Matt Acton

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Matt Acton
Matthew Acton training for Melbourne Victory February 2022 (cropped).jpg
Acton in 2022
Personal information
Full name Matthew Michael Acton
Date of birth (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Brisbane Roar
Number 29
Youth career
2007–2011 QAS
2007–2014 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Brisbane Roar 2 (0)
2014 Yangon United 14 (0)
2014–2015 Brisbane Roar 0 (0)
2015 Olympic FC 16 (0)
2015–2016 Kaya 26 (0)
2016–2023 Melbourne Victory 38 (0)
2023– Brisbane Roar 1 (0)
International career‡
2011 Australia U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2013

Matthew Michael Acton (born 3 June 1992) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Brisbane Roar. Besides Australia, he has played in Myanmar and the Philippines. [2] [3]

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Club career

Acton played for Brisbane Roar. He became the first Australian goalkeeper to join the Myanmar National League when Yangon United signed him in. He was a starting player in all of his 14 caps for Yangon where in five games he managed to keep a clean sheet. He assisted Yangon in their second-place finish. After his stint with Yangon he return Brisbane Roar then joined Olympic F.C. [4]

In December 2015, Kaya F.C. of the United Football League announced that they had signed Acton. [4] [5]

On 25 November 2016, Melbourne Victory signed Acton as an injury replacement for Alastair Bray, after both had trialled with Melbourne Victory pre-season. [6]

After Lawrence Thomas was ruled out with injury, Acton made his debut for Melbourne Victory on 26 November 2016, in a 2–0 victory over the Newcastle Jets.

On 24 September 2020, Melbourne Victory Re-signed Acton for extend three year deal. [7]

On 3 July 2023, Brisbane Roar announced that Matt Acton has signed once again for the club that he began at. [8]

Personal life

Acton was born in Australia to an English-Finnish father and English mother. [9] He acquired Finnish citizenship in 2011. [10]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2014

NotesCS = Clean Sheets

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague1CupInternational2Total
AppsCSAppsCSAppsCSAppsCS
Brisbane Roar 2013–14 [11] A-League 21––––21
2014–15 [11] 00––0000
Total21––0021
Yangon United 2014 [12] Myanmar National League 145––––145
Total1450000145
Career Total1660000166

1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages (i.e. ACL 2015 and A-League season 2014–15 etc.)

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Acton". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "VICTORY JOURNEYMAN RELISHING SECOND CHANCE". ftbl.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Matt Acton: Playing in Myanmar has helped me grow as a footballer". espn.com. 24 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Kaya signs new foreign players". Kaya F.C. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kaya FC signs former Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Matthew Acton". Football Channel Asia. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Huguenin, Michael (25 November 2016). "Victory draft in Acton for injured Bray". Goal.com.
  7. ↑ "MATT ACTON RE-SIGNS ON THREE-YEAR DEAL". melbournevictory.com.au. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "BRISBANE ROAR WELCOME BACK GOALKEEPER MATT ACTON". brisbaneroar.com.au. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Acton: Myanmar has helped me grow". ESPN.com. 30 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Australian pääsarjassa pelaava Matt Acton: "Olen ylpeä suomalaisuudestani"". Kymppipaikka (in Finnish). 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Matt Acton (Brisbane Roar)". Ultimate A-League.
  12. ↑ "Matt Acton returns to Brisbane Roar for the new A-League season". ESPN FC. 7 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "2021 FFA Cup Final". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

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