# Roger Thompson (soccer)

Roger Thompson (born 19 December 1991) is a former professional soccer player who played as a centre-back. 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 Vaughan SC.
In 2009, he played 14 matches for the Graceland University, scoring three goals.
In 2010 he attended the University of Cincinnati and made 19 appearances for the Cincinnati Bearcats. 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 Vaasa based club Vasa IFK. He played 21 matches for the team at the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.

### IFK Mariehamn

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

### KSV Baunatal

In November 2014, Thompson signed with German Regionalliga side KSV Baunatal.

### Trelleborgs FF

In August 2015, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Trelleborgs FF and helped them earn promotion to the Superettan.

### Ljungskile SK

In March 2017, Thompson signed with Swedish Division 1 club Ljungskile SK.

### York United FC

Thompson signed with Canadian Premier League 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 Canada by naturalization and Jamaica 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, where he made three appearances.

## Career statistics

    As of match played July 9, 2023
| Club | Division | Season | League | League | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Division | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vasa IFK | Kakkonen | 2012 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Veikkausliiga | 2013 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Veikkausliiga | 2014 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Total | Total | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
| KSV Baunatal | Regionalliga Südwest | 2014-2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Södra | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Superettan | 2016 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Trelleborgs FF | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ljungskile SK | Södra | 2017 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Ljungskile SK | Södra | 2018 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Ljungskile SK | Total | Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| York United | Canadian Premier League | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| York United | Canadian Premier League | 2020 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| York United | Canadian Premier League | 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| York United | Canadian Premier League | 2022 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| York United | Canadian Premier League | 2023 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| York United | Total | Total | 55 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 202 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 3 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Canadian Premier League playoffs

## Personal life

Thompson was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica to Jamaican parents and moved to Brampton, Ontario at the age of ten.