Thomas Palmer Thompson (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
 Thompson with the San Jose Earthquakes in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Palmer Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 15, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Hinsdale, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Indiana Hoosiers | 16 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | San Jose Earthquakes | 200 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | → Sacramento Republic (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | United States U20 | 21 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2023 | |||
Career
Thompson played one year of college soccer at Indiana University where he scored five goals and one assist in 12 matches and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2013,[2][3] before signing a Homegrown Player contract with San Jose Earthquakes on March 14, 2014.[4]
Thompson made his professional debut on June 7, 2014, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 0–1 loss to Toronto FC.[5]
On June 26, 2014, Thompson signed on loan with San Jose's USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic FC.[6]
Thompson recorded his first MLS assist in a 1–1 draw against Orlando City SC on May 17, 2017, coming off the bench in the 82nd minute to assist Chris Wondolowski's game-tying goal in the 83rd minute.[7]
He scored his first MLS goal on July 4, 2017, in the 2nd minute of a 4–2 loss to Atlanta United FC at Bobby Dodd Stadium.[8] Thompson's first goal came after making 64 MLS appearances over four years and logging 2,633 league minutes.[9] On August 7, he was named to the MLS Team of the Week after recording his third assist of the season in the Earthquakes' 2–1 victory over Columbus Crew SC on August 5.[10] He was announced as a nominee for the MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award on October 14, 2017.[11] On October 22 he received San Jose's club award for Humanitarian of the Year after leading a number of youth clinics in the area and for actively aiding relief efforts in the wake of the 2017 California floods.[12]
Personal
Tommy's older brother is fellow soccer player Tanner, who played for Indy Eleven in the North American Soccer League.[13] His father is American former professional soccer player Gregg Thompson.[14]
Statistics
- As of July 15, 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2014 | MLS | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 200 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 5 | ||
| Sacramento Republic (loan) | 2014 | USL | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Reno 1868 (loan) | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 221 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 9 | ||
Gallery
Playing for Sacramento Republic
Battling Steven Beitashour for the ball
Playing at Avaya Stadium
Honors
Sacramento Republic