Steven Thompson (Scottish footballer)

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Personal information
Steven Thompson
Full name	Steven Thompson
Date of birth	October 14, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Height	6ft 2in
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Cardiff City
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2003 2003-2006 2006-	Dundee United Rangers Cardiff City	133 (18) 062 (17) 049 0(10)
National team²
2002-2004	Scotland	016 0(3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:23, 14 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 18/11/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Steven Thompson (born October 14, 1978 in Paisley, Scotland) is a professional football player who currently plays for Cardiff City.

He started his career at Dundee United in 1996 and made his debut as a substitute against Hearts in 1997. By season 1998-1999 he had become a regular in the Dundee United team and been capped for Scotland at Under-21 level. He won his first full Scotland cap against France in 2002. In 2003 he completed a dream move to Rangers in a swap deal with Billy Dodds and scored on his debut in a 3-1 win over Dundee. However he struggled to established himself in the Rangers first team, despite important goals against the likes of Celtic and Artmedia Bratislava. He is also a massive St. Mirren fan.

In January 2006 he completed a move to Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £250,000. BBC

He is a cult figure at Cardiff City, his ball-holding up skills help his usual strike partner, Michael Chopra, score plenty of goals. He is nicknamed Thommo.

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Steven Thompson career stats at Soccerbase

Cardiff City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Alexander \| 2 Gilbert \| 3 McNaughton \| 5 Purse \| 6 Loovens \| 7 Whittingham \| 8 Chopra \| 9 Thompson \| 10 McPhail \| 11 Parry \| 12 Johnson \| 14 Flood \| 15 Forde \| 16 Ledley \| 17 Cooper \| 19 Scimeca \| 20 Campbell \| 23 Margetson \| 25 Redan \| 26 Ferretti \| 27 Byrne \| 29 Easter \| 31 Allison \| 34 McCoubrey \| 35 Walton \| 36 Green \| 40 Blake \| 44 Gunter \| –– Simmonds \| Manager: Jones