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Wells Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Wells Thompson
Date of birth	November 25, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Colorado Rapids
Number	4
Youth career
2003–2006	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Wells Thompson (born November 25, 1983 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

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.^[1] After graduting 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.

Thompson was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. He was traded to Colorado Rapids on January 21, 2010 as part of deal involving four players, MLS SuperDraft picks and allocation money.