David Thompson (footballer)

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David Thompson
Personal information
Full name	David Thompson
Date of birth	September 12, 1977
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Nickname	Thommo
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Portsmouth
Number	7
Youth clubs
199?–1996	Liverpool
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996–2000 1997–98 2000–02 2002–2006 2006 2006–present	Liverpool → Swindon Town (loan) Coventry City Blackburn Rovers Wigan Athletic Portsmouth	48 (5) 10 (0) 66 (15) 64 (5) 10 (2) 10 (0)
National team**
1997-99 2002	England U21 England	07 (1) 00 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:20, 7 December 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 14:03, 24 August 2006 (UTC).

David Thompson (born September 12, 1977 in Birkenhead, England) is an English football player currently playing for Portsmouth.

During his career Thompson has played for Liverpool F.C., Coventry City F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Wigan Athletic F.C..

His Liverpool debut came on August 19, 1996, as an 87th minute substitute in a 2-0 victory against Arsenal F.C., though he only played one more game before being loaned to Swindon Town F.C. for two and a half months in November 1997. His good form at Swindon led him to be selected more frequently for Liverpool, these performances paying off as he scored the winning goal against Crystal Palace F.C. later in the season. His 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons were steady, and the 1999-00 season would see him back into the team on a regular basis.

In the summer of 2000 he moved to Coventry City F.C., his first game a 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough F.C. in which he was sent off in the 71st minute.

A former England under-21 player, his Coventry City team were relegated during the 2000-01 season, and he sought a move back to the Premiership. Failing to manage this, he had to wait until August 2002 when Blackburn Rovers F.C. signed him for £1.5 million. His appearance in the team was an inspiration to the players around him, for, as well as top-quality initial appearances, he had more of a hunger to succeed.

His rise in division as well as form gave him international recognition, as Sven-Göran Eriksson named him in the England squads against Slovakia and Macedonia.

In recent seasons Thompson has been prone to injury, in recent seasons a cartilage problem and further surgery in 2003-04 led him to suffer a breakdown in form. These injuries and subsequent failure ro return to form meant that Blackburn allowed him to leave on a free transfer to Wigan on January 19, 2006. After just seven appearances Wigan, too, released him in May 2006.

After his release from Wigan Athletic he was looking for a new club, with Everton said to be the player's dream move and West Bromwich Albion interested. On 28 July 2006 he signed for Portsmouth on a one-year contract. He has voiced his unhappiness at not featuring more for the club but intends to stay.

[edit] External links

• BBC profile
• David Thompson career stats at Soccerbase

Portsmouth F.C. - Current Squad
1 James | 2 Primus | 3 Stefanović | 4 Johnson | 5 O'Brien | 6 Manuel Fernandes | 7 Thompson | 8 Cole | 11 Pamarot | 14 Taylor | 15 Ashdown | 17 Koroman | 19 Kranjčar | 21 Songo'o | 22 Hughes | 23 Campbell | 25 Benjani | 26 O'Neil | 27 Kanu | 28 Davis | 29 Douala | 30 Pedro Mendes | 32 LuaLua | 35 Jordan | -- Berlin | -- Fordyce | -- Harris | -- Pearce | -- Wilson | Manager: Redknapp