Matt Acton

Club

Vanuatu United

Position

Goalkeeper

Nationality

Australia

Date of birth

1992-06-03

Birthplace

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Height

1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

185 lbs

Signing / transfer fee

Youth

Matthew Michael Acton (born 3 June 1992) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for Vanuatu United. Besides Australia, he has played in Myanmar and the Philippines.

Club career
Acton played for Brisbane Roar. He became the first Australian goalkeeper to join the Myanmar National League when Yangon United signed him in. He was a starting player in all of his 14 caps for Yangon where in five games he managed to keep a clean sheet. He assisted Yangon in their second-place finish. After his stint with Yangon he return Brisbane Roar then joined Olympic F.C.

In December 2015, Kaya F.C. of the United Football League announced that they had signed Acton.

On 25 November 2016, Melbourne Victory signed Acton as an injury replacement for Alastair Bray, after both had trialled with Melbourne Victory pre-season.

After Lawrence Thomas was ruled out with injury, Acton made his debut for Melbourne Victory on 26 November 2016, in a 2-0 victory over the Newcastle Jets.