Meghan Archer

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

Meghan Archer
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-09) 9 October 1987
Place of birth Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ 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. 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]

References
  1. "Ashburton Climbs to Second on WPL Ladder". Ashburton WSC. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. Agatyn, Martin (19 February 2009). "Soccer dream still within reach". The Advocate. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. "Young Matildas to go into camp". The World Game. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. "Victory Women on track for Westfield W-League debut". Melbourne Victory. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2016.


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