:Abdul Thompson Conteh

{{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abdul Thompson Conteh

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| fullname = Abdul Thompson Conteh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|2}}

| birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Striker

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| youthyears1= 1991–1992

| youthclubs1= UDC

| years1 = 1993–1994 | years2 = 1994–1995 | years3 = 1995–1996 | years4 = 1996–1998 | years5 = 1999 | years6 = 1999–2000 | years7 = 2000 | years8 = 2001–2002 | years9 = 2002

| clubs1 = Georgetown Cobras | clubs2 = Atlético Marte | clubs3 = Toluca | clubs4 = Monterrey | clubs5 = Motagua | clubs6 = Comunicaciones | clubs7 = San Jose Earthquakes | clubs8 = D.C. United | clubs9 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 3 | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 8 | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 15 | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1993–1997

| nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone

| nationalcaps1= 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Abdul Thompson Conteh (born July 2, 1970 in Freetown) is a former Sierra Leonean football striker.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/monterrey/2017/08/03/5983534de5fdeab3418b45aa.html|title=El excéntrico caso del futbolista que usó el dorsal 690|publisher=marca.com|access-date=2022-09-08|archive-date=2022-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908184752/https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/monterrey/2017/08/03/5983534de5fdeab3418b45aa.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://historico.elsalvador.com/historico/828134/abdul-thomson-conteh-marte-video.html|title=La bestia Abdul Conteh, una migraña perpetua para las defensas en la Liga Mayor|date=16 April 2021|publisher=historico.elsalvador.com|access-date=8 September 2022|archive-date=17 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117224050/https://historico.elsalvador.com/historico/828134/abdul-thomson-conteh-marte-video.html|url-status=live}}

Conteh played three seasons in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and D.C. United in 2001 and 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/10273/mls-dc-united-waives-thompson-conteh.html|title=MLS: D.C. United waives Thompson Conteh|language=en|access-date=2018-05-16|archive-date=2018-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516175333/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/10273/mls-dc-united-waives-thompson-conteh.html|url-status=dead}} 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 used 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".{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlsnet.com/content/00/mls1009human.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803083304/http://www.mlsnet.com/content/00/mls1009human.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-08-03|title=MLSnet: News|date=2001-08-03|access-date=2020-01-18}}