John Thorrington
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| John Thorrington | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thorrington | |
| Date of birth | October 17, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Place of birth | Palos Verdes, CA, United States | |
| Height | 5'8 | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-98 2000 2001-03 2004 2005-06 |
Manchester United Bayer Leverkusen Huddersfield Town Grimsby Town Chicago Fire |
0 (0) 0 (0) 67 (7) 3 (0) 10 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001 | United States | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Thorrington (born July 10, 1979 in Palos Verdes, CA) is an American soccer midfielder, who last played for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
At the age of 17, Thorrington became the youngest American player to sign a contract with an English club when he signed with Manchester United in 1997. John spent three years with the Man U reserves, unable to break into the first team. He then transferred to Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, but once again wasn't able to get out of the reserves. In 2001, Thorrington signed with Huddersfield Town, then in the Football League Second Division, and played for the club for three years. He transferred to Grimsby Town in March of 2004, but only played three games for the club. Unable to find a high-level team in Europe, Thorrington decided to come back to the United States, signing with the Chicago Fire in early 2005. After playing 10 games and scoring 1 goal over the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Thorrington elected not to re-sign with the team during the 2007 pre-season.
Thorrington earned one cap for the US national team, coming against Ecuador on June 7, 2001.
