Thorndyke Makes Impression During English Experience
This weekend the England Counties U20s will play the UK Armed Forces U23s in Doncaster, and there's an American in the lineup.
Fatman Thorndyke (whose given name is Chris but he goes by Fatman) is a former standout for New Trier in Illinois and will be suiting up for the CRAA U19s in Mexico in August. Instead of going to college, Thorndyke opted to go to England and play in a senior club.
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