Wells Thompson

Previous Club: New England Revolution
College: Wake Forest
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Acquired: Acquired in a trade on January 22, 2010, along with Jeff Larentowicz from New England in exchange for Preston Burpo, Cory Gibbs, allocation money and Colorado’s natural third round 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick.

MLS CAREER

2011

• Was honored at the end of the 2011 season as the Rapids Humanitarian of the Year for his continued involvement in local organizations and causes.
• Played in a career-high 31 matches, starting 22, and contributed a career-high three goals and three assists.
• Scored in the first minute of the match at Seattle Sounders FC (7/16), the fastest Rapids goal of the 2011 season.
• Scored the game winning goal against New York Red Bulls on 7/20 and at Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the final match of the regular season (10/22).
• Was one of only two Rapids players to play and start all six CONCACAF Champions League matches, playing 505 total minutes.
• Playoffs: Played in all three 2011 playoff matches.

2010

• Appeared in 27 games, with 13 starts, playing 1,287 minutes, and scored two goals.
• Registered goal in back-to-back home matches with his second of the season vs. Philadelphia (9/29).
• Scored first regular season goal with Rapids vs. NE (9/18).
• Started and played 90 minutes in U.S. Open Cup qualifier at KC (4/13) and scored two goals in 2-1 victory over Wizards.
• Made his Rapids debut in the season opener at Chivas USA (3/26).

2009

• Appeared in 25 regular season games, starting 17 and recording one goal and two assists.
• Tied for second among all MLS players with nine cautions and served three separate one-game suspensions during the season.
• Started at left back against LA (7/4) marking his first-ever start as a defender in an MLS match.
• Scored the game-winning goal against San Jose (8/29), earning MLS Goal of the Week honors for Week 24.

2008

• Made 19 regular season appearances, including eight starts, and recorded one assist in regular season action.
• Recorded his first-career regular season assist against Chivas USA (9/11).

2007

• Originally selected by the Revolution in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2007 MLS Super Draft.
• Made 27 appearances, including 11 starts, and then started all four postseason games.
• Made his MLS debut on opening day, starting on the left wing at Chicago (4/7).
• Scored his first professional goal against Chicago (5/6).

COLLEGE

• Finished his four-year career with 16 goals, including 14 in his junior and senior seasons combined.
• Had 10 career assists as he helped Wake Forest advance to the 2006 NCAA College Cup for the first time in school history.
• Led Wake Forest in goals with seven, including five game-winning strikes, in 2006.
• Earned ACC All-Tournament honors as a senior and was also an ACC All-Freshman selection in 2003.
• Seven of his 16 career goals were game-winning strikes, including five as a senior.

PERSONAL

• Married fiancée and high school sweetheart Daphne on December 4, 2011.
• Son of Mark and Kathryn Thompson and has an older brother, John Mark, and a younger sister, Mary Kathryn.
• Was a political science major at Wake Forest.
• Was at the time the highest-drafted soccer player out of Wake Forest in program history, and now is the sixth-highest drafted student-athlete in Demon Deacon Athletics history behind basketball's Tim Duncan (No. 1 in the 1997 NBA draft) and Chris Paul (No. 4 in the 2005 NBA draft), baseball's Kyle Sleeth (No. 3 in the 2003 MLB draft), soccer’s Sam Cronin (No. 2 in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft) and soccer’s Ike Opara (No. 3 in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft).
• Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time and listens to country music.
• Has traveled to Eastern Africa during several MLS off-seasons to participate in faith-based missions in small villages.