{{Short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = O'Neil Thompson | image = | caption = | fullname = O'Neil Anthony Michael Tyrone Thompson<ref name="Hugman2010/11">{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=406}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|11|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010/11"/> | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}<ref name="Hugman2010/11"/> | position = Defender / Midfielder | currentclub = Arnett Gardens F.C. | clubnumber = | years1 = 2003–2007 | clubs1 = Boys' Town | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | years2 = 2007–2009 | clubs2 = Notodden FK | caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = Barnsley | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = → Burton Albion (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = → Hereford United (loan) | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2011–2014 | clubs6 = Boys' Town | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2014– | clubs7 = Arnett Gardens F.C. | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2006– | nationalteam1 = Jamaica | nationalcaps1 = 20 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 16 January 2011 | ntupdate = 16 January 2011 }} '''O'Neil Anthony Michael Tyrone Thompson''' (born 11 August 1983) is a Jamaican international footballer who professionally for Arnett Gardens F.C. Thompson can play as either a defender or midfielder.
==Career== ===Club career=== Born in Kingston,<ref name="Hugman2010/11"/> Thompson began his senior career with Boys' Town in 2003. He moved to Norwegian side Notodden FK in 2007, spending three seasons with the club. He then moved to English side Barnsley in August 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1746731,00.html|title=Thompson Deal Agreed|access-date=7 August 2009|date=7 August 2009|publisher=Barnsley Football Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231224218/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1746731,00.html|archive-date=31 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 January 2010 Thompson moved to League Two side Burton Albion on a month-long loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/8465989.stm|title=Burton Albion sign Barnsley defender O'Neil Thompson|access-date=18 January 2010|work=BBC Sport|date=18 January 2010}}</ref> On 14 May 2010, Thompson was set to join Darlington,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8683195.stm|title=Darlington set to sign O'Neil Thompson from Barnsley|access-date=14 May 2010|date=14 May 2010|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> but the deal fell through, and he later signed a loan deal with Hereford United.
On 1 November 2010, Barnsley, Hereford, and Thompson agreed to cancel the player's contracts after he said he wanted to return home to Jamaica,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2204215,00.html|title=O'Neil Thompson Leaves Club|access-date=1 November 2010|date=1 November 2010|publisher=Hereford United F.C. official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314124739/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2204215,00.html|archive-date=14 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thompson made a total of 11 appearances in English football across all competitions.<ref>{{soccerbase|52157}}</ref> where he re-signed for Boys' Town in January 2011. In 2014 Thompson joined Arnett Gardens F.C., where he won the domestic title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/The--Waite--is-over----p----p-Coach-elated-to-return-Premier-League-crown-to-Arnett-Gardens-after-13-year-absence_19063414|title=Jamaica Observer Limited}}</ref>
===International career=== Thompson made his international debut for Jamaica in an April 2006 friendly match against the United States.
Thompson has played at the 2008 Caribbean Championship and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as well as in 2 World Cup Qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|302519}}</ref>
== Honors ==
*'''Jamaica National Premier League: 1''' :: 2015
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Captain-Marvel--Bigga--Thompson-reveals-secret-to-success_19151766|title = Jamaica Observer Limited}}</ref>
==References== ;General *{{NFT player|pid=14027}}
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{{Jamaica Squad 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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