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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abraham Broman Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Tucson, Arizona, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Maryland Terrapins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002 | Chesapeake Dragons | ||
| 2003–2004 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | FC Dallas | 69 | (14) |
| 2008–2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 16 | (0) |
| 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | (1) |
| 2010– | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Abraham Broman "Abe" Thompson (born January 12, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and College
Thompson attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Virginia, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 2000 to 2005, where he appeared in 79 games scoring 43 goals and adding 26 assists. He was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2004 and 2005.
Thompson also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chesapeake Dragons and Boulder Rapids Reserve, and played club soccer for the Braddock Road Warhawks, with whom he won the 1999 Don Greer Cup and the 1999 US U-17 National Championship.
Professional
He was drafted in the second round, 16th overall, in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by FC Dallas, and subsequently spent four years in Texas. He was traded to Kansas City Wizards on September 5, 2008 in exchange for allocation money.[1]
The Houston Dynamo acquired Thompson and allocation money from the Kansas City Wizards in exchange for forward Kei Kamara. However, Thompson was waived at the end of the season and was selected by Real Salt Lake in the resulting Waiver Draft.[2]
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