O'Neil Anthony Michael Tyrone Thompson (born 11 August 1983) is a Jamaican international footballer who professionally for

Arnett Gardens F.C. The Arnett Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, which currently plays in the Jamaica National Premier League. The team is based in the Arnett Gardens community of South Saint Andrew, Jamaica, and plays in th ...

Thompson can play as either a defender or midfielder.

Career

Club career

Born in

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

, Thompson began his senior career with Boys' Town in 2003. He moved to Norwegian side Notodden FK in 2007, spending three seasons with the club. He then moved to English side

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

in August 2009. On 18 January 2010 Thompson moved to League Two side Burton Albion on a month-long loan. On 14 May 2010, Thompson was set to join

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

, but the deal fell through, and he later signed a loan deal with Hereford United. On 1 November 2010, Barnsley, Hereford, and Thompson agreed to cancel the player's contracts after he said he wanted to return home to Jamaica, Thompson made a total of 11 appearances in English football across all competitions. where he re-signed for Boys' Town in January 2011. In 2014 Thompson joined

, where he won the domestic title.

International career

Thompson made his international debut for Jamaica in an April 2006 friendly match against the United States. Thompson has played at the

2008 Caribbean Championship The 2008 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 2008 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of ...

and

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was played from July 3 to 26, 2009 in the United States ...

, as well as in 2 World Cup Qualifying matches.

Honors

* Jamaica National Premier League: 1 :: 2015

References

;General * ;Specific 1983 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Notodden FK players Barnsley F.C. players Norwegian First Division players English Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Burton Albion F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago TT Pro League players Boys' Town F.C. players Men's association football defenders National Premier League players Men's association football midfielders {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub