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{{Short description|Australian association football player (born 1978)}}
{{Hatnote|For the American Yurok elder, see [[Archie Thompson (Yurok)]], for the Australian rules footballer for Geelong, see [[Archie Thompson (Australian rules footballer)]]}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Archie Thompson
| image = Archie Thompson-2012.jpg
| caption = Thompson playing for [[Melbourne Victory FC]] in 2012
| fullname = Archie Gerald Thompson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Australia |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ōtorohanga]], New Zealand
| height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/socceroos/players/Archibald-Thompson/17 | title=Archibald Thompson | publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]] | work=Socceroos | access-date=17 January 2014 | archive-date=16 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016054744/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/socceroos/players/Archibald-Thompson/17}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Lithgow Rangers
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = Twin City Wanderers
| youthyears3 = 1994–1995
| youthclubs3 = [[New South Wales Institute of Sport|NSWIS]]
| years1 = 1995–1996
| clubs1 = [[Bathurst '75 FC|Bathurst '75]]
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 1996–1999
| clubs2 = [[Gippsland Falcons]]
| caps2 = 43
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 1999–2000
| clubs3 = [[Carlton SC]]
| caps3 = 53
| goals3 = 23
| years4 = 2001
| clubs4 = [[Marconi Stallions]]
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2001–2005
| clubs5 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
| caps5 = 90
| goals5 = 28
| years6 = 2005–2016
| clubs6 = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
| caps6 = 224
| goals6 = 90
| years7 = 2006
| clubs7 = → [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] (loan)
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016
| clubs8 = [[Heidelberg United FC|Heidelberg United]]
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017–2019
| clubs9 = [[Murray United FC|Murray United]]
| caps9 = 38
| goals9 = 12
| years10 = 2019
| clubs10 = [[Racing Murcia FC|Racing Murcia]]
| caps10 = 1
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2020
| clubs11 = [[Essendon Royals SC|Essendon Royals]]
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 482
| totalgoals = 179
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia U-23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2008
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]])
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2001–2013
| nationalteam3 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps3 = 54
| nationalgoals3 = 28
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001 Japan–South Korea]]|}}{{MedalCompetition|[[OFC Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]]|}}
}}
'''Archie Gerald Thompson''' (born 23 October 1978) is an Australian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He is also currently serving as a club ambassador for [[Melbourne Victory FC]].<ref name="Melbourne Victory FC">{{cite web|title=Archie Thompson becomes Melbourne Victory ambassador|url=http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/archie-thompson-becomes-melbourne-victory-ambassador/1pqcypd8vl5r31f8lrxnuvg32k|publisher=Melbourne Victory FC|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>

Born in New Zealand, Thompson played youth football at the [[New South Wales Institute of Sport]] before going on to play numerous seasons in the [[National Soccer League]] and [[A-League]]. After eleven seasons with [[Melbourne Victory]], he moved on to play for [[Heidelberg United FC|Heidelberg United]] in 2016. Thompson also played overseas, for [[Belgian Pro League]] side [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] and for Dutch [[Eredivisie]] side [[PSV Eindhoven]].

Thompson has played over 50 times for the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national team]], scoring 28 goals. He was in the squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]] and [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]]s, the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]], the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and the successful [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]].

He holds the all time goal scoring [[List of world association football records|record]] for a single international match, where he scored 13 goals in a [[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|31–0]] victory against [[American Samoa national association football team|American Samoa]] in 2001.<ref name="Telegraph" /> In that same [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification campaign]], Thompson scored 16 goals, which made him the top scorer. As of November 2024, Thompson is Melbourne Victory's all time top goalscorer, with 97 goals in all competitions, and is Melbourne Victory's most capped forward of all time, with 262 appearances in all competitions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne Victory |url=https://aleaguestats.com/A-League%20(Men)_6MelbourneVictory.html |publisher=ALeagueStats |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>

== Club career ==
[[File:Archie Thompson.jpg|thumb|left|Thompson signing an autograph at a Melbourne Victory fan day]]

===Early career===
Archie Thompson began his career as a teenager with [[Bathurst '75 FC]], breaking into the senior squad in 1995. At the close of the 1995 season, he secured a move to the [[National Soccer League]], signing with the [[Gippsland Falcons]] midway through the 1996–97 season. His exceptional pace and skill on the ball were instantly recognisable in a mediocre team, and it wasn't long before he was snapped up by [[Carlton S.C.|Carlton]], becoming a key goalscorer in an attack-minded squad. The demise of Carlton saw a return to Sydney, where he spent the remainder of the 2000–01 season with [[Marconi Stallions|Marconi]], before ultimately signing with Belgium's [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse SK]]. A fan favourite, Thompson scored 9 goals in his first season with the [[Belgian First Division]] club before injury curtailed his progress. In his fourth season in Belgium, he was the club's leading scorer, with 14 goals in 29 league appearances.

===Melbourne Victory===
Due to his strong form, he was lured back home to play for [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] in 2005 (the inaugural A-League season), scoring the team's first ever regular season goal. With the A-League season finishing in March and a four-month gap between then and Australia's first World Cup group match, Thompson was approached in late 2005 join Dutch team [[PSV Eindhoven]] on a temporary loan. PSV was then coached by [[Guus Hiddink]], who was also the Australian national team's head coach, and playing for the team would provide Thompson with the match fitness and exposure to help his chances of being selected in the World Cup team. After negotiations between the Victory and PSV stalled over the financial terms of the deal, Thompson was officially placed on six-month loan to PSV Eindhoven on 13 January 2006. He played what was thought at the time to be his final [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] game against [[Brisbane Roar FC|Queensland Roar]], scoring the only goal as the team's acting captain.<ref>Associated Press (2006) [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Thompson-transfer-completed-Victory/2006/01/13/1137118951632.html Thompson transfer completed: Victory].</ref> This goal took his tally to 8 for the season, which made him Melbourne Victory's inaugural Golden Boot winner. He also tied for the A-League's top goal scorer (the Reebok Golden Boot award) with [[Alex Brosque]], [[Bobby Despotovski]] and [[Stewart Petrie]].
Thompson made just two appearances for PSV as a substitute. He was informed by the club that they would not be signing him to a further deal, and so he returned to [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] for the [[A-League 2006-07]] season.

Resuming with [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] in domestic football, Thompson formed a deadly partnership in the second season of the [[A-League]] with strike partner [[Danny Allsopp]], who both benefited from the attacking skills of [[Brazil]]ian midfielder [[Fred (footballer, born 1979)|Fred]].

Their quality forward play lead Melbourne to become both [[List of A-League champions|premiers]] and [[List of A-League champions|champions]] of the [[A-League 2006-07|A-League in 2006–07]].

Thompson starred in the [[A-League 2006-07#Finals series|2007 A-League Grand Final]] on 18 February 2007, scoring 5 goals and helping [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] to a 6–0 thrashing of rivals [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]. In becoming the first player to [[List of A-League hat-tricks|score more than 3 goals in an A-League match]], Thompson exceeded his own expectations, predicting before the game that he would get a [[hat trick]].  For his efforts, Thompson was awarded the [[Joe Marston Medal]] as the Man of the Match.

Thompson scored the winner against [[Robbie Fowler]]'s [[North Queensland Fury]] in the third game of the [[A-League 2009-10|2009–10 A-League]] season.

During the 2009–2010 Hyundai A League grand final between the Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC, Archie was stretchered off after only 12 minutes due to tearing his knee ligaments. During the post game interview, Archie confirmed that it looks like he will require a full knee reconstruction, resulting in him being out of action for up to 12 months.

Thompson played his first game in the A-League 2010–11 season loss against Gold Coast United, after coming back from a major knee reconstruction.

He went on to win the [[2014–15 A-League]] and [[2015 FFA Cup]] with Victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Archie Thompson to leave Melbourne Victory after 11 seasons, as club opts not to re-sign striker|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-30/archie-thompson-to-leave-melbourne-victory-after-11-years/7373034|newspaper=ABC News|date=30 April 2016|access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref>

On 30 April 2016, Melbourne Victory announced they hadn't renewed Thompson's contract with Thompson departing the club at the end of their 2016 ACL campaign. Thompson spent 11 seasons with the club, scoring 90 goals, 10 of them in finals matches (both numbers being records at the time of his departure from the club).<ref>{{cite web|title=Archie Thompson calls time at Melbourne Victory|url=http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/archie-thompson-calls-time-at-melbourne-victory/n14enng7ywq61wacq4r8tswdq|publisher=[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]|date=30 April 2016|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=2 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502121622/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/archie-thompson-calls-time-at-melbourne-victory/n14enng7ywq61wacq4r8tswdq|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 12 September 2016, Thompson was appointed as a club ambassador of Melbourne Victory.<ref name="Melbourne Victory FC"/>

===National Premier Leagues Victoria===
On 6 August 2016, Thompson signed a short-term, two-game deal with [[National Premier Leagues Victoria]] team [[Heidelberg United FC|Heidelberg United]].

In something of a homecoming, Thompson signed up for a full season with [[Murray United FC]], based in [[Wodonga]], home of his parents, ahead of the 2017 [[National Premier Leagues Victoria 2]] season.<ref>[http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/archie-i-want-to-give-back-449377 Archie: I Want to Give Back] FourFourTwo Australia, Celemt Tito, 31 January 2017</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Greco|first1=John|title=Archie's back! Legend signs for Victorian border side|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/archies-back-legend-signs-for-victorian-border-side/k2drejkh6c7c14fqpe5nbpy4h|website=A-League|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for Murray United as a 57th-minute substitute against [[Melbourne City FC NPL]].

===Racing Murcia===
On 20 August 2019, Thompson signed a contract for fifth division Spanish side [[Racing Murcia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.beinsports.com/au/transfers/news/thompson-signs-for-racing-murcia/1270941|title=Thompson signs for Racing Murcia|date=20 August 2019|work=beIN SPORTS|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> The club has high ambitions as they aim for promotion to [[La Liga]], the top division in Spain, within five years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/archie-thompson-to-continue-his-playing-career-with-spanish-club-/b37ug6pmixa21ldx3powuke2a|title=Archie Thompson to continue his playing career with Spanish club Racing Murcia|last=Francis|first=Kieran|date=20 August 2019|work=Goal|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> Thompson made his debut on 2 September 2019 coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute against [[CD Abarán]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.racingmurciacf.com/2019/09/02/el-infortunio-del-travesano-evita-ver-una-tarde-con-goles/|title=The misfortune of the crossbar avoids seeing an afternoon with goals|date=2 September 2019|work=Racing Murcia FC|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> In a video documenting the progress of the club uploaded to [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] [[The World Game]], it was announced that Thompson had left the club and returned home to Australia.<ref>{{Citation|title=Archie Thompson is missed in Spain {{!}} The World Game|date = 29 October 2019|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/video/1632308803779/archie-thompson-missed-spain?playlist=latest-videos-twg|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Archie Thompson (Australia).jpg|thumb|Thompson (left) playing for Australia against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in 2010]]

Thompson made his first international appearance for [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] on 28 February 2001 in a friendly match against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. He then was included by coach [[Frank Farina]] in the squad for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches]] played in April 2001. On 9 April 2001, he came on as a substitute and scored his first international goal in Australia's first match against [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]], which Australia easily won 22–0, breaking the world record for the largest win in an international match.<ref name=Kuwait>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/exposed-tonga-lose-220-680944.html |title='Exposed' Tonga lose 22–0 |date=10 April 2001 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent News and Media Limited | location=London | first=Nick | last=Harris}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Two days later, in the match against [[American Samoa national football team|American Samoa]], Thompson was named as starter with regular attackers either rested or omitted from the squad. Australia went on to break their own record by [[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|winning 31–0]], with Thompson scoring 13 goals, breaking the world record for most goals scored in an international match. American Samoa, who had player eligibility issues, fielded a team with youth players and was not a match to Australia, even though Australia themselves were missing several star players.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3003021/Australia-score-31-without-loss-in-record-win.html |title=Australia score 31 without loss in record win |date=11 April 2001 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=Telegraph.co.uk |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited |location=London |first=Christopher |last=Davies}}</ref>

A month later, Thompson was named in Australia's squad for the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. He made two substitute appearances in the tournament as Australia went on to achieve third place at the competition. In total, Thompson made seven international appearances in 2001, scoring an impressive 16 goals. However, after 2001, he was not called up by Farina for more than three years before earning a recall in 2004.

On 12 October 2004, he was recalled to the team and made a substitute appearance in the [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]] final, which Australia won. Since then, Thompson was more regularly called up to the national team, although most of his appearances were as a substitute. He was also included in Australia's squad for the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]], appearing in two matches as a substitute. In 2005, Thompson returned to Australia to play for [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] in the inaugural [[A-League]] season. Despite not playing in Europe, he retained his place in the national team and became the only A-League based player in Australia's squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL-OFC play-off)|qualification matches]] against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] for a berth in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/10/28/australia.squad/index.html |title=Moore left out of Australian squad |date=28 October 2005 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=CNN.com |publisher=Time Warner Company }}</ref> Australia eventually qualified for the 2006 World Cup. His good form for Melbourne earned Thompson a place in Australia's squad for the World Cup. He was one of three A-League based players in the squad, even though he spent the run-up to the tournament on loan at [[PSV Eindhoven]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/01/13/1547116.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531141620/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/01/13/1547116.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2008 |title=Thompson seals PSV deal |date=13 January 2006 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> However, he did not receive any playing time in the tournament, as Australia was eliminated in the second round.

In 2007, Thompson was once again included in Australia's squad for a major tournament. This time, Thompson participated in the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]], appearing as a substitute once, in a match against the eventual winners [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]. In 2008, Thompson was included in Australia's [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|under-23 squad]] for the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]] as one of the three over-age players allowed in the team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.theage.com.au/sport/thompson-carney-north-get-olyroos-call-20080704-31ky.html |title=Thompson, Carney, North get Olyroos call |date=4 July 2008 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Digital |location=Melbourne}}</ref> National coach [[Pim Verbeek]] described Thompson's performance against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] in February 2009 as "absolutely hopeless".<ref name=bag>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/24/2500041.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225203545/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/24/2500041.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2009 |title=Verbeek unleashes on 'hopeless' Socceroos pair|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=24 February 2009 |access-date=21 September 2012}}</ref>

Thompson returned to the national team in 2012 and scored in a 3–0 win against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]], his first international goal in 6 years. Three days later, he scored in a 2–1 loss to [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]. His goal scoring form continued as he scored a last-gasp winner in a 2–1 victory over [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] in a must-win [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]] qualifier. Thompson was selected in the squad to take part in [[East Asian Cup]] qualification in Hong Kong, and Thompson was crowned top-goalscorer of the [[2013 EAFF East Asian Cup|2013 East Asian Cup]]. On 5 November, he scored against [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] in a 1–1 draw. Two days later, he scored one of the fastest [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-tricks]] in history after coming on as a substitute and scoring the three in between the 58th and 65th minutes in a 9–0 win over [[Guam national football team|Guam]]. This meant that Thompson has scored 28 international goals, one behind the 29 of [[Damian Mori]] and 22 behind the Australian record of 50, held by [[Tim Cahill]].

===Goalscoring world record===
{{see also|Australia 31–0 American Samoa}}
Thompson's 13 goals broke the previous record of 7 goals, which was jointly held by another Australian, [[Gary Cole (footballer)|Gary Cole]], who scored seven goals against [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1982 World Cup qualification]] on 14 August 1981,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Soccer/The-allimportant-Cole-difference/2004/12/12/1102625590072.html |title=The all-important Cole difference |date=12 December 2004 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=The Age|publisher=The Age Company Ltd | location=Melbourne | first=Michael | last=Lynch}}</ref> and [[Iran national football team|Iran]]ian [[Karim Bagheri]], who also scored seven goals against [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 World Cup qualification]] on 2 June 1997.<ref name="Telegraph" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/Archive/Article/0,4273,4110868,00.html |title=Iran fanatics keep close eye on the Valley |date=30 December 2000 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624011427/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0%2C4273%2C4110868%2C00.html |archive-date=24 June 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some sources mentioned that the previous record was 10 goals, which was achieved by [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]'s [[Sophus Nielsen|Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen]] in a 17–1 win against [[France national football team|France]] at the [[Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Olympics]] and [[Germany national football team|Germany]]'s [[Gottfried Fuchs]] in a 16–0 win against [[Russia national football team|Russia]] at the [[Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/apr/11/newsstory.sport9 |title=Aussie Rules as Socceroos smash world record again |date=11 April 2001 |access-date=5 August 2009 |work=guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited | location=London | first=Dan | last=Rookwood}}</ref> These matches, although fully recognised by [[FIFA]], were played by amateur players. Thompson also equaled the world record for most goals scored in a recognised senior match, set in 1885 when [[John Petrie (footballer)|John Petrie]] scored 13 goals in [[Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord|Arbroath's 36–0 win over Bon Accord]] in a [[Scottish Cup]] tournament.{{cn|date=September 2020}}

==Personal life==
Thompson was born in [[Ōtorohanga]] New Zealand of Scottish descent аnd [[Papua New Guinean people|Papua New Guinean]] mother.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Murray|first1=Les|title=Thank you, Mr Entertainment|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blog/2016/05/23/thank-you-mr-entertainment|website=The World Game|publisher=Special Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> He has three brothers and two sisters.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 November 2005|title=Archie's dream world|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/archies-dream-world-20051112-gdmff2.html|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> He has two children, Isabella and Axel, and bears one tattoo on each of his inner forearms of his children's names.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/di/library/Melbourne_Victory/5c/b8/archie-thompson_ir1il70lksyg19njdt9shq3un.jpg?t=264043699 |title= Archie-Thompson.jpg |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630144004/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/di/library/Melbourne_Victory/5c/b8/archie-thompson_ir1il70lksyg19njdt9shq3un.jpg?t=264043699 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Archie was the official ambassador for ''[[FIFA 08]]'' in Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="ALeagueCover">{{cite web |author=PDT |url=http://au.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/fifasoccer08/news.html?sid=6176900&omUS95act=convert&omUS95clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title;3 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707005037/http://au.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/fifasoccer08/news.html?sid=6176900&omUS95act=convert&omUS95clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title;3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2012 |title=Aussie A-League featured in FIFA 08 - GameSpot.com |publisher=Au.gamespot.com |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=21 September 2012 }}</ref>

Thompson is a fan of the [[Melbourne Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]].<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/kicking-around/2008/01/10/1199554830553.html Kicking around] Martin Boulton for The Age 11 January 2008</ref>

In October 2010, his book ''What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger'' was released by Melbourne University Publishing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalogue.mup.com.au/978-0-522-85767-2.html |title=MUP Publications – Home |publisher=Catalogue.mup.com.au |access-date=21 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729134029/http://catalogue.mup.com.au/978-0-522-85767-2.html |archive-date=29 July 2012 }}</ref>

Thompson is currently a pundit for [[Paramount+#Sports programming|Paramount]] and [[Network 10]]'s coverage of the A-League and a panellist on A-League review show ''A-Leagues Download''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myers |first=Matt |date=2023-03-15 |title=Archie Thompson |url=https://thecelebritywhisperer.com.au/2023/03/15/archie-thompson/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Celebrity Whisperer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='He's just an excitement machine!' {{!}} The A-Leagues Download {{!}} FULL Round Analysis |url=https://aleagues.com.au/videos/id/hes-just-an-excitement-machine-the-a-leagues-download-full-round-analysis/6366543801112/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=A-Leagues |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|8 October 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Archie Thompson » Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe2755/archie-thompson/club-matches/|website=worldfootball.net|date=3 May 2016 |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL}}</ref>

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!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!10!!colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||43!!10
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Carlton SC]]
|rowspan="3"|National Soccer League
|[[1998–99 National Soccer League|1998–99]]
|10||5||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||10||5
|-
|[[1999–2000 National Soccer League|1999–2000]]
|35||12||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||35||12
|-
|[[2000–01 National Soccer League|2000–01]]
|8||6||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||8||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!53!!23!!colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||53!!23
|-
|[[Marconi Stallions]]
|National Soccer League
|[[2000–01 National Soccer League|2000–01]]
|13||6||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||13||6
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Belgian First Division A|Belgian First Division]]
|[[2001–02 Belgian First Division|2001–02]]
|31||9||3||2||colspan=2|–||34||11
|-
|[[2002–03 Belgian First Division|2002–03]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||5||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Belgian First Division|2003–04]]
|25||4||2||1||colspan=2|–||27||5
|-
|[[2004–05 Belgian First Division|2004–05]]
|29||14||4||2||colspan=2|–||33||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!90!!27!!9!!5!!colspan=2|–!!99!!32
|-
|[[PSV Eindhoven]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|[[2005–06 PSV Eindhoven season|2005–06]]
|2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|rowspan="11"|[[A-League]]
|[[2005–06 Melbourne Victory FC season|2005–06]]
|15||8||4||2||colspan=2|–||19||10
|-
|[[2006–07 Melbourne Victory FC season|2006–07]]
|22||15||5||2||colspan=2|–||27||17
|-
|[[2007–08 Melbourne Victory FC season|2007–08]]
|20||6||2||0||3||1||25||7
|-
|[[2008–09 Melbourne Victory FC season|2008–09]]
|19||9||0||0||colspan=2|–||19||9
|-
|[[2009–10 Melbourne Victory FC season|2009–10]]
|26||11||colspan=2|–||1||0||27||11
|-
|[[2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season|2010–11]]
|9||4||colspan=2|–||6||0||15||4
|-
|[[2011–12 Melbourne Victory FC season|2011–12]]
|27||7||colspan=2|–||0||0||27||7
|-
|[[2012–13 Melbourne Victory FC season|2012–13]]
|22||9||colspan=2|–||0||0||22||9
|-
|[[2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC season|2013–14]]
|24||9||colspan=2|–||5||0||29||9
|-
|[[2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season|2014–15]]
|26||11||2||1||colspan=2|–||28||12
|-
|[[2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season|2015–16]]
|14||1||2||0||8||1||24||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!224!!90!!15!!5!!23!!2!!262!!97
|-
|[[Heidelberg United]]
|[[National Premier Leagues Victoria|NPL Victoria]]
|[[2016 Football Federation Victoria season|2016]]
|2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Murray United FC|Murray United]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archie Thompson |work=SportsTG |access-date=8 October 2018 |url= http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=202592194&client=0-10178-160747-435505-21697608}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|[[National Premier Leagues Victoria|NPL Victoria 2]]
|[[2017 Football Federation Victoria season|2017]]
|21||7||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||21||7
|-
|[[2018 Football Federation Victoria season|2018]]
|5||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!26!!7!!colspan=2|–!!colspan=2|–!!26!!7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!453!!163!!24!!10!!23!!2!!500!!175
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|id=422|name=Archie Thompson|accessdate=21 September 2012}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
|2001||7||16
|-
|2004||1||1
|-
|2005||8||3
|-
|2006||7||1
|-
|2007||5||0
|-
|2008||2||0
|-
|2009||2||0
|-
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||1||0
|-
|2012||12||7
|-
|2013||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54!!28
|}

:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thompson goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Archie Thompson
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|9 April 2001}}
|[[Coffs Harbour International Stadium]], [[Coffs Harbour]], Australia
|{{fb|Tonga}}
|style="text-align:center"|18–0
|style="text-align:center"|22–0
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. Tonga|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21003/Australia_Tonga.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="13"|{{dts|11 April 2001}}
|rowspan="13"|Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia	
|rowspan="13"|{{fb|American Samoa}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="13" style="text-align:center"|[[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|31–0]]
|rowspan="13"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|rowspan="13"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. American Samoa|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21004/Australia_American_Samoa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|8–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|10–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|11–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|12–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|14–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|15–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|style="text-align:center"|16–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|20–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|22–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|style="text-align:center"|23–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|style="text-align:center"|29–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|30–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|16 April 2001}}
|rowspan="2"|Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Samoa}}
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|11–0
|rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. Samoa|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21006/Australia_Samoa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|style="text-align:center"|9–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|12 October 2004}}
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]], Australia
|{{fb|Solomon Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|style="text-align:center"|[[2004 OFC Nations Cup final|6–0]]
|[[2004 OFC Nations Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2161/Australia_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|{{dts|3 September 2005}}
|Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	
|{{fb|Solomon Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17355/Australia_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|{{dts|6 September 2005}}
|[[Lawson Tama Stadium]], [[Honiara]], Solomon Islands
|{{fb|Solomon Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Solomon Islands vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17356/Solomon_Islands_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|{{dts|9 October 2005}}
|[[Craven Cottage]], [[London]], England
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17360/Australia_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|{{dts|22 February 2006}}
|[[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]], Bahrain
|{{fb|Bahrain}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|[[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bahrain vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/1579/Bahrain_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|6 September 2012}}
|[[Tripoli Municipal Stadium]], [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]], Lebanon
|{{fb|Lebanon}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/8524/Lebanon_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|{{dts|11 September 2012}}
|[[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan
|{{fb|Jordan}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jordan vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4043/Jordan_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|{{dts|16 October 2012}}
|[[Grand Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]], Qatar
|{{fb|Iraq}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iraq vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4045/Iraq_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|5 December 2012}}
|[[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Causeway Bay]], Hong Kong
|{{fb|North Korea}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[2013 EAFF East Asian Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=North Korea vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/8526/North_Korea_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|7 December 2012}}
|rowspan="3"|Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong	
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Guam}}
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|9–0
|rowspan="3"|2013 EAFF East Asian Cup	
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guam vs. Australia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/8527/Guam_Australia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|}

==Honours==
'''Melbourne Victory'''
* [[A-League]] Championship: [[2006–07 A-League|2006–07]], [[2008–09 A-League|2008–09]], [[2014–15 A-League|2014–15]]
'''Australia'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: 3rd place, [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/teams/team=43976/index.html  |title=FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001: Australia |access-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122105959/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/teams/team=43976/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[OFC Nations Cup]]: [[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2004|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
* [[A-League Golden Boot]]: [[2005–06 A-League|2005–06]]
* [[Joe Marston Medal]]: [[2007 A-League Grand Final|2007]]
* [[Melbourne Victory FC|Victory Medal]]: [[2007–08 Melbourne Victory FC season|2007–08]], [[2009–10 Melbourne Victory FC season|2009–10]]
* [[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards|A-League PFA Team of the Season]]: [[2008–09 A-League|2008–09]], [[2009–10 A-League|2009–10]], [[2011–12 A-League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 A-League|2012–13]]
* [[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards|A-League PFA Team of the Decade]]: 2005–2015
'''Records'''
* Most goals in an international match: 13
* Most goals in an [[A-League]] match: 5
* Most [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] appearances: 261
* Most [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] goals: 97

==See also==
* [[List of Melbourne Victory FC players]]
* [[List of foreign football players in the Netherlands]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/players/Archie-Thompson/17 Melbourne Victory profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107002329/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory/players/Archie-Thompson/17 |date=7 November 2011 }}
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/T/TE.html Oz Football profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011062837/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Socceroos/default.aspx?s=soc_player_profile&pid=355&tid=23 FFA – Socceroo profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622112926/http://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/socceroos/archie-thompson/ Yahoo World Cup profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220231/http://www.worldfootballregister.com/hat-trick/male/domestic/australia/national/a-league/melbourne-victory/open/archie-thompson/148040605715144/ Hat Trick against Adelaide United] on World Football Register
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/harry-kewell-kickstarted-my-career/2007/12/08/1196813085180.html Article written for The Age]

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