Meghan Archer Explained

Meghan Archer
Birth Date:1987 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Height:1.82 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Melbourne Victory
Clubnumber:2
Youthclubs1:Devonport City
Years1:2004
Years2:2005–2007
Years3:2005
Years4:2008
Years5:2008
Years6:2008–2009
Clubs3:Victoria Vision
Clubs4:Ashburton
Clubs6:Melbourne Victory
Caps2:65
Caps3:5
Caps4:7
Caps5:15
Caps6:6
Goals2:19
Goals3:3
Goals4:4
Goals5:1
Goals6:0
Ntupdate:3 December 2008

Meghan Archer (born 9 October 1987) is an Australian soccer player who formerly played for Melbourne Victory in the W-League.

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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

In 2008, Archer was selected by the Melbourne Victory for the inaugural season of the W-League.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashburton Climbs to Second on WPL Ladder. Ashburton WSC. 20 March 2016. 27 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401175002/http://www.ashburtonwsc.org.au/match-reports/30--sp-364/80-ashburton-climbs-to-second-on-wpl-ladder. 1 April 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Agatyn. Martin. Soccer dream still within reach. The Advocate. 20 March 2016. 19 February 2009.
  3. Web site: Young Matildas to go into camp. The World Game. 20 March 2016. 8 June 2006.
  4. Web site: Victory Women on track for Westfield W-League debut. Melbourne Victory. 20 March 2016. 14 October 2008.