Kosi Trevor David Thompson (born January 27, 2003) is a Canadian

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player who plays for

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Early life

He began playing soccer with in the

Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri is a Canadian semi-professional soccer team based in Vaughan, Ontario, that currently competes in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The semi-professional team was founded in 2014 by the Vaughan Soccer Club, which ...

youth system. In February 2015, at age 12, he joined the

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, who became his coach at U14 level, immediately was impressed with his performance both on and off the field, selecting him to be team captain. As part of the TFC Academy, he helped them to the 2019 U16

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and was named to the 2019-20 Generation Adidas Best XI. Rather than attend a school with an agreement with the Toronto FC Academy, Thompson chose to remain at his current school, attending

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. In 2020, he signed a national letter of intent to attend

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and play for the Beavers men's soccer team for the 2021 season. However, he ultimately did not join Oregon State, turning professional instead.

Club career

On May 13, 2021, he signed his first professional contract with

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to join the team for the 2021 season. He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against

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. He scored his first professional goal on June 2 against

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. After impressing during 2022 preseason, he signed a contract with the first team

. He made his first appearance for TFC as a late-game substitution against the

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, on March 12, 2022. He started his first match on April 2 against

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. He scored his first goal on April 9 against

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. In 2023, he was loaned to the second team for some matches. In 2023, he began to be deployed as a right back, after having been a midfielder and attacker throughout his career, and in 2024 spent some time as a centre-back. In August 2023, Thompson was loaned to

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of the

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for the rest of the

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, with an option of a permanent transfer. He made his debut on September 3 against Aalesund. The club declined the purchase option after the season.

International career

In May 2022, Thompson was named to the 60-man provisional Canadian U-20 team for the

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Career statistics

Honours

Toronto FC *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Kosi 2003 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Vaughan Azzurri players USL League One players Major League Soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) MLS Next Pro players Lillestrøm SK players Eliteserien players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Norway 21st-century Canadian sportsmen