Fredy Williams Thompson León (born 2 June 1982) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer.
Club career Thompson started his career at Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones where he would stay for 7 years and captain the side. He then joined bitter rivals Municipal in 2007, but he was never accepted by the Rojos 'fans so he decided not to return after only one season.Definitivamente Thompson no llega a Comunicaciones - La Red Deportiva A move to Europe with Inter Milan or Manchester United, or American Major League Soccer had been mentioned for some time, but he joined Mexican side Albinegros in 2008, only to return to the Cremas in June 2008.Freddy Thompson ya entrena con Comunicaciones - La Red Deportiva
Thompson signed for Universidad SC in January 2019.Fredy Thompson ya tiene equipo para el Torneo Clausura 2019, soy502.com, 9 January 2019
Doping case and suspension In February 2012, Thompson, alongside Comunicaciones teammates Adolfo Machado and Marvin Ceballos, was temporarily suspended from playing by FIFA after a positive test on the banned substance boldenone.FIFA prohíbe entrenar a Adolfo Machado inhabilitado por dopaje - La Prensa A second test done at a laboratory in Canada reconfirmed the positive doping testSegunda prueba reconfirma dopaje del panameño Adolfo Machado - La Prensa and he was later suspended for two years, until 24 January 2014.Machado es suspendido en Guatemala por dar positivo en prueba de dopaje - La Prensa
International career He made his debut for the Guatemalan national team in a March 2001 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and went on to represent Guatemala during the 2006 World Cup qualification and 2010 World Cup qualification rounds.Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA As of January 2010, he had earned 81 caps, scoring no goals.Fredy Williams Thompson - International Appearances - RSSSF
He has also captained the national side in the absence of Carlos Ruiz.
On September 7, 2010, he scored his second international goal in a 2–0 win against El Salvador.
On November 15, 2011, in a 2014 World Cup qualification match against Grenada, he scored his third goal to give Guatemala a 2–1 lead. The match ended 4–1.
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