Roger Thompson

Roger Thompson (born 19 December 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for York United.

Roger Thompson
Personal information
Full name Roger Thompson
Date of birth (1991-12-19) 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
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 17 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Canada U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2019

Club career

Early career

After moving to Canada, Thompson started playing football at Brampton East SC.[1]

In 2009, he played 14 matches for the Graceland University, scoring three goals.[2]

In 2010 he attended the University of Cincinnati and made 19 appearances for the Cincinnati Bearcats.[2] In 2011 Thompson was able to play just three matches due to injury.[2]

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.[3] He played 21 matches for the team at the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.[4]

IFK Mariehamn

In January 2013, Thompson was signed for two years by IFK Mariehamn.[5]

KSV Baunatal

In November 2014, Thompson signed with German Regionalliga side KSV Baunatal.[6]

Trelleborgs FF

In August 2015, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Trelleborgs FF and helped them earn promotion to the Superettan.[7]

Ljungskile SK

In March 2017, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Ljungskile SK.[8]

York United FC

Thompson signed with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC on 7 January 2019,[9] 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 [10]
Club Division Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
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
  1. "Roger Thompson". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. "Roger Thompson". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. "VIFK pestasi VPS:n hylkäämän kanadalaispuolustajan" (in Finnish). Pohjalainen. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. Finnish Football Association
  5. "IFK värvar tre - Gadzo lämnar" (in Swedish). Nya Åland. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. "KSV Baunatal holt Kanadier Robert Thompson aus der ersten finnischen Liga" (in German). HNA. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. Johan Dykhoff (1 November 2015). "Intervju med Roger Thompson, kanadensisk försvarare i Trelleborgs FF". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. Karin Carlsson (31 March 2017). "Två nya spelare klara för LSK". Bohusläningen. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. Hershenfeld, Nate (7 January 2019). "York9 FC signs defender Roger Thompson".
  10. Roger Thompson at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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