Abdul Thompson Conteh

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Abdul Thompson Conteh
Personal information
Full name Abdul Thompson Conteh
Date of birth June 2, 1970 (1970-06-02) (age 38)
Place of birth    Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth clubs
1991–1992 University of Washington
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-98
1999-00
2000
2001-02
2002
Georgetown Cobras
Atlético Marte
Toluca
Monterrey
Comunicaciones
San Jose Earthquakes
D.C. United
Pittsburgh Riverhounds



15 0(3)

31 0(8)
30 (15)
   
National team
1993-1997 Sierra Leone

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Abdul Thompson Conteh (born July 2, 1970 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a former soccer striker.

Conteh played three seasons in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and D.C. United in 2001 and 2002. He scored a total 15 goals in league play. Conteh also played in Mexico (Toluca and Monterrey), El Salvador (Atlético Marte) and Guatemala (Comunicaciones), as well as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL A-League.

He was notorious for using number 690 in his shirt when he played with Monterrey in 1998.

In 2000, Conteh was named MLS Humanitarian of the Year for his work with the American Red Cross to "raise funds to try to allieve the suffering in Sierra Leone"[1].

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