10. Archie Thompson
Qantas Socceroo recruited from Lierse in Belgium. Archie Thompson etched his place in Australian football history when he scored five goals against Adelaide United in the 2007 Grand Final. Thompson, who is Melbourne Victory’s marquee player, also scored a world record 13 goals for Australia against American Samoa in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
Date of birth:
Oct 23, 1978
Place of birth:
Otorohanga, New Zealand
Previous Clubs:
1995-96 Bathurst (NSW)
1996-99 Morwell Falcons (Australia)
1999-2000 Carlton (Australia)
2001 Marconi Stallions (Australia)
2001-05 Lierse (Belgium)
2006 PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Junior Clubs:
Lithgow Rangers, Twin City Wanderers
Hyundai A-League Debut Appearance:
v Sydney FC (D1-1), Aussie Stadium, 28 August 2005
Hyundai A-League Debut Goal:
v Sydney FC (D1-1), Aussie Stadium, 28 August 2005
Representative Honours Achieved:
Qantas Socceroos, Qantas Under 23s
Major Honours Achieved:
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, Korea/Japan
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Germany
2005/06 Hyundai A-League Golden Boot
2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany
2007 Hyundai A-League Grand Final winner
2007 AFC Asian Cup
2008 AFC Champions League
2008 Beijing Olympic Games
2009 Hyundai A-League Grand Final winner
Hyundai A-League [ 2005/06 Season ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 15 | 14 | 1263 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2006/07 Season ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 22 | 22 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2007-08 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 20 | 20 | 1781 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2008-09 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 19 | 18 | 1656 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2009-10 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 26 | 25 | 2220 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2010/11 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Legend
| NO = Shirt Number | POS = Position | GP = Games Played |
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| GS = Games Started | MIN = Minutes | S = Keeper Saves |
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| CS = Keeper Clean sheets | G = Goals | A = Goal Assists |
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| Att = Attempts on Goal | On = Attempts on Target | Pen = Penalty Goals |
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| Hat = Hatricks | OFF = Offsides | FC = Fouls Committed |
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| Y = Cautions | R = Expulsions | |