Warhawks were winners of 1999 Don Greer Cup, the 1999 US U-17 National Championship. In 1999, the Warhawks also became the first team to hold both the outdoor and indoor national titles.
Thompson also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chesapeake Dragons and Boulder Rapids Reserve.
He was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by FC Dallas.
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| FC Dallas - Current Squad |
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1 Hislop | 4 Gbandi | 5 Saragosa | 7 Thompson | 9 Miña | 10 Núñez | 11 Goodson | 12 Alvarez | 13 McCarty | 14 Moor | 15 Serioux | 16 Wagenfuhr | 17 Pitchkolan | 19 Rhine | 20 Ruiz | 21 Yi | 22 Dello-Russo | 23 Wagner | 25 Oduro | 26 Wallace | 27 Daniels | 28 Križanović | 29 Jones | 30 Burse | 31 S. Gbandi | 33 Cooper | 48 Sala | — Ibrahim | — Toja | Coach: Morrow |
