Abraham Broman "Abe" Thompson (born January 12, 1982) is an American former

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player.

Youth and college

Born in

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, Thompson attended

Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School Carter G. Woodson High School, commonly known as C. G. Woodson High School or simply Woodson, (formerly Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School) is a public high school located in Fairfax County, Virginia, just outside the east end of the city of Fai ...

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, helping the Cavaliers win the 2000 VHSL Triple A State championship and was inducted in to the school's Hall of Fame in 2012. Thompson represented the USA in the 1999 U17 World Cup in New Zealand. He played

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at the

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from 2000 to 2005, where he appeared in 79 games scoring 43 goals and adding 26 assists. He was named a

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semifinalist in 2004 and 2005, and finished his career as the school's all-time points leader. Thompson also played club soccer for the Braddock Road Warhawks, with whom he won the 1999 Don Greer Cup (the US U-17 National Championship). Thompson was inducted in to the Virginia/DC Soccer Hall of Fame in 2021 along with best friend and teammate, Clarence Goodson.

Professional career

Thompson was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by

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, and subsequently spent four years in Texas. He was traded to

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on September 5, 2008, in exchange for allocation money.

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acquired Thompson and allocation money from Kansas City in exchange for forward

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during the 2009 season. Thompson signed with

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on March 18, 2010. Fort Lauderdale re-signed Thompson in February 2012 as both player and assistant coach. At the end of the season, Thompson retired from professional soccer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Abe 1982 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Chesapeake Dragons players Colorado Rapids U-23 players FC Dallas draft picks FC Dallas players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Houston Dynamo FC players Major League Soccer players Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players People from Fairfax Station, Virginia Soccer players from Fairfax County, Virginia Soccer players from Arizona Sporting Kansas City players United States men's youth international soccer players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Carter G. Woodson High School alumni