Thomas J. McLaughlin is a retired American

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who played professionally in the

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and

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Youth

McLaughlin graduated from

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in 1993. He played soccer for FC Delco from 1991 to 1996. He attended the

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1997. McLaughlin was the 1997

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Player of the Year.

Professional

On February 1, 1998, the

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selected McLaughlin in the third round (thirty-sixth overall) of the

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. He played one game for the Revolution before being released on June 30, 1998. He then signed with the

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for the remainder of the 1998

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mclaughlin, Tom 1976 births Living people American men's soccer players Harvard Crimson men's soccer players Major League Soccer players New England Revolution players Worcester Wildfire players A-League (1995–2004) players New England Revolution draft picks Soccer players from Pennsylvania Men's association football forwards