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
Thompson in 2021
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
Team information
Current team
 York United
Number 6
Youth career
Brampton East
Vaughan SC
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 55 (1)
International career‡
2010–2011 Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2023
‡ 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] He later played with Vaughan SC.[2]

In 2009, he played 14 matches for the Graceland University, scoring three goals.[3]

In 2010 he attended the University of Cincinnati and made 19 appearances for the Cincinnati Bearcats.[3] In 2011 Thompson was able to play just three matches due to injury.[3]

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.[4] He played 21 matches for the team at the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.[5]

IFK Mariehamn

In January 2013, Thompson was signed for two years by IFK Mariehamn.[6]

KSV Baunatal

In November 2014, Thompson signed with German Regionalliga side KSV Baunatal.[7]

Trelleborgs FF

In August 2015, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Trelleborgs FF and helped them earn promotion to the Superettan.[8]

Ljungskile SK

In March 2017, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Ljungskile SK.[9]

York United FC

Thompson signed with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC on 7 January 2019,[10] 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 July 9, 2023 [11]
Club Division Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasa IFK Kakkonen 2012 21000——210
IFK Mariehamn Veikkausliiga 2013 30030612[lower-alpha 1]0411
2014 200204000260
Total 5005010120671
KSV Baunatal Regionalliga Südwest 2014-2015 12000——120
Trelleborgs FF Södra 2015 9000——90
Superettan 2016 17010——180
Total 260100000270
Ljungskile SK Södra 2017 25000——250
Södra 2018 13000——250
Total 380000000380
York United Canadian Premier League 2019 10020——120
2020 70———70
2021 9010—0[lower-alpha 2]0100
2022 14011——151
2023 15110—00161
Total 551510000602
Career total 2021111101201243
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in the Canadian Premier League playoffs

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 - Men's Soccer".
  3. "Roger Thompson". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. "VIFK pestasi VPS:n hylkäämän kanadalaispuolustajan" (in Finnish). Pohjalainen. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. Finnish Football Association
  6. "IFK värvar tre - Gadzo lämnar" (in Swedish). Nya Åland. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  7. "KSV Baunatal holt Kanadier Robert Thompson aus der ersten finnischen Liga" (in German). HNA. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. Johan Dykhoff (1 November 2015). "Intervju med Roger Thompson, kanadensisk försvarare i Trelleborgs FF". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. Karin Carlsson (31 March 2017). "Två nya spelare klara för LSK". Bohusläningen. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. Hershenfeld, Nate (7 January 2019). "York9 FC signs defender Roger Thompson".
  11. Roger Thompson at Soccerway
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