Eric Thomson started playing soccer in preschool. He played four years at Waukesha North High School, then was a four-year starter and team captain at North Central College in Illinois. He later played a year of semi-professional soccer and a year in the Polonia Men’s Majors program before an injury ended his playing career.
Eric moved back to Burlington in the early 2000s and began coaching and training players at Burlington Youth Soccer Club. He joined BUSC’s In House / Littles program as an assistant in 2025 and became a head coach later that year. He holds a U.S. Soccer 7v7 license.
For the 2026/27 season, Eric’s the head coach of the 9U Boys Academy Orange team.