Scott Thomsen
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Scott Thomsen
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Scott Thomsen{{MLS player|scott-thomsen}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|31}}
| birth_place = Brick Township, New Jersey, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2010–2015
| youthclubs1 = New York Red Bulls
| collegeyears1 = 2012–2015
| college1 = Virginia Cavaliers
| collegecaps1 = 66
| collegegoals1 = 3
| years1 = 2016
| clubs1 = New York Red Bulls
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = Richmond Kickers
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Orlando City B
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2020
| clubs4 = Richmond Kickers
| caps4 = 55
| goals4 = 1
| pcupdate = October 25, 2020
| ntupdate =
}}
Scott Thomsen (born December 31, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player who played for USL League One club Richmond Kickers as a defender.
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.
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 eight. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/121414aab.html |title=National Champs! Virginia Downs UCLA in PKs for Seventh NCAA Title |work=VirginiaSports.com}} During his senior year, Thomsen was limited to only eight games due to a sports hernia injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/scott_thomsen_803784.html |title=Scott Thomsen Virginia Bio |work=VirginiaSports.com}}
=New York Red Bulls=
On December 23, 2015, Thomsen signed a Homegrown Contract with the New York Red Bulls.{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2015/12/23/new-york-red-bulls-sign-college-seniors-chris-thorsheim-mael-corboz-and-scott |title=New York Red Bulls Sign College Seniors Chris Thorsheim, Mael Corboz, and Scott Thomsen as Homegrown Players |work=NewYorkRedBulls.com}} After only two and a half months with the club, Thomsen was waived before the season on March 7.{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2016/03/07/new-york-red-bulls-waive-scott-thomsen |title=New York Red Bulls Waive Scott Thomsen |work=NewYorkRedBulls.com}}
=Richmond Kickers=
On July 22, 2016, Thomsen signed with the Richmond Kickers of the United Soccer League on a one-year contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.richmond.com/sports/professional/soccer/article_731a4893-5e0f-5387-b9ef-c1ea3dedb84a.html |title=Kickers sign former Cavaliers standout Thomsen |work=Richmond.com}} He made his professional debut on August 6 in a 2–1 victory against FC Montreal.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218174 |title=Richmond Kickers 2, FC Montreal 1 |work=USLSoccer.com}}
Career statistics
{{updated|June 22, 2019|{{Soccerway|scott-thomson/381051}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs{{efn|Appearance in the USL Cup Playoffs}} !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| New York Red Bulls
|2016 |MLS |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richmond Kickers
|2016 |USL |9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 10 | |1 | ||
| Orlando City B
|2017 |USL |15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Richmond Kickers
|2018 |USL |17 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2019
|22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- {{USL League One player|scott-thomsen}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players
Category:New York Red Bulls players
Category:Richmond Kickers players
Category:Orlando City B players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey) alumni
Category:Soccer players from Ocean County, New Jersey
Category:Sportspeople from Brick Township, New Jersey