Roger Thompson (born 19 December 1991) is a former professional soccer player who played as a centre-back. Born in Jamaica, he represented Canada at youth international level.
Club career Early career After moving to Canada, Thompson started playing soccer with Brampton East SC. He later played with Vaughan SC.
In 2009, he played 14 matches for the Graceland University, scoring three goals.
In 2010 he attended the University of Cincinnati and made 19 appearances for the Cincinnati Bearcats. In 2011 Thompson was able to play just three matches due to injury.
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. He played 21 matches for the team at the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.
IFK Mariehamn In January 2013, Thompson was signed for two years by IFK Mariehamn.
KSV Baunatal In November 2014, Thompson signed with German Regionalliga side KSV Baunatal.
Trelleborgs FF In August 2015, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Trelleborgs FF and helped them earn promotion to the Superettan.
Ljungskile SK In March 2017, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Ljungskile SK.
York United FC Thompson signed with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC on 7 January 2019, which later became known as York United FC beginning in the 2021 season. He retired from the sport in December 2023.
International career Thompson is eligible to represent Canada by naturalization and Jamaica by birth.
Thompson earned his first call-up to the Canada U-20 team for the 2010 COTIF Tournament. 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.
Career statistics
ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVasa IFKKakkonen201221000——210IFK MariehamnVeikkausliiga201330030612Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League04112014200204000260Total5005010120671KSV BaunatalRegionalliga Südwest2014-201512000——120Trelleborgs FFSödra20159000——90Superettan201617010——180Total260100000270Ljungskile SKSödra201725000——250Södra201813000——250Total380000000380York UnitedCanadian Premier League201910020——120202070———7020219010—0Appearance(s) in the Canadian Premier League playoffs0100202214011——151202315110—00161Total551510000602Career total2021111101201243
Personal life Thompson was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica to Jamaican parents and moved to Brampton, Ontario at the age of ten.
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