Matthew Bingley
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Matthew Bingley is a former Australian football (soccer)
player. A utility who can play in midfield
or defence
, he has played over 300 matches in nearly 20 years at the highest level of domestic football in Australia. Bingley also made 14 appearances for the Australian national team
, scoring 5 goals.
as a junior. He played one match with the Eagles in the New South Wales Division 1
competition at the age of 15 in 1986, and was soon signed by National Soccer League
club St. George
for 1987. Despite not making an appearance for the Saints during 1987, Bingley made his top-level debut in round 16 of 1988 in a 1-1 draw with the Melbourne Knights
. The following season, Bingley's first full year with St. George, he scored 8 goals in 27 appearances to help the team finish 2nd in the premiership. Establishing himself as a regular starting player, he went on to play a further 25 matches in the 1989–90 season, and 12 in 1990–91 before international youth commitments saw him miss part of the season. Upon his return, Bingley played for Granville Chile in the New South Wales 2nd Division until the end of 1991, and then two matches for St. George in the New South Wales Super League at the start of 1992.
Bingley then signed for the Marconi Stallions
, and in his first season with the club, made 24 appearances for 2 goals as they finished second in the premiership before taking the title with a 1-0 win over West Adelaide in the Grand Final. Several more international appearances at the senior level preceded Bingley becoming a regular with the Stallions, and he made a total of 117 league appearances for the club through to the 1996–97 season, scoring 19 goals. During his time there, Marconi missed the finals series just once, and in 1995–96 finished on top of the ladder before falling to the Melbourne Knights in the Grand Final.
1997 saw Bingley move outside Australia for domestic football for the first time, signing with J. League Division 1 club Vissel Kobe
in Japan. In the 1997 and 1998 season, Bingley made 24 appearances, and scored 2 goal. Remaining in Japan, he transferred to JEF United Ichihara
, also in J. League Division 1. Bingley played 11 matches for JEF United in 1998 before returning home in time for the launch of new Sydney NSL club Northern Spirit FC
towards the end of the year.
Bingley was a regular starting player with the Spirit, and made 60 appearances in his three seasons with the club. Poor finishing positions for the team in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 however, saw Bingley sign with Newcastle United
prior to the start of the 2001–02 season. The move initially proved a success for Bingley, as he played in 27 of Newcastle's 29 league matches, and the team finished 2nd on the competition ladder. Losses to Perth Glory
and Olympic Sharks
, though, saw Newcastle fail to reach the Grand Final. Continuing with the club for 2002–03, Bingley missed just six matches during the season as Newcastle again reached the finals series. The team managed just two wins in the Championship Round, and Bingley signed with eventual Champions Perth Glory
for the following season.
Bingley made 26 appearances for Perth in the 2003–04 season, as they topped the Premiership table by 6 points over Parramatta Power
. He played the full 98 minutes in Perth's 1-0 sudden-death extra time
win over Parramatta in the Grand Final, securing the last ever NSL Championship. Like many Australian football players at the time, Bingley moved to Malaysia at the closure of the NSL to play with Pahang in the newly-formed Malaysian Super League
. Despite winning the inaugural premiership, Bingley shortly returned to Australia to captain Central Coast United in the 2004–05 NSWPL
.
In mid-2005, Bingley was signed by Pierre Littbarski
as part of the Sydney FC
squad, who were to compete in the first season of the revamped A-League
in Australia. Before the league started, though, Bingley had already made a significant contribution to the club's history by scoring the opening goal in Sydney's 2-0 victory over AS Magenta
in the final of the 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship
. The victory meant that Sydney FC would represent Oceania
at the FIFA Club World Championship, to be held in Japan towards the end of 2005. Bingley made 20 appearances for Sydney throughout the league season, as well as playing in the team's 1-0 victory over African champions
Al-Ahly
which secured 5th place overall in the CWC. His single league goal for the club came in Sydney's 3-1 away win over the New Zealand Knights
. Despite playing the full match in Sydney's 1-0 Grand Final victory, the impressive form of Ruben Zadkovich
(on a short-term contract, upgraded to full-time for 2006–07
) and the signing of Alex Brosque
from Queensland Roar
saw Sydney decide to release Bingley at the end of the 2005–06 season. He began playing in the Newcastle Premier League, before a broken collarbone
to Robbie Middleby
saw Sydney FC re-sign Bingley on a four-week short-term contract to cover for Middleby. He was also brought back to add experience and steel to the Sydney side
After his short term stint with Sydney Olympic Bingley rejoined 4 time Northern NSW NBN State League Champions Hamilton Olympic for the 2007 season. Matthew had a stellar season after settling in to the position of attacking midfield, which saw him claim the club's golden boot award (7 goals) and named best and fairest. But most importantly, he was the driving force behind the club claiming its 5th premiership and 1st since 2001, beating rivals Edgeworth. This maintained Hamilton Olympic's perfect record once reaching the Grand Final. He has re-signed for the 2008 season.
in Canada. Despite not making an appearance during the tournament, where Australia managed to top their group and reach the quarter-finals, the following year he represented Australia in the schoolboy team. Three years later Bingley was selected in Australia's under-20 squad for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal
. Australia topped their group and eventually finished fourth, losing to the hosts in the semi-finals.
In June 1993, Bingley made his senior national team debut during Italian club team AC Milan's tour of Australia. Bingley played a total of 135 minutes in the 0-2 and 0-1 losses. Later in the year, he secured his third international (and first A-class) cap, playing the second half of Australia's 0-1 loss to South Korea
in Seoul
in the lead-up to Australia's final 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
play-off with Argentina
. It took until late 1995 for Bingley to become a more regular player in the Australian team though, and he played two matches against New Zealand
in the 1996 Oceania Nations Cup, followed by two friendly matches against Japan
in February 1996. In the second of the Japan matches, played at Lakeside Oval in Melbourne
, Bingley scored his first ever international goal just seven minutes after replacing captain Paul Wade
, to seal a 3-0 victory for Australia. After playing in the second leg of the 1996 ONC, Bingley added a further two goals to his international tally in two consecutive matches against New Zealand and South Korea in January 1997. A match against Norway
provided Bingley's 11th international cap, and he played a further two matches during Australia's 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
attempt. Scoring once in Australia's 5-0 victory over Tahiti
, Bingley was recalled to the squad again in October for a friendly, and added his 5th international goal as Australia defeated Tunisia
3-0. His final two matches for Australia came in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup for Nations, coming on as a substitute in both the 0-0 draw against Brazil
in the group stages and Australia's 6-0 loss in the tournament final, also against Brazil.
|1989/90||rowspan="3"|St George Saints
||rowspan="2"|National Soccer League
||25||5
|-
|1990/91||12||3
|-
|1991/92||||2||0
|-
|1992/93||rowspan="5"|Marconi Fairfield||rowspan="5"|National Soccer League
||24||2
|-
|1993/94||25||4
|-
|1994/95||14||3
|-
|1995/96||32||8
|-
|1996/97||22||2
|-
|1997||rowspan="2"|Vissel Kobe
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||1
|-
|1998||10||1
|-
|1998||JEF United Ichihara
||J. League 1||11||0
|-
|1998/99||rowspan="3"|Northern Spirit||rowspan="3"|National Soccer League
||10||1
|-
|1999/00||27||5
|-
|2000/01||23||0
|-
|2001/02||rowspan="2"|Newcastle United||rowspan="2"|National Soccer League
||27||1
|-
|2002/03||28||1
|-
|2003/04||Perth Glory||National Soccer League
||26||0
|-
|2004||Pahang
||Super League||||
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Sydney||rowspan="2"|A-League
||17||1
|-
|2006/07||8||0
322||36
35||2
||
357||38
|}
|1993||1||0
|-
|1994||0||0
|-
|1995||2||0
|-
|1996||3||1
|-
|1997||8||4
|-
!Total||14||5
|}
:
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. A utility who can play in midfield
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
or defence
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, he has played over 300 matches in nearly 20 years at the highest level of domestic football in Australia. Bingley also made 14 appearances for the Australian national team
Australia national football (soccer) team
The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
, scoring 5 goals.
Club career
Bingley began playing football with local side Granville before being picked up by state league side Melita EaglesParramatta Eagles
Parramatta Eagles are an Australian football club that played in the National Soccer League and later the New South Wales Premier League. Due to various levels of mismanagement at the club it was demoted at the end of 2006...
as a junior. He played one match with the Eagles in the New South Wales Division 1
New South Wales Premier League
The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...
competition at the age of 15 in 1986, and was soon signed by National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
club St. George
St George Saints
The St. George Saints Football Club are an Association football club based in the St. George region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The club plays its home games at St. George Stadium, after playing a brief stint at Belmore Sports Ground in the 2007-08. The St...
for 1987. Despite not making an appearance for the Saints during 1987, Bingley made his top-level debut in round 16 of 1988 in a 1-1 draw with the Melbourne Knights
Melbourne Knights
Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League...
. The following season, Bingley's first full year with St. George, he scored 8 goals in 27 appearances to help the team finish 2nd in the premiership. Establishing himself as a regular starting player, he went on to play a further 25 matches in the 1989–90 season, and 12 in 1990–91 before international youth commitments saw him miss part of the season. Upon his return, Bingley played for Granville Chile in the New South Wales 2nd Division until the end of 1991, and then two matches for St. George in the New South Wales Super League at the start of 1992.
Bingley then signed for the Marconi Stallions
Marconi Stallions
The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC...
, and in his first season with the club, made 24 appearances for 2 goals as they finished second in the premiership before taking the title with a 1-0 win over West Adelaide in the Grand Final. Several more international appearances at the senior level preceded Bingley becoming a regular with the Stallions, and he made a total of 117 league appearances for the club through to the 1996–97 season, scoring 19 goals. During his time there, Marconi missed the finals series just once, and in 1995–96 finished on top of the ladder before falling to the Melbourne Knights in the Grand Final.
1997 saw Bingley move outside Australia for domestic football for the first time, signing with J. League Division 1 club Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...
in Japan. In the 1997 and 1998 season, Bingley made 24 appearances, and scored 2 goal. Remaining in Japan, he transferred to JEF United Ichihara
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
, also in J. League Division 1. Bingley played 11 matches for JEF United in 1998 before returning home in time for the launch of new Sydney NSL club Northern Spirit FC
Northern Spirit FC
Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season...
towards the end of the year.
Bingley was a regular starting player with the Spirit, and made 60 appearances in his three seasons with the club. Poor finishing positions for the team in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 however, saw Bingley sign with Newcastle United
Newcastle United Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club is a professional football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the A-League and plays its home games at Ausgrid Stadium . The Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the 1–0 in the 2007–08 Grand Final...
prior to the start of the 2001–02 season. The move initially proved a success for Bingley, as he played in 27 of Newcastle's 29 league matches, and the team finished 2nd on the competition ladder. Losses to Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
and Olympic Sharks
Sydney Olympic FC
Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the...
, though, saw Newcastle fail to reach the Grand Final. Continuing with the club for 2002–03, Bingley missed just six matches during the season as Newcastle again reached the finals series. The team managed just two wins in the Championship Round, and Bingley signed with eventual Champions Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
for the following season.
Bingley made 26 appearances for Perth in the 2003–04 season, as they topped the Premiership table by 6 points over Parramatta Power
Parramatta Power
Parramatta Power were a football team which was based in western Sydney. They played in the National Soccer League from season 1999/2000 until the league folded in 2004. The Power were runners up to Perth Glory in the 2003/04 season of the NSL after Perth made the Grand Final look easy in...
. He played the full 98 minutes in Perth's 1-0 sudden-death extra time
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...
win over Parramatta in the Grand Final, securing the last ever NSL Championship. Like many Australian football players at the time, Bingley moved to Malaysia at the closure of the NSL to play with Pahang in the newly-formed Malaysian Super League
Malaysian Super League
The Malaysia Super League is a Malaysian professional league for association football. At the top flight of the Malaysian football league system and it is managed by the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd, under supervision of the Football Association of Malaysia...
. Despite winning the inaugural premiership, Bingley shortly returned to Australia to captain Central Coast United in the 2004–05 NSWPL
New South Wales Premier League
The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...
.
In mid-2005, Bingley was signed by Pierre Littbarski
Pierre Littbarski
Pierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...
as part of the Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
squad, who were to compete in the first season of the revamped A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
in Australia. Before the league started, though, Bingley had already made a significant contribution to the club's history by scoring the opening goal in Sydney's 2-0 victory over AS Magenta
AS Magenta
AS Magenta is a New Caledonian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Nouméa. Their home stadium is Stade Numa-Daly Magenta.-Achievements:*New Caledonia Division Honneur: 6*New Caledonia Cup: 7...
in the final of the 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship
Oceania Club Championship 2004-05
The 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship was held in from April to June, 2005. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.-Participants:-Preliminary round:...
. The victory meant that Sydney FC would represent Oceania
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
at the FIFA Club World Championship, to be held in Japan towards the end of 2005. Bingley made 20 appearances for Sydney throughout the league season, as well as playing in the team's 1-0 victory over African champions
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
Al-Ahly
Al-Ahly
Al-Ahly Sports Club , commonly known as simply Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian sporting club. Founded in April 1907, Al-Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century"...
which secured 5th place overall in the CWC. His single league goal for the club came in Sydney's 3-1 away win over the New Zealand Knights
New Zealand Knights FC
This page details the history of the club. For information on seasons and results see New Zealand Knights seasons 2005-06 and 2006-07New Zealand Knights Football Club were the only professional football club in New Zealand before they became defunct...
. Despite playing the full match in Sydney's 1-0 Grand Final victory, the impressive form of Ruben Zadkovich
Ruben Zadkovich
Ruben Zadkovich is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and currently plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...
(on a short-term contract, upgraded to full-time for 2006–07
A-League 2006-07
The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
) and the signing of Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
from Queensland Roar
Queensland Roar FC
Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia competing in the Hyundai A-League national competition, playing their home games at Suncorp Stadium...
saw Sydney decide to release Bingley at the end of the 2005–06 season. He began playing in the Newcastle Premier League, before a broken collarbone
Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in body that lies horizontally...
to Robbie Middleby
Robbie Middleby
Robert Middleby is a former Australian football player who is the CEO for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:...
saw Sydney FC re-sign Bingley on a four-week short-term contract to cover for Middleby. He was also brought back to add experience and steel to the Sydney side
After his short term stint with Sydney Olympic Bingley rejoined 4 time Northern NSW NBN State League Champions Hamilton Olympic for the 2007 season. Matthew had a stellar season after settling in to the position of attacking midfield, which saw him claim the club's golden boot award (7 goals) and named best and fairest. But most importantly, he was the driving force behind the club claiming its 5th premiership and 1st since 2001, beating rivals Edgeworth. This maintained Hamilton Olympic's perfect record once reaching the Grand Final. He has re-signed for the 2008 season.
International career
Bingley has represented Australia at all youth levels, beginning in 1987 when he was selected in the under-16 squad to contest the FIFA U-16 World Championship1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987 was held in the cities of Toronto, Saint John, Montreal, and St. John's in Canada between 12 July and 25 July 1987...
in Canada. Despite not making an appearance during the tournament, where Australia managed to top their group and reach the quarter-finals, the following year he represented Australia in the schoolboy team. Three years later Bingley was selected in Australia's under-20 squad for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Australia topped their group and eventually finished fourth, losing to the hosts in the semi-finals.
In June 1993, Bingley made his senior national team debut during Italian club team AC Milan's tour of Australia. Bingley played a total of 135 minutes in the 0-2 and 0-1 losses. Later in the year, he secured his third international (and first A-class) cap, playing the second half of Australia's 0-1 loss to South Korea
Korea Republic national football team
The Korea Republic national football team represents Korea Republic in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments,...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
in the lead-up to Australia's final 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...
play-off with Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
. It took until late 1995 for Bingley to become a more regular player in the Australian team though, and he played two matches against New Zealand
New Zealand national soccer team
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football . The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that...
in the 1996 Oceania Nations Cup, followed by two friendly matches against Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
in February 1996. In the second of the Japan matches, played at Lakeside Oval in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Bingley scored his first ever international goal just seven minutes after replacing captain Paul Wade
Paul Wade
Paul Wade is a retired Australian football player, who is best known for his long-term role as captain of the Socceroos, Australia's national football team.-Club career:...
, to seal a 3-0 victory for Australia. After playing in the second leg of the 1996 ONC, Bingley added a further two goals to his international tally in two consecutive matches against New Zealand and South Korea in January 1997. A match against Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
provided Bingley's 11th international cap, and he played a further two matches during Australia's 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 32 teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...
attempt. Scoring once in Australia's 5-0 victory over Tahiti
Tahiti national football team
The Tahiti national football team is the national team of French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football.They finished second in the OFC Nations Cup in its first three installments, 1973, 1980, and 1996. In 2009 the under 20 team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in...
, Bingley was recalled to the squad again in October for a friendly, and added his 5th international goal as Australia defeated Tunisia
Tunisia national football team
The Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...
3-0. His final two matches for Australia came in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup for Nations, coming on as a substitute in both the 0-0 draw against Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
in the group stages and Australia's 6-0 loss in the tournament final, also against Brazil.
Club career statistics
|-|1989/90||rowspan="3"|St George Saints
St George Saints
The St. George Saints Football Club are an Association football club based in the St. George region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The club plays its home games at St. George Stadium, after playing a brief stint at Belmore Sports Ground in the 2007-08. The St...
||rowspan="2"|National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
||25||5
|-
|1990/91||12||3
|-
|1991/92||||2||0
|-
|1992/93||rowspan="5"|Marconi Fairfield||rowspan="5"|National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
||24||2
|-
|1993/94||25||4
|-
|1994/95||14||3
|-
|1995/96||32||8
|-
|1996/97||22||2
|-
|1997||rowspan="2"|Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||1
|-
|1998||10||1
|-
|1998||JEF United Ichihara
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
||J. League 1||11||0
|-
|1998/99||rowspan="3"|Northern Spirit||rowspan="3"|National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
||10||1
|-
|1999/00||27||5
|-
|2000/01||23||0
|-
|2001/02||rowspan="2"|Newcastle United||rowspan="2"|National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
||27||1
|-
|2002/03||28||1
|-
|2003/04||Perth Glory||National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
||26||0
|-
|2004||Pahang
Pahang FA
The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...
||Super League||||
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Sydney||rowspan="2"|A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
||17||1
|-
|2006/07||8||0
322||36
35||2
||
357||38
|}
International career statistics
|-|1993||1||0
|-
|1994||0||0
|-
|1995||2||0
|-
|1996||3||1
|-
|1997||8||4
|-
!Total||14||5
|}
Honours
With AustraliaAustralia national football (soccer) team
The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
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- FIFA Confederations CupFIFA Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
: 19971997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:7 goals Romário5 goals Vladimír Šmicer4 goals Ronaldo-References:...
(Runners-Up) - OFC Nations CupOFC Nations CupThe OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup...
: 19961996 OFC Nations CupThe 1996 OFC Nations Cup was not held as a cohesive tournament, but consisted of semi-finals and a final played on a two-legged basis, stretched out between November 1995 and November 1996....