34 Facts About Archie Thompson

Archie Gerald Thompson was born on 23 October 1978 and is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Archie Thompson is currently serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC.

Archie Thompson played overseas, for Belgian Pro League side Lierse and for Dutch Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven.

Archie Thompson has played over 50 times for the Australian national team, scoring 28 goals.

Archie Thompson 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.

In that same qualification campaign, Archie Thompson scored 16 goals, which made him the top scorer.

Archie Thompson began his career as a teenager with Bathurst '75 FC, breaking into the senior squad in 1995.

Archie Thompson 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.

Archie Thompson tied for the A-League's top goal scorer with Alex Brosque, Bobby Despotovski and Stewart Petrie.

Archie Thompson made just two appearances for PSV as a substitute.

In becoming the first player to score more than 3 goals in an A-League match, Archie Thompson exceeded his own expectations, predicting before the game that he would get a hat trick.

Archie Thompson spent 11 seasons with the club, scoring 90 goals, 10 of them in finals matches.

On 12 September 2016, Archie Thompson was appointed as a club ambassador of Melbourne Victory.

On 6 August 2016, Archie Thompson signed a short-term, two-game deal with National Premier Leagues Victoria team Heidelberg United.

In something of a homecoming, Archie Thompson signed up for a full season with Murray United FC, based in Wodonga, home of his parents, ahead of the 2017 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 season.

Archie Thompson made his debut for Murray United as a 57th-minute substitute against Melbourne City FC NPL.

On 20 August 2019, Archie Thompson signed a contract for fifth division Spanish side Racing Murcia.

Archie Thompson made his debut on 2 September 2019 coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute against CD Abaran.

Archie Thompson made his first international appearance for Australia on 28 February 2001 in a friendly match against Colombia.

Archie Thompson then was included by coach Frank Farina in the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches played in April 2001.

Two days later, in the match against American Samoa, Archie Thompson was named as starter with regular attackers either rested or omitted from the squad.

Archie Thompson made two substitute appearances in the tournament as Australia went on to achieve third place at the competition.

In total, Archie Thompson made seven international appearances in 2001, scoring an impressive 16 goals.

Since then, Archie Thompson was more regularly called up to the national team, although most of his appearances were as a substitute.

Archie Thompson was included in Australia's squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, appearing in two matches as a substitute.

In 2005, Archie Thompson returned to Australia to play for Melbourne Victory in the inaugural A-League season.

Archie Thompson 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.

In 2007, Archie Thompson was included in Australia's squad for a major tournament.

In 2008, Archie 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.

Archie Thompson was selected in the squad to take part in East Asian Cup qualification in Hong Kong, and Archie Thompson was crowned top-goalscorer of the 2013 East Asian Cup.

Archie Thompson has two children, Isabella and Axel, and bears one tattoo on each of his inner forearms of his children's names.

Archie Thompson was the official ambassador for FIFA 08 in Australia and New Zealand.

Archie Thompson is a fan of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Archie Thompson is currently a pundit for Paramount and Network 10's coverage of the A-League and a panellist on A-League review show A-Leagues Download.