For the American Yurok elder, see Archie Thompson (Yurok), for the Australian rules footballer for Geelong, see Archie Thompson (Australian rules footballer)
Archie Thompson
Thompson playing for Melbourne Victory FC in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Archie Gerald Thompson[1]
Date of birth
(1978-10-23) 23 October 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth
Ōtorohanga, New Zealand
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)
Striker / Winger
Youth career
Lithgow Rangers
Twin City Wanderers
1994–1995
NSWIS
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1995–1996
Bathurst '75
16
(9)
1996–1999
Gippsland Falcons
43
(10)
1999–2000
Carlton SC
53
(23)
2001
Marconi Stallions
13
(6)
2001–2005
Lierse
90
(28)
2005–2016
Melbourne Victory
224
(90)
2006
→ PSV (loan)
2
(0)
2016
Heidelberg United
2
(0)
2017–2019
Murray United
38
(12)
2019
Racing Murcia
1
(1)
2020
Essendon Royals
0
(0)
Total
482
(179)
International career
1998–2001
Australia U-23
8
(1)
2008
Australia Olympic (O.P.)
2
(0)
2001–2013
Australia
54
(28)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Australia
OFC Nations Cup
Winner
2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Archie Gerald Thompson (born 23 October 1978) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also currently serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC.[3]
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 in 2016. Thompson also played overseas, for Belgian Pro League side Lierse and for Dutch Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven.
Thompson has played over 50 times for the Australian national team, scoring 28 goals. He was in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2001 and 2005 FIFA Confederations Cups, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the successful 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
He holds the all time goal scoring record for a single international match, where he scored 13 goals in a 31–0 victory against American Samoa in 2001.[4]
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^"Archibald Thompson". Socceroos. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
^"Archie Thompson becomes Melbourne Victory ambassador". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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