Michael Turnbull (soccer)

Michael David Turnbull (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. Turnbull was a member of the Australian squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and played in two FIFA World Youth Championships.

Michael Turnbull

Michael Turnbull training for Melbourne Victory in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Michael David Turnbull
Date of birth	24 March 1981
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1994	Loganholme
1994–1997	Rochedale
1997–1999	A.I.S.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Marconi Stallions	106	(0)
2004–2005	Standard Liège	0	(0)
2006	Kingston City	11	(0)
2006–2007	New Zealand Knights	6	(0)
2007	Oakleigh Cannons	19	(0)
2008	Sydney United	0	(0)
2008	Wollongong FC	5	(0)
2009	Sydney Olympic	3	(0)
2014–2015	Brisbane Strikers	11	(0)
2015	Melbourne Victory	0	(0)
Total		161	(0)
National team
1999–2001	Australia U20	10	(0)
2004	Australia U23	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Turnbull played with Marconi Stallions in the National Soccer League between 1997 and 2004.[1]

In 2000, he briefly trained with AS Roma, however was never signed by the Italian club.[2]

After leaving Marconi, Turnbull signed with Belgian team Standard Liège, however he was unable to break into the first team.

After leaving Belgium he signed with Bristol City for three years in England but had to return to Australia due to work visa issues.[3]

In March 2006 Turnbull was signed by A-League team New Zealand Knights.[4] He left at the end of the 2006–07 season after playing six matches for the Auckland team.

He later played for the Brisbane Strikers in NPL Queensland and in the FFA Cup.

On 24 April 2015, Melbourne Victory announced that they had signed Michael Turnbull leading into the A-League finals series.[5] His stint ended without playing a game after the Victory went on to win the league's Premiership and Championship.

International career

Turnbull played three matches for Australia U20 at the 1999 and 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships. At the 1999 tournament he played one match, a 4–0 loss against Ireland. At the 2001 tournament he played two games, a 2–0 win over Japan and a 3–0 loss to Czech Republic.[6]

Turnbull was a member of the Australian team at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he was an unused substitute in Australia's three games.[7][8][9][10]

After football

Turnbull featured as one of the bachelors on Network Ten's The Bachelorette Australia in 2015. He made it to the final two to compete for the love of Sam Frost.[11] He lost to Sasha Mielczarek in the finale.

He was criticised early in the show for discussing his soccer career and claiming that he had played for Australia national soccer team.[12][13][14]

Since retiring as a footballer, Michael has worked in real estate.[11]

Turnbull featured as one of the bachelors on Network Ten's Bachelor in Paradise Australia in 2018.

Turnbull was featured on A Current Affair, where Turnbull was found to have used false and misleading images. Turnbull was alleged to have been involved with skincare product Nerium, which A Current Affair alleged to be a potential pyramid scheme.[15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marconi Stallions	1999–2000	National Soccer League	29	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	2000–01		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2001–02		23	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2002–03		23	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2003–04		25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	Marconi total		106	0	0	0	0	0	106	0
Standard Liège	2004–05	Belgian First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kingston City	2006	Victorian Premier League	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
New Zealand Knights	2006–07	A-League	6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
Oakleigh Cannons	2007	Victorian Premier League	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Sydney United	2008	NSW Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wollongong FC	2008		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Sydney Olympic	2009		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Brisbane Strikers	2014	National Premier Leagues	5	0	3	0	0	0	8	0
	2015		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Strikers total		11	0	3	0	0	0	14	0
Melbourne Victory	2014–15	A-League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			161	0	5	0	0	0	166	0

Honours

Club

Wollongong FC

• NSW Premier League Championship: 2008[16]

Brisbane Strikers

• Canale Cup: 2014[17]

Melbourne Victory

• A-League Championship: 2014–15[18]
• A-League Premiership: 2014–15[19]

International

Australia

• OFC U-20 Championship: 2001[20]

See also

• List of New Zealand Knights FC players

References

1. "Turnbull, Michael". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
2. Lynch, Michael (24 August 2000). "The coach, the players and an Olympic goal". The Age. Retrieved 24 September 2015. Turnbull travelled to Italy mid-season to take part in a youth competition for Marconi, and stayed on to spend some time training with SerieA club Roma.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20100618052755/http://michaelturnbull.com/profile.asp Official website]
4. Smith, Tony (8 March 2006). "Knights sign goalkeeper". The Press. He had five years in the former National Soccer League with Sydney club Marconi before signing for Standard Liege, where he was unable to break into the first team.
5. "Coe replacement Turnbull to compete with Thomas". Football Federation Australia. 24 April 2015.
6. "Michael Turnbull - Playing career at FIFA Tournaments". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
7. "Australia - Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
8. "Australia - Italy". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
9. "Australia - Nigeria". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
10. "Australia - Honduras". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
11. "What's easier: perfect property or perfect match? Bachelorette's Michael tells..." Domain. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
12. Bossi, Dominic (24 September 2015). "Socceroo claims of The Bachelorette contestant Michael Turnbull inflated". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
13. "Is Michael Turnbull the Socceroo he claims to be?". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
14. "Michael Turnbull Bachelorette: did goalkeeper stretch the truth about career in search of love?". Fox Sports. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
15. A Current Affair (26 February 2019), Bachelorette Scam | A Current Affair, retrieved 21 March 2019
16. "Wollongong FC Crowned TeleChoice Championship Series Winners for 2008". Football NSW. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
17. "Olympic Edged in Canale Cup Final". Olympic FC. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
18. "Sydney FC Go Down in Hyundai A-League Grand Final". Sydney FC. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
19. "Victory wrap up Premiers Plate". The Football Sack. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
20. "Young Socceroo Matches for 2001". OzFootball. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

External links

• Michael Turnbull at Soccerway
• Michael Turnbull – FIFA competition record