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DeutschAbdul Thompson Conteh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Thompson Conteh | ||
| Date of birth | July 2, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | UDC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Georgetown Cobras | ||
| 1994–1995 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1995–1996 | Toluca | ||
| 1996–1998 | Monterrey | 15 | (3) |
| 1999 | Motagua | ||
| 1999–2000 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 31 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | D.C. United | 30 | (15) |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Sierra Leone | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdul Thompson Conteh (born July 2, 1970 in Freetown) is a former Sierra Leonean football striker.[1][2]
Conteh played three seasons in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and D.C. United in 2001 and 2002.[3] He scored a total 15 goals in league play. Conteh also played in Mexico (Toluca and Monterrey), El Salvador (Atlético Marte) and Guatemala (Comunicaciones), as well as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL A-League. He used number 690 in his shirt when he played with Monterrey in 1998.
In 2000, Conteh was named MLS Humanitarian of the Year for his work with the American Red Cross to "raise funds to try to allieve the suffering in Sierra Leone".[4]
Honors
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "El excéntrico caso del futbolista que usó el dorsal 690". marca.com.
- ^ "La bestia Abdul Conteh, una migraña perpetua para las defensas en la Liga Mayor". historico.elsalvador.com. 16 April 2021.
- ^ "MLS: D.C. United waives Thompson Conteh". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "MLSnet: News". 2001-08-03. Archived from the original on 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
External links
[edit]- "contehtraining.com". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Abdul Thompson Conteh at Major League Soccer
- Abdul Thompson Conteh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile[permanent dead link] at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
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