Not sure if you guys are aware but we seemed to have picked up an American midfielder/striker over the summer. Omar Thompson is the name, born in Miami. He's only 16 so i'm not exactly sure how he has come to join us. I cant imagine that Florida is anywhere our scouts would ever venture.
all routes lead to, he came from Manchester United U-15's. unless their were 2 Omar Thompson's........
Listed as "Omar Thompson, Florida" here: http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/YouthTeam/0,,10429~1425364,00.html Some sites list the Man U Omar Thompson as an English '95 defender.
There was a profile of him on our last home match programme. Thats where i got the born in Miami info from.
Or an English kid who happened to be born in Miami who may or may not have a non-English parent. Or...
Scored two goals for the Wigan U18s last week. Check out his twitter. With "Team USA" in his description, I think he's one for the good guys.
Called up to the U-18s for a trip to Lisbon to face the Czech Republic, Portugal, & Hungary: http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-18-mnt/2013/05/u18-mnt-commence-10-day-trip-to-portugal.aspx https://twitter.com/OmarThompson9 "1st September 2012 Latics youngsters edged out in end-to-end encounter WIGAN ATHLETIC U18 3 Thompson 30, 84 Hamilton 39 LEEDS UNITED U18 4 Parkin 7 Walters 37, 52, 61 Despite commanding possession in large spells of the game, Latics were caught out by counter attacking goals in a game that saw Leeds striker Lewis Walters net a hat trick and Latics’ Omar Thompson score a brace...." http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/article/12-09-01-u18-report-latics-3-leeds-4-346988.aspx
Another U-18 call up for the Lisbon trip: http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-18-mnt/2013/05/u18-mnt-commence-10-day-trip-to-portugal.aspx Friedel'sAccent or bungadiri need a thread title change to: Omar Thompson @ Wigan Athletic thanks in advance
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Picked up a professional contract with the Latics: http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/article/13-07-03-young-stars-ready-for-new-season-891780.aspx
http://www.soccerbyives.net/2013/11...l-based-squad-for-u-s-u-20-camp-in-italy.html Thompson has been selected by Ramos for the upcoming U-20 trip to Italy from Nov. 10-20 to face the U-2o sides of Hellas Verona, Iran, and TBA opponent.
Listed without club on the latest U20 callup sheet: MIDFIELDERS (14): Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake AZ; Escondido, Calif.), Arun Basuljevic (New York Red Bulls; Mahopac, N.Y.), Marco Delgado (Chivas USA; Glendora, Calif.), Luis Felipe (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube; Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais), Ian Harkes (Wake Forest; Fairfax, Va.), Jacori Hayes (Wake Forest; Bowie, Md.), Brian Iloski (UCLA; Escondido, Calif.), Eric Lickert (SC Freiburg; Glotteral, Germany), Saalih Muhammad (Dinamo GNK), Adam Najem (Akron; Clifton, N.J.), Cristian Roldan (Washington; Pico Rivera, Calif.), Herbert Robinson (Club Santos Laguna; Monclova, Coahuila), Joel Sonora (Boca Juniors; Buenos Aires, Argentina), Omar Thompson (Unattached; Miami, Fla.) http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-20-mnt/2014/01/140103-jan-camp-roster-rel.aspx#sthash.f5lungt7.dpuf