Kyle Thomson

Kyle Thomson (born 14 January 1996) is an American footballer, who last played for Greenock Morton. He is a midfielder who came through college football with Loyola Ramblers.

Kyle Thomson
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996
Place of birth Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sockers F.C.
Loyola Ramblers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Ocean City Nor'easters 14 (0)
2017 Michigan Bucks ? (?)
2017–2018 Loyola Ramblers ? (?)
2018 Greenock Morton 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2018

His father is Dougie Thomson, the Scottish bassist, who was formerly of The Alan Bown Set & Supertramp. His uncle is the Scottish songwriter/singer, Ali Thomson.

Club career

Born in Illinois, Thomson started playing with Chicago youth side Sockers F.C. before moving to university side Loyola Ramblers in 2014 where he played every game for three successive seasons.[1]

He then played two seasons in the Premier Development League where was a key player for the Ocean City Nor'easters in their run to the PDL Final Four in 2016 and then helped the Michigan Bucks win a league-record 14th division title in 2017 before returning briefly to Loyola.[2]

Moving abroad

Thomson had a trial with then Football League Championship side Leicester City.[1]

In 2018, Thomson signed with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.[3] He made his senior debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup defeat against Dumbarton.[4] Thomson was released in November 2018 after failing to play in any league fixtures for Morton.[5]

Honours

Club

Personal

  • Second Team NSCAA All-West Region - 2015
  • Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference - 2015, 2016
  • Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year - 2014
  • Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team - 2014

References
  1. "Kyle Thomson - 2016 Men's roster". loyolaramblers.com. Loyola Ramblers. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "Kyle Thomson". midwestprocombine.com. Midwest Pro Soccer Combine. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "Kyle Thomson". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. Jonathan Mitchell (15 August 2018). "Match report: Dumbarton 2-1 Morton". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. Jonathan Mitchell (29 November 2018). "Kyle Thomson departs Cappielow". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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