Abe Thompson

Football player infobox| playername= Abe Thompson


fullname = Abraham Broman Thompson
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|01|12
cityofbirth = Tucson, AZ
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = Kansas City Wizards
clubnumber = 4
position = Forward
youthyears = 2000-04
youthclubs = Maryland
years = 2002
2003-2004
2005-2008
2008-
clubs = Chesapeake Dragons
Boulder Rapids Reserve
FC Dallas
Kansas City Wizards
caps(goals) =
04 0(1)
69 0(14)
06 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 16 August 2008
ntupdate =

Abraham Broman Thompson (born January 12, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.

Thompson attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Virginia and was an excellent student and player there. He played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 2000 to 2005 where he appeared in 79 games scoring 43 goals and adding 26 assists. He was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2004 and 2005. Prior to attending the University of Maryland, Thompson and youth teammate Brent Chudoba co-captained the Braddock Road Warhawks. The Braddock Road Warhawks were winners of 1999 Don Greer Cup, the 1999 US U-17 National Championship. In 1999, the Warhawks also became the first team to hold both the outdoor and indoor national titles. Many experts consider the Braddock Road Warhawks to be one of the youth sports teams ever assembled.

Thompson also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chesapeake Dragons and Boulder Rapids Reserve.

He was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by FC Dallas.

Thompson was traded to Kansas City Wizards on September 5, 2008 in exchange for allocation money.

ee also

* List of current MLS players