Sioux Falls Thunder FC

Sioux Falls Thunder FC is a men's soccer club based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2] The club currently competes in the National Premier Soccer League in the North Conference, having joined the league as an expansion team in 2016.[3] The team's colors are red and black.

Sioux Falls Thunder FC
Full nameSioux Falls Thunder FC
Short nameThunder
FoundedNovember 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) [1]
StadiumMcEneaney Field
Capacity~1,000
OwnerDaniel Haggerty
Head CoachRyan Beier
LeagueNPSL
WebsiteClub website

History

Timeline

The club was founded by Amadu Meyers in 2016, coinciding with the announcement that it would be joining NPSL as an expansion team for the 2017 season.[4] The club played their inaugural match on May 13, 2017 at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls against the Dakota Fusion FC. The first goal scored in team history came in the 6th minute when Houston Hoffman connected on a penalty kick. The Thunder would end up losing the match 3-1. The Thunder got their first win on May 30, 2017 against LC Aris FC by a score of 3-0. On March 1, 2018 the club announced that Mekonnen Afa would become the third head coach in franchise history.[5] The Thunder would start the 2018 season strong by taking 4 points in the first 2 games. But after that they would struggle and lose 9 straight games. The Thunder would finally get on the winning side of things by winning 5-2 against Dakota Fusion FC. They would carry that momentum and they would eventually win their next two games to finish the season with a total of 4 wins. After the regular season concluded Nigel Nielsen, Thunder midfielder, was named to the North Conference XI team.[6]

Season-by-Season Record
Year NPSL Regular season Position Postseason
P W L T GF GA Pts Div. Conf. Leag. NPSL USOC
2017 14374223113 7th 19th 72nd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 14491253313 7th 18th 73rd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2019 1228215268 5th 15th 70th Did not qualify Did not qualify
2021 1227318359 6th 13th 61st Did not qualify Did not qualify
2022 14365272814 5th 11th 58th Did not qualify Did not qualify

All-Time Top Goalscorers
Leading Career Goal Scorers
# Name Career Total
1 United States Tyler Limmer 2017, 2021-22 12
2 United States Brice Holiday 2017-19 8
3 Haiti Stevenson Storm 2019, 2021-22 6
T4 Republic of Ireland James Bolger 2022 5
T4 United States Michael Haight 2017-18 5
T4 Mexico Manny Rosas Quiroz 2018 5
T4 United States Lucas Trimble 2019 5

Bold Signifies a Current Thunder Player

Team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Ezekiel Foltz
2 DF Spain ESP Arnau Gonzalez Suarez
3 MF United States USA Brennan Haggerty
4 DF United States USA Dante Bryce
5 DF Japan JPN Tatsuki Kobayashi
6 MF United States USA Brady Cork
7 MF Mexico MEX Eric Beltran
8 MF United States USA Trace Dobson
10 FW Haiti HAI Stevenson Storm
11 FW United States USA Tyler Limmer (Captain)
14 FW United States USA Josiah Trimble
15 MF United States USA Robert Amaro
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW United States USA Jeremie Benson
17 MF France FRA Samuel Baraka
18 DF United States USA Max McLaughlin
19 MF United States USA Mario Cernas
20 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Bolger
21 MF United States USA Ethan Glissendorf
22 MF United States USA Riley Aarbo
23 FW England ENG Marcus Horwood
24 DF United States USA Jordan Kpai
77 GK United States USA Latham Kleckner
99 GK United States USA Mitchell Dryden

Staff
As of March 5, 2023[7]
Coaching staff
Team Owner Daniel Haggerty
Head coach Robbie Carroll
Assistant coach Ben Jefferies
Assistant coach Victor Naranjo
Assistant coach Eddie Vongsiprasom

References
  1. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  2. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  3. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  4. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  5. "Sioux Falls Thunder FC on Instagram: "Sioux Falls Thunder FC is proud to announce Mekonnen Afa as the new head coach for the 2018 season."".
  6. "National Premier Soccer League".
  7. "Staff". Sioux Falls Thunder FC. Retrieved May 7, 2022.


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