Kyle Thomson (born 14 January 1996) is an American footballer, who last played for Greenock Morton. He is a midfielder who came through college football with Loyola Ramblers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Park Ridge, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sockers F.C. | |||
| Loyola Ramblers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | Michigan Bucks | ? | (?) |
| 2017–2018 | Loyola Ramblers | ? | (?) |
| 2018 | Greenock Morton | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2018 | |||
His father is Dougie Thomson, the Scottish bassist, who was formerly of The Alan Bown Set & Supertramp. His uncle is the Scottish songwriter/singer, Ali Thomson.[citation needed]
Born in Illinois, Thomson started playing with Chicago youth side Sockers F.C. before moving to university side Loyola Ramblers in 2014 where he played every game for three successive seasons.[1]
He then played two seasons in the Premier Development League where was a key player for the Ocean City Nor'easters in their run to the PDL Final Four in 2016 and then helped the Michigan Bucks win a league-record 14th division title in 2017 before returning briefly to Loyola.[2]
Thomson had a trial with then Football League Championship side Leicester City.[1]
In 2018, Thomson signed with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.[3] He made his senior debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup defeat against Dumbarton.[4] Thomson was released in November 2018 after failing to play in any league fixtures for Morton.[5]
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