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{{Short description|Australian association football player}}{{Hatnote|For the American Yurok elder, see Archie Thompson (Yurok), for the Australian rules footballer for Geelong, see Archie Thompson (Australian rules footballer)}}{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

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197823|df=y}}| birth_place = Ōtorohanga, New Zealand1.74ftin PUBLISHER=FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA ACCESS-DATE=17 JANUARY 2014 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20131016054744/HTTP://WWW.FOOTBALLAUSTRALIA.COM.AU/SOCCEROOS/PLAYERS/ARCHIBALD-THOMPSON/17, Forward (association football)#Striker>Striker / Winger| currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lithgow Rangers| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Twin City Wanderers| youthyears3 = 1994–1995New South Wales Institute of Sport>NSWIS| years1 = 1995–1996Bathurst '75 FC>Bathurst '75| caps1 = 16| goals1 = 9| years2 = 1996–1999| clubs2 = Gippsland Falcons| caps2 = 43| goals2 = 10| years3 = 1999–2000| clubs3 = Carlton SC| caps3 = 53| goals3 = 23| years4 = 2001| clubs4 = Marconi Stallions| caps4 = 13| goals4 = 6| years5 = 2001–2005Lierse S.K.>Lierse| caps5 = 90| goals5 = 28| years6 = 2005–2016Melbourne Victory FC>Melbourne Victory| caps6 = 224| goals6 = 90| years7 = 2006PSV Eindhoven>PSV (loan)| caps7 = 2| goals7 = 0| years8 = 2016Heidelberg United FC>Heidelberg United| caps8 = 2| goals8 = 0| years9 = 2017–2019Murray United FC>Murray United| caps9 = 38| goals9 = 12| years10 = 2019Racing Murcia FC>Racing Murcia| caps10 = 1| goals10 = 1| years11 = 2020Essendon Royals SC>Essendon Royals| caps11 = 0| goals11 = 0| totalcaps = 482| totalgoals = 179| nationalyears1 = 1998–2001Australia national under-23 association football team>Australia U-23| nationalcaps1 = 8| nationalgoals1 = 1| nationalyears2 = 2008Australia national under-23 association football team>Australia Olympic (O.P.)| nationalcaps2 = 2| nationalgoals2 = 0| nationalyears3 = 2001–2013Australia national association football team>Australia| nationalcaps3 = 54| nationalgoals3 = 28Men's football}}{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}{{MedalCompetition|OFC Nations Cup}}{{Medal|W|2004|}}}}Archie Gerald Thompson (born 23 October 1978) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also currently serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC.WEB, Archie Thompson becomes Melbourne Victory ambassador,weblink Melbourne Victory FC, 12 September 2016, Born in New Zealand, Thompson played youth football at the New South Wales Institute of Sport before going on to play numerous seasons in the National Soccer League and A-League. After eleven seasons with Melbourne Victory, he moved on to play for Heidelberg United in 2016. Thompson also played overseas, for Belgian Pro League side Lierse and for Dutch Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven.Thompson has played over 50 times for the Australian national team, scoring 28 goals. He was in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2001 and 2005 FIFA Confederations Cups, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the successful 2004 OFC Nations Cup.He holds the all time goal scoring record for a single international match, where he scored 13 goals in a 31–0 victory against American Samoa in 2001.

Club career

(File:Archie Thompson.jpg|thumb|left|Thompson signing an autograph at a Melbourne Victory fan day)

Early career

Archie Thompson began his career as a teenager with Bathurst '75 FC, breaking into the senior squad in 1995. At the close of the 1995 season, he secured a move to the National Soccer League, signing with the Gippsland Falcons midway through the 1996–97 season. His exceptional pace and skill on the ball were instantly recognisable in a mediocre team, and it wasn't long before he was snapped up by Carlton, becoming a key goalscorer in an attack-minded squad. The demise of Carlton saw a return to Sydney, where he spent the remainder of the 2000–01 season with Marconi after being signed by mastermind Head of Operations Tony "Bagonk" Trimboli, before ultimately signing with Belgium's Lierse SK. A fan favourite, Thompson scored 9 goals in his first season with the Belgian First Division club before injury curtailed his progress. In his fourth season in Belgium, he was the club's leading scorer, with 14 goals in 29 league appearances.

Melbourne Victory

Due to his strong form, he was lured back home to play for Melbourne Victory in 2005 (the inaugural A-League season), scoring the team's first ever regular season goal. With the A-League season finishing in March and a four-month gap between then and Australia's first World Cup group match, Thompson was approached in late 2005 join Dutch team PSV Eindhoven on a temporary loan. PSV was then coached by Guus Hiddink, who was also the Australian national team's head coach, and playing for the team would provide Thompson with the match fitness and exposure to help his chances of being selected in the World Cup team. After negotiations between the Victory and PSV stalled over the financial terms of the deal, Thompson was officially placed on six-month loan to PSV Eindhoven on 13 January 2006. He played what was thought at the time to be his final Melbourne Victory game against Queensland Roar, scoring the only goal as the team's acting captain.Associated Press (2006) Thompson transfer completed: Victory. This goal took his tally to 8 for the season, which made him Melbourne Victory's inaugural Golden Boot winner. He also tied for the A-League's top goal scorer (the Reebok Golden Boot award) with Alex Brosque, Bobby Despotovski and Stewart Petrie.Thompson made just two appearances for PSV as a substitute. He was informed by the club that they would not be signing him to a further deal, and so he returned to Melbourne Victory for the A-League 2006-07 season.Resuming with Melbourne Victory in domestic football, Thompson formed a deadly partnership in the second season of the A-League with strike partner Danny Allsopp, who both benefited from the attacking skills of Brazilian midfielder Fred.Their quality forward play lead Melbourne to become both premiers and champions of the A-League in 2006–07.Thompson starred in the 2007 A-League Grand Final on 18 February 2007, scoring 5 goals and helping Melbourne Victory to a 6–0 thrashing of rivals Adelaide United. In becoming the first player to score more than 3 goals in an A-League match, Thompson exceeded his own expectations, predicting before the game that he would get a hat trick. For his efforts, Thompson was awarded the Joe Marston Medal as the Man of the Match.Thompson scored the winner against Robbie Fowler's North Queensland Fury in the third game of the 2009–10 A-League season.During the 2009–2010 Hyundai A League grand final between the Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC, Archie was stretchered off after only 12 minutes due to tearing his knee ligaments. During the post game interview, Archie confirmed that it looks like he will require a full knee reconstruction, resulting in him being out of action for up to 12 months.Thompson played his first game in the A-League 2010–11 season loss against Gold Coast United, after coming back from a major knee reconstruction.He went on to win the 2014–15 A-League and 2015 FFA Cup with Victory.NEWS, Archie Thompson to leave Melbourne Victory after 11 seasons, as club opts not to re-sign striker,weblink ABC News, 30 April 2016, 1 May 2016, On 30 April 2016, Melbourne Victory announced they hadn't renewed Thompson's contract with Thompson departing the club at the end of their 2016 ACL campaign. Thompson spent 11 seasons with the club, scoring 90 goals, 10 of them in finals matches (both numbers being records at the time of his departure from the club).WEB, Archie Thompson calls time at Melbourne Victory,weblink Melbourne Victory FC, Melbourne Victory, 30 April 2016, 30 April 2016, 2 May 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160502121622weblink">weblink dead, On 12 September 2016, Thompson was appointed as a club ambassador of Melbourne Victory.

National Premier Leagues Victoria

On 6 August 2016, Thompson signed a short-term, two-game deal with National Premier Leagues Victoria team Heidelberg United.In something of a homecoming, Thompson signed up for a full season with Murray United FC, based in Albury–Wodonga, home of his parents, ahead of the 2017 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 season.Archie: I Want to Give Back FourFourTwo Australia, Celemt Tito, 31 January 2017WEB, Greco, John, Archie's back! Legend signs for Victorian border side,weblink A-League, Football Federation Australia, 31 January 2017, He made his debut for Murray United as a 57th-minute substitute against Melbourne City FC NPL.

Racing Murcia

On 20 August 2019, Thompson signed a contract for fifth division Spanish side Racing Murcia.NEWS,weblink Thompson signs for Racing Murcia, 20 August 2019, beIN SPORTS, 6 September 2019, The club has high ambitions as they aim for promotion to La Liga, the top division in Spain, within five years.NEWS,weblink Archie Thompson to continue his playing career with Spanish club Racing Murcia, Francis, Kieran, 20 August 2019, Goal, 6 September 2019, Thompson made his debut on 2 September 2019 coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute against CD Abarán.NEWS,weblink The misfortune of the crossbar avoids seeing an afternoon with goals, 2 September 2019, Racing Murcia FC, 6 September 2019, In a video documenting the progress of the club uploaded to SBS The World Game, it was announced that Thompson had left the club and returned home to Australia.{{Citation|title=Archie Thompson is missed in Spain {{!}} The World Game|date = 29 October 2019|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/video/1632308803779/archie-thompson-missed-spain?playlist=latest-videos-twg|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}

International career

File:Archie Thompson (Australia).jpg|thumb|Thompson (left) playing for Australia against Kuwait in 2010]]Thompson made his first international appearance for Australia on 28 February 2001 in a friendly match against Colombia. He then was included by coach Frank Farina in the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches played in April 2001. On 9 April 2001, he came on as a substitute and scored his first international goal in Australia's first match against Tonga, which Australia easily won 22–0, breaking the world record for the largest win in an international match.NEWS,weblink 'Exposed' Tonga lose 22–0, 10 April 2001, 5 August 2009, The Independent, Independent News and Media Limited, London, Nick, Harris, {{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Two days later, in the match against American Samoa, Thompson was named as starter with regular attackers either rested or omitted from the squad. Australia went on to break their own record by winning 31–0, with Thompson scoring 13 goals, breaking the world record for most goals scored in an international match. American Samoa, who had player eligibility issues, fielded a team with youth players and was not a match to Australia, even though Australia themselves were missing several star players.NEWS,weblink Australia score 31 without loss in record win, 11 April 2001, 5 August 2009, Telegraph.co.uk, Telegraph Media Group Limited, London, Christopher, Davies, A month later, Thompson was named in Australia's squad for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. He made two substitute appearances in the tournament as Australia went on to achieve third place at the competition. In total, Thompson made seven international appearances in 2001, scoring an impressive 16 goals. However, after 2001, he was not called up by Farina for more than three years before earning a recall in 2004.On 12 October 2004, he was recalled to the team and made a substitute appearance in the 2004 OFC Nations Cup final, which Australia won. Since then, Thompson was more regularly called up to the national team, although most of his appearances were as a substitute. He was also included in Australia's squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, appearing in two matches as a substitute. In 2005, Thompson returned to Australia to play for Melbourne Victory in the inaugural A-League season. Despite not playing in Europe, he retained his place in the national team and became the only A-League based player in Australia's squad for the qualification matches against Uruguay for a berth in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.NEWS,weblink Moore left out of Australian squad, 28 October 2005, 5 August 2009, CNN.com, Time Warner Company, Australia eventually qualified for the 2006 World Cup. His good form for Melbourne earned Thompson a place in Australia's squad for the World Cup. He was one of three A-League based players in the squad, even though he spent the run-up to the tournament on loan at PSV Eindhoven.WEB,weblink Thompson seals PSV deal, 13 January 2006, 5 August 2009, ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, However, he did not receive any playing time in the tournament, as Australia was eliminated in the second round.In 2007, Thompson was once again included in Australia's squad for a major tournament. This time, Thompson participated in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, appearing as a substitute once, in a match against the eventual winners Iraq. In 2008, Thompson was included in Australia's under-23 squad for the 2008 Olympics as one of the three over-age players allowed in the team.NEWS,weblink Thompson, Carney, North get Olyroos call, 4 July 2008, 5 August 2009, The Age, Fairfax Digital, Melbourne, National coach Pim Verbeek described Thompson's performance against Indonesia in February 2009 as "absolutely hopeless".WEB,weblink Verbeek unleashes on 'hopeless' Socceroos pair, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 24 February 2009, 21 September 2012, Thompson returned to the national team in 2012 and scored in a 3–0 win against Lebanon, his first international goal in 6 years. Three days later, he scored in a 2–1 loss to Jordan. His goal scoring form continued as he scored a last-gasp winner in a 2–1 victory over Iraq in a must-win 2014 World Cup qualifier. Thompson was selected in the squad to take part in East Asian Cup qualification in Hong Kong, and Thompson was crowned top-goalscorer of the 2013 East Asian Cup. On 5 November, he scored against North Korea in a 1–1 draw. Two days later, he scored one of the fastest hat-tricks in history after coming on as a substitute and scoring the three in between the 58th and 65th minutes in a 9–0 win over Guam. This meant that Thompson has scored 28 international goals, one behind the 29 of Damian Mori and 22 behind the Australian record of 50, held by Tim Cahill.

Goalscoring world record

{{see also|Australia 31–0 American Samoa}}Thompson's 13 goals broke the previous record of 7 goals, which was jointly held by another Australian, Gary Cole, who scored seven goals against Fiji in the 1982 World Cup qualification on 14 August 1981,NEWS,weblink The all-important Cole difference, 12 December 2004, 5 August 2009, The Age, The Age Company Ltd, Melbourne, Michael, Lynch, and Iranian Karim Bagheri, who also scored seven goals against Maldives in the 1998 World Cup qualification on 2 June 1997.NEWS,weblink Iran fanatics keep close eye on the Valley, 30 December 2000, 5 August 2009, guardian.co.uk, Guardian News and Media Limited, London,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090624011427weblink">weblink 24 June 2009, live, Some sources mentioned that the previous record was 10 goals, which was achieved by Denmark's Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen in a 17–1 win against France at the 1908 Olympics and Germany's Gottfried Fuchs in a 16–0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics.NEWS,weblink Aussie Rules as Socceroos smash world record again, 11 April 2001, 5 August 2009, guardian.co.uk, Guardian News and Media Limited, London, Dan, Rookwood, These matches, although fully recognised by FIFA, were played by amateur players. Thompson also equaled the world record for most goals scored in a recognised senior match, set in 1885 when John Petrie scored 13 goals in Arbroath's 36–0 win over Bon Accord in a Scottish Cup tournament.{{cn|date=September 2020}}

Personal life

Thompson was born in Ōtorohanga to a New Zealand father of Māori descent and а Papua New Guinean mother.WEB, Murray, Les, Thank you, Mr Entertainment,weblink The World Game, Special Broadcasting Corporation, 24 May 2016, He has three brothers and two sisters.NEWS, 12 November 2005, Archie's dream world, The Sydney Morning Herald,weblink 9 December 2021, He has two children, Isabella and Axel, and bears one tattoo on each of his inner forearms of his children's names.WEB,weblink Archived copy, 25 May 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160630144004weblink">weblink 30 June 2016, dead, Archie was the official ambassador for FIFA 08 in Australia and New Zealand.WEB, PDT,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20120707005037weblink">weblink dead, 7 July 2012, Aussie A-League featured in FIFA 08 - GameSpot.com, Au.gamespot.com, 28 September 2007, 21 September 2012, Thompson is a fan of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.Kicking around Martin Boulton for The Age 11 January 2008In October 2010, his book What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger was released by Melbourne University Publishing.WEB,weblink MUP Publications – Home, Catalogue.mup.com.au, 21 September 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120729134029weblink">weblink 29 July 2012,

Career statistics

Club

{{updated|8 October 2018}}WEB, Archie Thompson » Club matches,weblink worldfootball.net, 3 May 2016, HEIM:SPIEL, {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"!rowspan="2"|Club!rowspan="2"|Division!rowspan="2"|Season!colspan="2"|League!colspan="2"|National Cup!colspan="2"|Continental!colspan="2"|Total!Apps!Goals!Apps!Goals!Apps!Goals!Apps!GoalsGippsland FalconsNational Soccer League1996–97 National Soccer League>1996–97–colspan=2|21997–98 National Soccer League>1997–98–colspan=2|41998–99 National Soccer League>1998–99–colspan=2|4!colspan="2"|Total!43!!10!!colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||43!!10Carlton SCNational Soccer League1998–99 National Soccer League>1998–99–colspan=2|51999–2000 National Soccer League>1999–2000–colspan=2|122000–01 National Soccer League>2000–01–colspan=2|6!colspan="2"|Total!53!!23!!colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||53!!23|Marconi Stallions|National Soccer League2000–01 National Soccer League>2000–01–colspan=2|6LierseBelgian First Division2001–02 Belgian First Division>2001–02–34112002–03 Belgian First Division>2002–03–502003–04 Belgian First Division>2003–04–2752004–05 Belgian First Division>2004–05–3316!colspan="2"|Total!90!!27!!9!!5!!colspan=2|–!!99!!32|PSV Eindhoven|Eredivisie2005–06 PSV Eindhoven season>2005–06–colspan=2|0Melbourne VictoryA-League2005–06 Melbourne Victory FC season>2005–06–19102006–07 Melbourne Victory FC season>2006–07–27172007–08 Melbourne Victory FC season>2007–08|72008–09 Melbourne Victory FC season>2008–09–1992009–10 Melbourne Victory FC season>2009–10–1027112010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season>2010–11–601542011–12 Melbourne Victory FC season>2011–12–002772012–13 Melbourne Victory FC season>2012–13–002292013–14 Melbourne Victory FC season>2013–14–502992014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season>2014–15–28122015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season>2015–16|2!colspan="2"|Total!224!!90!!15!!5!!23!!2!!262!!97|Heidelberg UnitedNational Premier Leagues Victoria>NPL Victoria2016 Football Federation Victoria season>2016–colspan=2|0Murray United FCARCHIE THOMPSON ACCESS-DATE=8 OCTOBER 2018,weblink NPL Victoria 22017 Football Federation Victoria season>2017–colspan=2|72018 Football Federation Victoria season>2018–colspan=2|0!colspan="2"|Total!26!!7!!colspan=2|–!!colspan=2|–!!26!!7!colspan="3"|Career total!453!!163!!24!!10!!23!!2!!500!!175

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|pid=422|name=Archie Thompson|accessdate=21 September 2012}}{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"! colspan=3 | Australia!Year!!Apps!!Goals|16|0|0|1|3|1|0|0|0|0|0|7|0!Total||54||28International goals ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! CompetitionCoffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia >TGA}} align=center 22–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 April 2001 rowspan=13 {{fb 2–0 rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;" Australia 31–0 American Samoa>31–0 rowspan=13 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 8–0 10–0 11–0 12–0 14–0 15–0 16–0 20–0 22–0 23–0 29–0 30–0 16 April 2001 rowspan=2 {{fb 7–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 10–0Sydney Football Stadium (1988)>Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia {{fb 4–0 align="center" | 2004 OFC Nations CupSOL}} align=center 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationLawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands >SOL}} align=center 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationCraven Cottage, London, England >JAM}} align=center 5–0 FriendlyBahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain >BHR}} align=center 3–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSaida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon >LIB}} align=center 3–0 FriendlyKing Abdullah Stadium>King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan {{fb 1–2 align="center" 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round>2014 FIFA World Cup qualificationGrand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar >IRQ}} align=center 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualificationHong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong >PRK}} align=center 1–1 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup 7 December 2012 rowspan=3 {{fb 5–0 rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup 6–0 7–0

Honours

Melbourne Victory

• A-League Championship: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15

Australia

• OFC Nations Cup: 2004

Individual

• A-League Golden Boot: 2005–06
• Joe Marston Medal: 2007
• Victory Medal: 2007–08, 2009–10
• A-League PFA Team of the Season: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
• A-League PFA Team of the Decade: 2005–2015

Records

• Most goals in an international match: 13
• Most goals in an A-League match: 5
• Most Melbourne Victory appearances: 261
• Most Melbourne Victory goals: 97

See also

• List of Melbourne Victory FC players
• List of foreign football players in the Netherlands

References

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External links

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• Melbourne Victory profile {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107002329weblink |date=7 November 2011 }}
• Oz Football profile
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121011062837weblink">FFA – Socceroo profile
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060622112926weblink">Yahoo World Cup profile
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070927220231weblink">Hat Trick against Adelaide United on World Football Register
• Article written for The Age

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