Matt Thompson (soccer)
{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matt Thompson
| image = MattThompson.jpg
| caption = Thompson training for Newcastle Jets
| fullname = Matthew Thompson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|8|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.82}}
| position = Central Defender, Defensive Midfielder
| currentclub = Valentine FC
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 1999 |clubs1 = Macarthur Rams |caps1 = 4 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1999–2004 |clubs2 = Parramatta Power |caps2 = 93 |goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2004 |clubs3 = Macarthur Rams |caps3 = 4 |goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2004–2005 |clubs4 = Marconi Stallions |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2005–2010 |clubs5 = Newcastle Jets |caps5 = 121 |goals5 = 19
| years6 = 2010–2013 |clubs6 = Melbourne Heart |caps6 = 82 |goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2013–2014 |clubs7 = Sydney FC |caps7 = 18 |goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2014 |clubs8 = Marconi Stallions |caps8 = 6 |goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2014 |clubs9 = PTT Rayong |caps9 = 11 |goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015–2019 |clubs10= Maitland FC |caps10 = 88 |goals10= 33
| years11 = 2020 |clubs11= Lambton Jaffas |caps11 = 12 |goals11= 2
| years12 = 2021– |clubs12= Valentine FC |caps12 = 9 |goals12= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 |nationalteam1 = Australia |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 11 November 2021
| ntupdate = 20 January 2010
}}
Matthew Thompson (born 18 August 1982) is a soccer player who plays for Lambton Jaffas of the National Premier Leagues.
Club career
=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.[http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/98030,thommo-gets-jets-armband.aspx Thommo Gets Jets Armband]
=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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=30909|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107163624/http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=30909|url-status=dead|title=Heart Swoop For Sarkies And Thompson|archive-date=7 January 2011|access-date=25 May 2023}}
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.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/melbourne-heart-axes-four-players-as-club-looks-to-rebound-from-worst-ever-finish/story-fndmchp2-1226615075074 Melbourne Heart Axes Four Players As Club Looks To Rebound From Worst Ever Finish] Herald Sun {{dead link|date=May 2023}}
=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.[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/sydney-sign-former-heart-and-jets-star-matt-thompson-as-injury-replacement-for-peter-triantis/story-fni2fpy9-1226738516421 Sydney Sign Former Heart And Jets Star Matt Thompson As Injury Replacement For Peter Triantis] The Daily Telegraph {{dead link|date=May 2023}}
International career
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile&pid=2269&tid=309 Melbourne Heart profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806030452/http://www.melbourneheartfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile&pid=2269&tid=309 |date=6 August 2010 }}
- [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/T/TE.html Oz Football profile]
{{2009–10 A-League Team of the Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Matt}}
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Australia men's international soccer players
Category:Macarthur Rams FC players
Category:Parramatta Power SC players
Category:Newcastle Jets FC players
Category:Melbourne City FC players
Category:Marconi Stallions FC players
Category:Soccer players from Sydney
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football central defenders