Sioux Falls Thunder FC

Sioux Falls Thunder FC is a men's soccer club based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2] The club currently competes in the National Premier Soccer League in the North Conference, having joined the league as an expansion team in 2016.[3] The team's colors are red and black.

Sioux Falls Thunder FC
Full nameSioux Falls Thunder FC
Short nameThunder
FoundedNovember 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) [1]
StadiumUSF Bob Young Field
Capacity~5000
OwnerDaniel Haggerty
LeagueNPSL
WebsiteClub website

History

Timeline

The club was founded by Amadu Meyers in 2016, coinciding with the announcement that it would be joining NPSL as an expansion team for the 2017 season.[4] The club played their inaugural match on May 13, 2017 at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls against the Dakota Fusion FC. The first goal scored in team history came in the 6th minute when Houston Hoffman connected on a penalty kick. The Thunder would end up losing the match 3-1. The Thunder got their first win on May 30, 2017 against LC Aris FC by a score of 3-0. On March 1, 2018 the club announced that Mekonnen Afa would become the third head coach in franchise history.[5] The Thunder would start the 2018 season strong by taking 4 points in the first 2 games. But after that they would struggle and lose 9 straight games. The Thunder would finally get on the winning side of things by winning 5-2 against Dakota Fusion FC. They would carry that momentum and they would eventually win their next two games to finish the season with a total of 4 wins. After the regular season concluded Nigel Nielsen, Thunder midfielder, was named to the North Conference XI team.[6]

Season-by-Season Record
Year NPSL Regular season Position Postseason
P W L T GF GA Pts Div. Conf. Leag. NPSL USOC
2017 14374223113 7th 19th 72nd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 14491253313 7th 18th 73rd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2019 1228215268 5th 15th 70th Did not qualify Did not qualify
2021 1227318359 6th 13th 61st Did not qualify Did not qualify
2022 14365272814 5th 11th 58th Did not qualify Did not qualify

All-Time Top Goalscorers
Leading Career Goal Scorers
# Name Career Total
1 United States Tyler Limmer 2017, 2021-22 12
2 United States Brice Holiday 2017-19 8
3 Haiti Stevenson Storm 2019, 2021-22 6
T4 Republic of Ireland James Bolger 2022 5
T4 United States Michael Haight 2017-18 5
T4 Mexico Manny Rosas Quiroz 2018 5
T4 United States Lucas Trimble 2019 5

Bold Signifies a Current Thunder Player

Team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Johnny Thurbin
2 FW United States USA Josiah Trimble
3 MF United States USA Brennan Haggerty
4 DF Somalia SOM Ayanleh Hassan
5 DF Burundi BDI Bigirimana Omari
6 MF Costa Rica CRC Emmanuel Jon Coronado
7 FW United States USA Alex Jacobs
8 FW Slovakia SVK Lubos Polacko
9 DF Scotland SCO Jack Crombie
10 MF England ENG Callum Bryan
11 FW Japan JPN Ryushiro Morita
12 FW Tanzania TAN David Bizimana
13 MF United States USA Armando Garcia-Perez
14 FW Norway NOR Vetle Auglænd
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF United States USA Robert Amaro
16 MF United States USA Trace Dobson
17 DF United States USA Joshua Seyer
18 DF Denmark DEN Patrick Hansen
19 MF Mexico MEX Eric Beltran
20 MF Brazil BRA Bernardo Torres
21 FW England ENG Marcus Horwood (Captain)
22 DF Nigeria NGA Stephen Ayodele
23 MF England ENG Lewis Albert
24 MF Liberia LBR Samuel Dolobaipu
77 GK United States USA Wil Rieves
99 GK England ENG Jack Howard
— MF Mexico MEX Alexis Gonzalez
— MF Ghana GHA Isaac Sam

Staff
As of March 5, 2023[7]
Coaching staff
Team Owner Daniel Haggerty
Head coach Robbie Carroll
Assistant coach Ben Jefferies
Assistant coach Victor Naranjo
Assistant coach Eddie Vongsiprasom

References
  1. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  2. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  3. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  4. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  5. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC on Instagram: "Sioux Falls Thunder FC is proud to announce Mekonnen Afa as the new head coach for the 2018 season."".
  6. "National Premier Soccer League".
  7. "Staff". Sioux Falls Thunder FC. Retrieved May 7, 2022.


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