Wells Thompson

High school and College

Thompson attended R.J. Reynolds High School, Forsyth Country Day School (aka, FCDS), and the Family Foundation School. He earned an All-North Carolina first team selection as a junior and senior as well as an all-conference and all-region selection. After graduating from FCDS, he attended Wake Forest University where he played college soccer for four years. During his college years Thompson also played with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

New England Revolution

Thompson was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution on January 12, 2007. He officially signed with the club on February 2, 2007. Thompson made his Revolution debut in the opener of the 2007 New England Revolution season, a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire on April 7. He made his home debut the following week in the Revolution's home opener on April 14, in a 4-0 win over Toronto FC. He scored his first MLS goal on May 6 in a 3-1 home victory over the Chicago Fire. In his rookie campaign, Thompson made 27 regular season appearances, and started all four of the Revolution's playoff matches, providing a game-winning assist in the 2007 Eastern Conference final, setting up Taylor Twellman's famous bicycle kick. Thompson also started MLS Cup 2007, and helped the Revolution win their first-ever piece of silverware, the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring the game-winning goal in…