Archie Thompson, Australia footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Archie Thompson

Australia

23 October 1978

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Archie Thompson is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He is also currently serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC.

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. In that same 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.

In 2015, preeminent football journalist Michael Cockerill declared Thompson was the \"greatest player in A-League history\".

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📋 Profile & Career

: Thompson playing for Melbourne Victory FC in 2012

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Archie Gerald Thompson
Date of birth: (1978-10-23) 23 October 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth: Ōtorohanga, New Zealand
Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions: Strikerwinger

⚽ 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)