O'Neil Thompson is a Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n international footballer who professionally for Boys' Town

Boys' Town F.C.

Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2000 spectators.-Achievements:*Jamaican National...

. Thompson can play as either a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 or midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

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Club career

Born in Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

, Thompson began his senior career with Boys' Town

Boys' Town F.C.

Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2000 spectators.-Achievements:*Jamaican National...

 in 2003. He moved to Norwegian side Notodden FK in 2007, spending three seasons with the club. He then moved to English side Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

 in August 2009. On 18 January 2010 Thompson moved to League Two

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 side Burton Albion

Burton Albion F.C.

Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...

 on a month-long loan. On 14 May 2010, Thompson was set to join Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

, but the deal fell through, and he later signed a loan deal with Hereford United

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

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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, Thompson made a total of 11 appearances in English football across all competitions. where he re-signed for Boys' Town

Boys' Town F.C.

Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2000 spectators.-Achievements:*Jamaican National...

 in January 2011.

International career

Thompson made his international debut for Jamaica

Jamaica national football team

The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...

 in an April 2006 friendly match against the United States

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

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Thompson has played at the 2008 Caribbean Championship and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament...

, as well as in 2 World Cup Qualifying matches.