Niall Joseph Thompson (born 16 April 1974) is a soccer coach and former player.
Thompson moved to Canada, aged two, and later played for the Edmonton Brick Men and Winnipeg Fury in the Canadian Soccer League.
He started his professional career as a trainee with Crystal Palace but after an unsuccessful spell moved to play for Colchester United, before returning to Canada for family reasons.
[2] A friend contacted Micky Adams, then-manager of English Second Division side Brentford and Thompson signed for the club on non-contract terms in February 1998.
[5] He made his senior debut for Canada in a March 1993 friendly match against South Korea and earned a total of nine caps, scoring two goals.