Roger Thompson (born 19 December 1991) is a former professional

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player who played as a

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. Born in Jamaica, he represented Canada at youth international level.

Club career

Early career

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

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. In 2009, he played 14 matches for the Graceland University, 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 VPS Vaasa, but he wasn't signed. In April 2012 he signed a year-long contract with another

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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 Ljungskile SK.

York United FC

Thompson signed with

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club York9 FC on 7 January 2019, which later became known as York United FC beginning in the 2021 season. He retired from the sport in December 2023.

International career

Thompson is eligible to represent

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by naturalization and

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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

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, 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 Men's association football defenders Canadian men's soccer players Jamaican men's footballers Sportspeople from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Black Canadian men's soccer players Jamaican emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's 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 21st-century Canadian sportsmen KSV Baunatal players