- Matt Thompson (footballer)
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Matt Thompson 
Personal information Full name Matthew Thompson Date of birth 18 September 1982 Place of birth Sydney, Australia Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Defender, Midfielder Club information Current club Melbourne Heart Number 8 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999 Macarthur Rams 4 (0) 1999–2004 Parramatta Power 93 (8) 2004 Macarthur Rams 4 (1) 2004–2005 Marconi Stallions 20 (2) 2005–2010 Newcastle Jets 121 (19) 2010– Melbourne Heart 36 (3) National team‡ 2009– Australia 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 20 January 2010 (UTC)Matthew Thompson (born 18 August 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart. He is currently the most capped player in the A-League's history with 156 appearances.
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Club career
Newcastle Jets
He scored a spectacular goal against Central Coast Mariners 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 at EnergyAustralia Stadium 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.[1]
Melbourne Heart
On 24 November 2009 he signed a contract with 2010-11 A-League expansion club, Melbourne Heart, becoming one of the club's first signings.[2]
International career
Thompson made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in a AFC Asian Cup qualifing match versus Indonesia.
Honours
With Newcastle Jets:
A-League Championship: 2007-2008
References
External links
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Australian soccer players
- Parramatta Power players
- Newcastle United Jets players
- Melbourne Heart players
- A-League players
- Australia international soccer players
- Marconi Stallions players
- Australian soccer biography stubs
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