Nick Thompson (soccer) explained

Nick Thompson
Fullname:Nicholas Ray Thompson
Birth Date:8 May 1988
Birth Place:Akron, Ohio, United States
Position:Midfielder
Collegeyears1:2007–2010
College1:Messiah Falcons
Collegecaps1:99
Collegegoals1:54
Years1:2008
Clubs1:Cleveland Internationals
Caps1:6
Goals1:0
Years2:2011
Clubs2:Carolina RailHawks
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Caps3:18
Goals3:2
Manageryears1:2011
Managerclubs1:NC State Wolfpack (volunteer asst.)
Manageryears2:2012
Managerclubs2:Navy Midshipmen (volunteer asst.)
Manageryears3:2012–2013
Managerclubs3:Gordon Fighting Scots (asst.)
Manageryears4:2014
Managerclubs4:California Baptist Lancers (women's asst.)
Manageryears5:2015
Managerclubs5:Eastern Nazarene Lions
Manageryears6:2018
Managerclubs6:Williams Ephs (asst.)
Manageryears7:2019–
Managerclubs7:New Hampshire Wildcats (asst.)
Club-Update:July 10, 2020

Nick Thompson is a former American soccer player in the USL and current American soccer coach.

Career

College

Thompson attended Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. From 2007 to 2010, Thompson made 99 appearances for the Falcons, scoring 54 goals and assisting 18 times while winning three NCAA Division III national titles. During his senior season at Messiah Thompson earned First Team All-Commonwealth Conference, First Team All-Mid-Atlantic, Second Team All-American, First Team D3Soccer.com All-American, and Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year honors.

Professional

Thompson was signed by the Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League for the 2011 season. He made his professional debut for Carolina on June 25, 2011, as a late-game substitute against Atlanta Silverbacks. After a brief coaching stint at Eastern Nazarene College, he secured a transfer to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, to play for former Messiah College Men's Soccer coach Dave Brandt alongside his younger brother Jack Thompson, a club member. On November 30, 2017, Thompson's contract with the club expired and was not renewed. He departed Pittsburgh after two seasons with the Riverhounds.

Coaching career

While in Massachusetts, Thompson also served as assistant coach of Gordon College Men's Soccer (Wenham, MA). He briefly took over as Head Coach of Eastern Nazarene College Men's Soccer in Quincy, MA, before signing to play for the Riverhounds. He is now an assistant coach for the University of New Hampshire Men's Soccer Team.

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