Archie Thompson

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Archie Thompson
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Archie Thompson (2007)
Personnel
Surname Archibald Gerald Thompson
birthday October 23, 1978
place of birth Otorohanga ,  New Zealand
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1995-1996 Bathurst '75
1996-1998 Gippsland Falcons 43 (10)
1998-2000 Carlton SC 49 (21)
2000-2001 Marconi Stallions 12 0(6)
2001-2005 Lierse SK 90 (28)
2005-2006 Melbourne Victory 15 0(8)
2006 PSV Eindhoven 2 0(0)
2006-2016 Melbourne Victory 224 (90)
2016 Heidelberg United 2 0(0)
2017-2019 Murray United 38 0(12)
2019 Racing Murcia 1 0(1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
1998-2008 Australia U-23 10 0(1)
2001-2013 Australia 40 (25)
1 Only league games are given.
As of January 16, 2014

2 As of January 16, 2014

Archie Thompson (born October 23, 1978 in Otorohanga , New Zealand ; actually Archibald Gerald Thompson ) is a former Australian football player of Pakeh and Papua New Guinean origin.

Career

The Australian striker played his first international match against Colombia on February 28, 2001 . He became known worldwide on April 11, 2001. In his third international match he scored 13 goals in a 31-0 win against American Samoa in the Australian seaside resort of Coffs Harbor . With that, both he and his national team set a new goal record at national team level.

In a total of 46 international matches, Thompson scored 28 goals, making him third among the top Australian goalscorers. (As of April 13, 2016)

Thompson won the 2004 OFC Nations Cup with the Australian national team and took part in the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany .

On December 7, 2012, Thompson scored after his substitution in the 56th minute in the game against Guam in qualifying for the East Asian Championship 2013 within five minutes the fastest recognized hat trick in an official international game. He scored in the 9-0 victory of the Australians against the world number-181. in the 59th, 63rd and 65th minutes.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hattrick in five minutes: World record for Thompson ( Memento from June 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ The Australian Association names the 58th, 61st and 67th minutes as the time of the goals. ( Online ( Memento from April 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ))

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personal data
SURNAME Thompson, Archie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thompson, Archibald Gerald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Otorohanga , New Zealand