Michael Turnbull (soccer)

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Michael Turnbull
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Michael Turnbull training for Melbourne Victory in 2015
Personal information
Full name Michael David Turnbull
Date of birth (1981-03-24) 24 March 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1994 Loganholme
1994–1997 Rochedale
1997–1999 A.I.S.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2004 Marconi Stallions 106 (0)
2004–2005 Standard Liège 0 (0)
2006 Kingston City 11 (0)
2006–2007 New Zealand Knights 6 (0)
2007 Oakleigh Cannons 19 (0)
2008 Sydney United 0 (0)
2008 Wollongong FC 5 (0)
2009 Sydney Olympic 3 (0)
2014–2015 Brisbane Strikers 11 (0)
2015 Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
Total161(0)
International career
1999–2001 Australia U20 10 (0)
2004 Australia U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael David Turnbull (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian former professional footballer, businessman, and television personality who played as goalkeeper and reality television contestant. Turnbull was a member of the Australian squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and played in two FIFA World Youth Championships. Turnball also featured as one of the bachelors on Network Ten's The Bachelorette Australia in 2015.

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Club career

Turnbull played with Marconi Stallions in the National Soccer League between 1997 and 2004. [1]

In 2000, he briefly trained with AS Roma, however was never signed by the Italian club. [2]

After leaving Marconi, Turnbull signed with Belgian team Standard Liège, however he was unable to break into the first team.

After leaving Belgium he signed with Bristol City for three years in England but had to return to Australia due to work visa issues. [3]

In March 2006 Turnbull was signed by A-League team New Zealand Knights. [4] He left at the end of the 2006–07 season after playing six matches for the Auckland team.

He later played for the Brisbane Strikers in NPL Queensland and in the FFA Cup.

On 24 April 2015, Melbourne Victory announced that they had signed Michael Turnbull leading into the A-League finals series. [5] His stint ended without playing a game after the Victory went on to win the league's Premiership and Championship.

International career

Turnbull played three matches for Australia U20 at the 1999 and 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships. At the 1999 tournament he played one match, a 4–0 loss against Ireland. At the 2001 tournament he played two games, a 2–0 win over Japan and a 3–0 loss to Czech Republic. [6]

Turnbull was a member of the Australian team at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he was an unused substitute in Australia's three games. [7] [8] [9] [10]

After football

Turnbull featured as one of the bachelors on Network Ten's The Bachelorette Australia in 2015. He made it to the final two to compete for the love of Sam Frost. [11] He lost to Sasha Mielczarek in the finale.

He was criticised early in the show for discussing his soccer career and claiming that he had played for the Australia national soccer team. [12] [13] [14]

Since retiring as a footballer, Michael has worked in real estate. [11]

Turnbull featured as one of the bachelors on Network Ten's Bachelor in Paradise Australia in 2018.

Turnbull was featured on A Current Affair, where Turnbull was found to have used false and misleading images. Turnbull was alleged to have been involved with skincare product Nerium, which A Current Affair alleged to be a potential pyramid scheme. [15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marconi Stallions 1999–2000 National Soccer League 2900000290
2000–01 60000060
2001–02 2300000230
2002–03 2300000230
2003–04 2500000250
Marconi total106000001060
Standard Liège 2004–05 Belgian First Division 00000000
Kingston City 2006 Victorian Premier League 1100000110
New Zealand Knights 2006–07 A-League 60200080
Oakleigh Cannons 2007 Victorian Premier League 1900000190
Sydney United 2008 NSW Premier League 00000000
Wollongong FC 2008 50000050
Sydney Olympic 2009 30000030
Brisbane Strikers 2014 National Premier Leagues 50300080
2015 60000060
Strikers total1103000140
Melbourne Victory 2014–15 A-League 00000000
Career total161050001660

Honours

Club

Wollongong FC
Brisbane Strikers
Melbourne Victory

International

Australia

See also

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  1. ↑ "Turnbull, Michael". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Michael (24 August 2000). "The coach, the players and an Olympic goal". The Age. Retrieved 24 September 2015. Turnbull travelled to Italy mid-season to take part in a youth competition for Marconi, and stayed on to spend some time training with SerieA club Roma.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100618052755/http://michaelturnbull.com/profile.asp Official website][ better source needed ]
  4. ↑ Smith, Tony (8 March 2006). "Knights sign goalkeeper". The Press. He had five years in the former National Soccer League with Sydney club Marconi before signing for Standard Liege, where he was unable to break into the first team.
  5. ↑ "Coe replacement Turnbull to compete with Thomas". Football Federation Australia. 24 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Michael Turnbull - Playing career at FIFA Tournaments". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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  8. ↑ "Australia - Italy". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Australia - Nigeria". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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  11. 1 2 "What's easier: perfect property or perfect match? Bachelorette's Michael tells..." Domain. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Michael Turnbull Bachelorette: did goalkeeper stretch the truth about career in search of love?". Fox Sports. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  15. ↑ A Current Affair (26 February 2019), Bachelorette Scam | A Current Affair , retrieved 21 March 2019
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