Matt Thompson (soccer)
Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography 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.[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]
International career
Thompson made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus Indonesia.
Honours
With Newcastle Jets:
References
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- ↑ Thommo Gets Jets Armband
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- ↑ Melbourne Heart Axes Four Players As Club Looks To Rebound From Worst Ever Finish Herald Sun Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- 1982 births
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- Parramatta Power SC players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Melbourne City FC players
- Sydney FC players
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Living people
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Men's association football midfielders
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- Lambton Jaffas FC players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen