Shelley Ann Thompson (born 8 February 1984) is a German

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. Between 2001 and 2013, she played for several

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teams,

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and Regis University Rangers (

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), and has scored 1 goal in 2 caps for the German national team. She is of

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n and

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an descent.

Honours

*Top scorer

: 2005 *Top scorer

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belong to the ...

: 2003

References

1984 births Living people German women's footballers German expatriate women's footballers German people of South African descent German people of Zimbabwean descent FCR 2001 Duisburg players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Hamburger SV (women) players VfL Wolfsburg (women) players Atlanta Beat (WPS) players Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women) players SC 07 Bad Neuenahr players SGS Essen players Women's Professional Soccer players Regis University alumni Women's association football forwards Germany women's international footballers {{germany-footy-forward-1980s-stub