Michael David Turnbull (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian former professional

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, businessman, and television personality who played as

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and reality television contestant. Turnbull was a member of the Australian squad at the

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in Sydney, and played in two FIFA World Youth Championships. Turnball also featured as one of the bachelors on

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's ''

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'' in 2015.

Club career

Turnbull played with

Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marconi, a social ...

in the

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between 1997 and 2004. In 2000, he briefly trained with

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, however was never signed by the Italian club. After leaving Marconi, Turnbull signed with Belgian team

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...

, however he was unable to break into the first team. After leaving Belgium he signed with

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for three years in England but had to return to Australia due to work visa issues. In March 2006 Turnbull was signed by A-League team

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. He left at the end of the 2006–07 season after playing six matches for the Auckland team. He later played for the

Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season and was one of two ...

in NPL Queensland and in the

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. On 24 April 2015,

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announced that they had signed Michael Turnbull leading into the

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finals series. His stint ended without playing a game after the Victory went on to win the league's Premiership and Championship.

International career

Turnbull played three matches for Australia U20 at the

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and

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s. At the 1999 tournament he played one match, a 4–0 loss against

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. At the 2001 tournament he played two games, a 2–0 win over

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and a 3–0 loss to

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. Turnbull was a member of the Australian team at the

where he was an unused substitute in Australia's three games.

After football

Turnbull featured as one of the bachelors on

's ''

'' in 2015. He made it to the final two to compete for the love of

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. He lost to Sasha Mielczarek in the finale. He was criticised early in the show for discussing his soccer career and claiming that he had played for the

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. Since retiring as a footballer, Michael has worked in real estate. Turnbull featured as one of the bachelors on

's '' Bachelor in Paradise Australia'' in 2018. Turnbull was featured on A Current Affair, where Turnbull was found to have used false and misleading images. Turnbull was alleged to have been involved with skincare product Nerium, which A Current Affair alleged to be a potential pyramid scheme.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

Wollongong FC Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

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Championship:

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;

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: 2014 ;

Championship: 2014–15 *

Premiership: 2014–15

International

;

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turnbull, Michael 1981 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Australia youth international soccer players Australia under-20 international soccer players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Marconi Stallions FC players Standard Liège players New Zealand Knights FC players Oakleigh Cannons FC players Sydney United 58 FC players Wollongong Wolves FC players Sydney Olympic FC players Brisbane Strikers FC players Melbourne Victory FC players National Soccer League (Australia) players Victorian Premier League players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Sydney Australian expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Olympic soccer players of Australia Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Participants in Australian reality television series Australian real estate agents Bachelor Nation contestants Australian soccer players People educated at John Paul College (Brisbane)