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Abe Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Abraham Broman Thompson
Date of birth	January 12, 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Houston Dynamo
Number	10
Youth career
2000–2004	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Abraham Broman "Abe" Thompson (born January 12, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.