Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brooks Thompson was born May 28, 2002. He is a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer.

Born in Jefferson, Indiana, Thompson was raised in Floyds Knobs. In 2016, Thompson joined the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

The next year, during the summer of 2017, Thompson joined the squad of Premier Development League club Derby City Rovers. He made his debut for the side on June 30, 2017 against the Cincinnati Dutch Lions, starting in the 3–0 defeat. Later that year, Thompson joined the youth academy at Sporting Kansas City.

On March 7, 2019, Thompson signed with Swope Park Rangers, the reserve side of Sporting Kansas City in the USL Championship. He made his debut for the club on July 17, 2019, starting in a 4–3 victory against Hartford Athletic. During the 2020 season, Thompson started 6 matches, averaging 1.17 goals against. On August 4, 2020, Thompson was named into the USL Championship Team of the Week after keeping his first professional clean sheet during a 1–0 victory against Indy Eleven.
On January 20, 2021, Thompson signed a homegrown player deal for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.