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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 (age 30)
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
	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	40	(0)
National team‡
2010–2011	Canada U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2022 ‡ 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 12 October 2022 [11]

Club	Division	Season	League		Domestic Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasa IFK	Kakkonen	2012	21	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
IFK Mariehamn	Veikkausliiga	2013	30	0	3	0	6	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	1
		2014	20	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		50	0	5	0	10	1	2	0	67	1
KSV Baunatal	Regionalliga Südwest	2014-2015	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
Trelleborgs FF	Södra	2015	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Superettan	2016	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Ljungskile SK	Södra	2017	25	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
	Södra	2018	13	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	—		—		12	0
		2020	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
		2021	9	0	1	0	—		0[lower-alpha 2]	0	10	0
		2022	14	0	1	1	—		—		15	1
	Total		40	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	44	1
Career total			187	0	10	1	10	1	2	0	108	2

Personal life

Thompson was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica to Jamaican parents and moved to Brampton, Ontario at the age of ten.[1]

References

External links

• Canada Soccer profile
• Roger Thompson at Soccerway

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Roger Thompson (Parrocchia di Clarendon, 19 dicembre 1991) è un calciatore canadese, difensore dello York United.

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