Matt_Thompson_(footballer)
Matt Thompson (soccer)
Australian soccer player
Matthew Thompson (born 18 August 1982) is a soccer player who plays for Lambton Jaffas of the National Premier Leagues.
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Thompson training for Newcastle Jets | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-08-18) 18 August 1982 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender, Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valentine FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Macarthur Rams | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Parramatta Power | 93 | (8) |
| 2004 | Macarthur Rams | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Marconi Stallions | 20 | (2) |
| 2005–2010 | Newcastle Jets | 121 | (19) |
| 2010–2013 | Melbourne Heart | 82 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Sydney FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2014 | Marconi Stallions | 6 | (2) |
| 2014 | PTT Rayong | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Maitland FC | 88 | (33) |
| 2020 | Lambton Jaffas | 12 | (2) |
| 2021– | Valentine FC | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Australia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2010 | |||
Newcastle Jets
He scored a spectacular goal against Central Coast Mariners in Leg 2 of the 2005-06 semi-finals. He scored a similarly spectacular goal in Round 20 of the 2006–07 season against Adelaide United.
On 20 December 2008 he scored a hat trick, against Melbourne Victory at EnergyAustralia Stadium in their shock 4–2 upset victory.
Thompson was made captain of the Jets in the 2009-2010 due to a new Newcastle Jets policy that the player who has the most top-flight appearances for the club would receive the captain's armband.[1]
Melbourne Heart
On 24 November 2009 he signed a contract with 2010-11 A-League expansion club, Melbourne Heart, becoming one of the club's first signings. Thompson is the record games holder for the A- league.[2]
captained the club under Dutch international John Van Schip..
As a result of the Heart finishing second-to-last on the A-League ladder, their worst finish in an A-League season, Thompson, along with teammates Simon Colosimo, Clint Bolton and Fred, were released by the Heart at the conclusion of the 2012-13 A-League season.[3]
Sydney FC
On 11 October 2013, he signed with Sydney FC as an injury replacement for Peter Triantis. He made his debut on the same day in Round 1 of the 2013–14 season against Newcastle Jets.[4]
Thompson made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus Indonesia.
With Newcastle Jets:
- "Heart Swoop For Sarkies And Thompson". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- Melbourne Heart profile Archived 6 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Oz Football profile