Roger Thompson (born 19 December 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Early career

After moving to Canada, Thompson started playing football at Brampton East SC. He later played with

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. In 2009, he played 14 matches for the

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, scoring three goals. In 2010 he attended the

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and made 19 appearances for the

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. 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

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, but he wasn't signed. In April 2012 he signed a year-long contract with another

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

based club

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. He played 21 matches for the team at the Finnish third tier

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IFK Mariehamn

In January 2013, Thompson was signed for two years by IFK Mariehamn.

KSV Baunatal

In November 2014, Thompson signed with German

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side KSV Baunatal.

Trelleborgs FF

In August 2015, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club

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and helped them earn promotion to the

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Ljungskile SK

In March 2017, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club

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York United FC

Thompson signed with

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club

York9 FC York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium. Histor ...

on 7 January 2019, which later became known as York United FC beginning in the 2021 season.

International career

Thompson is eligible to represent

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

by naturalization and

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

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 The 2011 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Colombia. In addition, the top three finishers ...

, where he made three appearances.

Career statistics

Personal life

Thompson was born in Clarendon Parish,

to Jamaican parents and moved to

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at the age of ten.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Roger 1991 births Living people Association football defenders Canadian soccer players Jamaican footballers People from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Black Canadian soccer players Jamaican emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian expatriate soccer players Jamaican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Sweden Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Graceland Yellowjackets men's soccer players Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer players Vasa IFK players IFK Mariehamn players Trelleborgs FF players Ljungskile SK players York United FC players Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players Regionalliga players Ettan Fotboll players Superettan players Canadian Premier League players Canada men's youth international soccer players Soccer players from Brampton Vaughan Azzurri players