Abdul Thompson Conteh (born July 2, 1970 in

Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and po ...

) is a former

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

an Association football, football striker. Conteh played three seasons in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

in 2001 and 2002. He scored a total 15 goals in league play. Conteh also played in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

(

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city f ...

and Monterrey), El Salvador (

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) and Guatemala (

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, are a football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. The most popular and successful footba ...

), as well as the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

of the

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. He used number 690 in his shirt when he played with Monterrey in 1998. In 2000, Conteh was named

MLS Humanitarian of the Year The MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award, also known as the MLS W.O.R.K.S Humanitarian of the Year Award, is given to a Major League Soccer player who exemplifies both skill on the field and service within the community. This finalists of the award ...

for his work with the American Red Cross to "raise funds to try to allieve the suffering in

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at MedioTiempo.com 1970 births Living people Footballers from Freetown Sierra Leonean footballers Sierra Leone men's international footballers 1994 African Cup of Nations players Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Guyana C.D. Atlético Marte footballers Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Expatriate footballers in Mexico Liga MX players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.F. Monterrey players Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Comunicaciones F.C. players F.C. Motagua players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players San Jose Earthquakes players Sierra Leonean emigrants to the United States D.C. United players USL First Division players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Guyana Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football forwards {{SierraLeone-footy-bio-stub