Thomas Olsen (born February 14, 1995) is an American soccer player. Career Youth Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Olsen came from a large soccer family and began playing at age four. He switched from striker to defender, and became a goalkeeper by age nine, traveling first with Las Vegas Premier SC and later Las Vegas Sports Academy (LVSA), and winning a number of tournaments and state club titles. A starter throughout his high school and club career, Olsen completed the double in his senior year of high school by winning both the state high school (Bishop Gorman) championship and state club championship (LVSA) crowns in 2013. College Olsen passed on other options and elected to play his college soccer the University of San Diego where he became the starting keeper in 2014, after redshirting the 2013 season, and remained the starter for four years, between 2014 and 2017. During that time he appeared in 71 season games (70 starts), logging 203 saves (3rd all time), and 18 shutouts. He was WCC Freshman Player of the Year in 2014, two-time WCC Player of the Week, and was selected for All-Conference honors in 2014, 2015, and 2017. While at college, Olsen also appeared in successive summers for USL PDL side FC Tucson, first after returning from the U-20 World Cup in 2015. and again in 2016. With Olsen in goal, FC Tucson advanced to the Western Conference Championship in 2015 and 2016. Professional On January 21, 2018, Olsen was selected in the third round (50th overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids. However, he was released by the club just prior to the regular season. After a very brief 1-0 stint with ASC San Diego, on May 4, 2018, Olsen joined USL side Las Vegas Lights in its inaugural season. On August 3, 2018, Olsen was sent on a short-term loan to USL side Sacramento Republic. Olsen then returned to the Lights and made his professional debut on September 29, 2018, starting against OKC Energy, and he also started the remaining three games of the season. In those four games Olsen chalked up 18 saves, including seven against conference leading Phoenix and six against his former club, Sacramento. In 2019, Olsen continued as the starting goalkeeper for the Lights, appearing in all 31 matches. Dubbed “The Mayor of Cashman [Field]” by the local press, he accumulated nine clean