Matthew Thompson (born 18 August 1982) is a soccer player who plays for

Lambton Jaffas Lambton Jaffas Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Lambton a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, the highest division of the New South Wales Football Leagues. History ...

of the

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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 Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...

. 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), Victor ...

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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 Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian ...

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 A-League expansion club,

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the south–eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, that plays in the A-League, the top level of Australian soccer, under licence from Australian Profession ...

, 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

Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo (born 8 January 1979) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre back and defensive midfielder. He spent two years playing in Europe with spells in the Premier League with Manchester City and in the Belgian Fir ...

, Clint Bolton 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 Sydney FC 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

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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

: * A-League

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: 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