Abdul Thompson Conteh

Abdul Thompson Conteh (born July 2, 1970 in Freetown) is a former Sierra Leonean football striker.^[1][2]

Abdul Thompson Conteh

Personal information
Full name	Abdul Thompson Conteh
Date of birth	(1970-07-02) July 2, 1970 (age 54)
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

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

Individual

• MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award: 2000