Scott Thomsen

Scott Thomsen (born December 31, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays for USL League One club Richmond Kickers as a defender.

Scott Thomsen
Personal information
Full name Scott Thomsen[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-31) December 31, 1993
Place of birth Brick Township, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Richmond Kickers
Number 3
Youth career
2010–2015 New York Red Bulls
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Virginia Cavaliers 66 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 New York Red Bulls 0 (0)
2016 Richmond Kickers 10 (1)
2017 Orlando City B 15 (0)
2018– Richmond Kickers 55 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2020

Career

Early career

Thomsen attended Christian Brothers Academy during high school and earned state and regional honors as a member of the soccer team. In 2010, Thomsen joined the New York Red Bulls academy, where he played primarily as a midfielder, and scored 27 goals during his five-year career.[1]

After high school, Thomsen attended the University of Virginia and played 66 games throughout his four-year career, totaling 3 goals and 18 assists. As a freshman, he led the team in minutes with 1,991 as well as assists with 8. In 2014, he played in all 23 matches as a junior and played a crucial role in the Cavilers winning their seventh NCAA College Cup.[2] During his senior year, Thomsen was limited to only 5 games due to a sports hernia injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the season.[3]

New York Red Bulls

On December 23, 2015, Thomsen signed a Homegrown Contract with the New York Red Bulls.[4] After only two and a half months with the club, Thomsen was waived before the season on March 7.[5]

Richmond Kickers

On July 22, 2016, Thomsen signed with the Richmond Kickers of the United Soccer League on a one-year contract.[6] He made his professional debut on August 6 in a 2–1 victory against FC Montreal.[7]

Career statistics
As of June 22, 2019[1][8]
Club Season League Playoffs[lower-alpha 1] Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls 2016 MLS 0000000000
Richmond Kickers 2016 USL 911000–101
Orlando City B 2017 USL 150–––150
Richmond Kickers 2018 USL 171–10–181
2019 USL League One 2200020–240
Total 281003000311
Career total 512103000552
  1. Appearance in the USL Cup Playoffs

References
  1. Scott Thomsen at Major League Soccer
  2. "National Champs! Virginia Downs UCLA in PKs for Seventh NCAA Title". VirginiaSports.com.
  3. "Scott Thomsen Virginia Bio". VirginiaSports.com.
  4. "New York Red Bulls Sign College Seniors Chris Thorsheim, Mael Corboz, and Scott Thomsen as Homegrown Players". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  5. "New York Red Bulls Waive Scott Thomsen". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
  6. "Kickers sign former Cavaliers standout Thomsen". Richmond.com.
  7. "Richmond Kickers 2, FC Montreal 1". USLSoccer.com.
  8. Scott Thomsen at Soccerway
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