Fredy Williams Thompson León (born June 2, 1982 in

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, Izabal) is a Guatemalan former professional

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Club career

Thompson started his career at Guatemalan giants

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where he would stay for 7 years and captain the side. He then joined bitter rivals

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in 2007, but he was never accepted by the ''Rojos'' 'fans so he decided not to return after only one season. A move to Europe with

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, or American

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had been mentioned for some time, but he joined Mexican side Albinegros in 2008, only to return to the ''Cremas'' in June 2008. Thompson signed for

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in January 2019.

Doping case and suspension

In February 2012, Thompson, alongside Comunicaciones teammates Adolfo Machado and Marvin Ceballos, was temporarily suspended from playing by FIFA after a positive test on the banned substance

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. A second test done at a laboratory in Canada reconfirmed the positive doping test and he was later suspended for two years, until 24 January 2014.

International career

He made his debut for the Guatemalan national team in a March 2001 friendly match against

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and went on to represent Guatemala during the 2006 World Cup qualification and

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rounds. As of January 2010, he had earned 81 caps, scoring no goals. He has also captained the national side in the absence of Carlos Ruiz. On September 7, 2010 he scored his second international goal in a 2–0 win against

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. On November 15, 2011 in a 2014 World Cup qualification match against

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, he scored his third goal to give Guatemala a 2–1 lead. The match ended 4–1.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Fredy 1982 births Living people People from Puerto Barrios Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players C.S.D. Municipal players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Doping cases in association football Antigua GFC players