Matthew Thompson (born 18 August 1982) is a

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player who plays for

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of the National Premier Leagues.

Club career

Newcastle Jets

He scored a spectacular goal against

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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 Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

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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.

Melbourne Heart

On 24 November 2009 he signed a contract with 2010-11

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expansion club, Melbourne Heart, becoming one of the club's first signings. Thompson is the record games holder for the A- league. 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

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and

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, were released by the Heart at the conclusion of the

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Sydney FC

On 11 October 2013, he signed with

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as an injury replacement for

Peter Triantis Peter Triantis (born 17 January 1992) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Bankstown City. Club career Youth career Triantis' youth career began in 2009 at APIA Leichhardt Tigers before moving a year later to ...

. He made his debut on the same day in Round 1 of the 2013–14 season against Newcastle Jets.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/sydney-sign-former-heart-and-jets-star-matt-thompson-as-injury-replacement-for-peter-triantis/story-fni2fpy9-1226738516421

International career

Thompson made his first senior international debut for the

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on 28 January 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus

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Honours

With Newcastle Jets: *

Championship: 2007–08

References

External links

Melbourne Heart profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Matt 1982 births Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Macarthur Rams FC players 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 footballers in Thailand Association football midfielders Association football central defenders