Matthew Michael Acton is an Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory. Acton was born to an English mother and half Finnish/half English father.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Michael Acton | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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 | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2013 | |||
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 had 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.
On 24 September 2020, Melbourne Victory Re-signed Acton for extend three year deal.[5]
Notes CS = Clean Sheets
| Club | Season | Division | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2013–14[6] | A-League | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 2014–15[6] | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yangon United | 2014[7] | 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.)
Melbourne Victory FC – current squad | |
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