Matt Acton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Acton | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | QAS | ||
| 2007–2014 | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Melbourne Victory | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Matthew "Matt" Acton is an Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory. Acton was born to an English mother and English/Finnish father.
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.[2]
In December 2015, Kaya F.C. of the United Football League announced that they have signed Acton.[2][3]
On 25 November 2016, Melbourne Victory signed Acton as an injury replacement for Alastair Bray, after both had trialled with Melbourne Victory pre-season.[4]
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.
Career statistics
- As of 7 October 2014
Notes CS = Clean Sheets
| Club | Season | Division | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2013–14[5] | A-League | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 2014–15[5] | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yangon United | 2014[6] | Myanmar National League | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
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.)
References
- ↑ "Matthew Acton". Brisbane Roar players. footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Kaya signs new foreign players". Kaya F.C. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kaya FC signs former Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Matthew Acton". Football Channel Asia. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ Huguenin, Michael (25 November 2016). "Victory draft in Acton for injured Bray". Goal.com.
- 1 2 "Matt Acton (Brisbane Roar)". Ultimate A-League.
- ↑ "Matt Acton returns to Brisbane Roar for the new A-League season". ESPN FC. 7 October 2014.