Justin Thompson

College

Thompson played college soccer for Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, from 2001 to 2003, where he captained the Stags during his final two years. In 2002, the NSCAA selected him as a Regional All-American.

Professional

Thompson started his career with Bury in England, and spent the next few years bouncing backward and forward from the UK to North America across the summer and winter seasons, from Vancouver Whitecaps to Hornchurch to Virginia Beach Mariners to Worcester City. In two seasons with Worcester City, Thompson made 73 league appearances. In total, he made 97 appearances in all competitions. Thompson joined USL First Division side Portland Timbers in April 2007. On 3 December 2008, he returned to the Vancouver Whitecaps. On 31 March 2010, Thompson played his first game for West Van FC in the Imperial Cup.

International

Thompson was a member of Canada's U-18, U-20 and U-23 National Teams. In 2001, he was a member of the Canadian U-20 team which finished first in Group A at the 2001 CONCACAF Under-20 Qualification Tournament to qualify for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. Thompson made his Canadian Olympic (U-23) team debut in May 2002 and earned six caps with the team in 2004 Olympic qualifying matches.