Meghan Archer (born 9 October 1987) is an Australian soccer player who formerly played for Melbourne Victory in the W-League.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Devonport City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Devonport City | ||
| 2005–2007 | Heidelberg United | 65 | (19) |
| 2005 | Victoria Vision | 5 | (3) |
| 2008 | Ashburton | 7 | (4) |
| 2008 | Heidelberg United | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2008 | |||
Archer was born and raised in Devonport, Tasmania, where she began playing soccer at a young age, notably scoring 25 goals for Devonport City as a 16-year-old in the 2004 Northern Premier League.[citation needed] In the same year, Meghan competed for Tasmania in the Under-17 National Championships, where she was identified as one of the players of the tournament, and invited by then NTC coach Harry Chalkitis to train with his squad in Melbourne.[citation needed]
After securing an NTC squad position, Archer relocated to Melbourne in 2005, where she played for Heidelberg United in the Victorian Premier League,[1] making a total of 65 appearances and scoring 19 goals in her first three seasons at the club.[citation needed] In 2005, she appeared for Victoria Vision in what was the final season of the WNSL, scoring 3 goals in 5 games. In 2006, she won the Jane Oakleigh Award for Outstanding Achievement with the NTC, and was called up for training camps with the Young Matildas in 2005 and 2006 respectively.[2][3]
Archer scored the second goal in Heidelberg United's 3–2 victory over Box Hill Inter in the Grand Final of the 2007 Victorian Premier League.[citation needed] She transferred to Ashburton in 2008, but after 4 goals in 7 appearances, returned to Heidelberg United, helping the club to its third successive grand final appearance.[citation needed]
In 2008, Archer was selected by the Melbourne Victory for the inaugural season of the W-League.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ashburton Climbs to Second on WPL Ladder". Ashburton WSC. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ Agatyn, Martin (19 February 2009). "Soccer dream still within reach". The Advocate. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Young Matildas to go into camp". The World Game. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Victory Women on track for Westfield W-League debut". Melbourne Victory. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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