Matt McKay

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Matt McKay
McKay in 2011
Personal information
Full name Matthew Graham McKay[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-11) 11 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth
Brisbane, Queensland
, Australia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)
left back
Youth career
1999–2000 QAS
2001 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004
Brisbane Strikers
 51 (2)
2004
Eastern Suburbs
 12 (1)
2005–2011 Brisbane Roar 131 (18)
2009 →
Changchun Yatai
(loan)		 15 (0)
2011–2012 Rangers 3 (0)
2012–2013 Busan IPark 27 (1)
2013
Changchun Yatai
 16 (0)
2013–2019 Brisbane Roar 141 (8)
2020– Capalaba FC II 42 (18)
2022– Capalaba FC 1 (0)
Total 396 (30)
International career
2003
Australia U-20
 4 (0)
2004
Australia U-23
 1 (0)
2006–2016
Australia
 59 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2015 Australia
Runner-up 2011 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Graham McKay (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Australian professional

Australian national team
. McKay currently holds the club's record for league appearances, 272. McKay played for
2014 World Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup
.

Club career

McKay spent his formative youth years at both the

Adelaide United in the Elimination Final #1 as the Strikers could only level the tie 4–4 and bow out of the finals on away goals.[5]

Brisbane Roar

McKay signed on as an inaugural member of the, then,

2009–10 season
, McKay was named as club captain. He has played the highest number of games for the Roar with 184 appearances, scoring 21 goals.

McKay led Brisbane to their first

Central Coast Mariners in the 2011 A-League Grand Final.[7] It was reported after the match that a stirring speech by McKay at half-time in extra time boosted the Roar's morale sufficiently to unbelievably overcome a 2–0 deficit.[8]

During his time at Brisbane Roar, McKay had a loan spell in 2009 during the A-League off season.. He joined Changchun Yatai F.C.[9] in the Chinese Super League where he made 15 appearances.

Rangers

On 16 August 2011 Rangers confirmed the signing of McKay awaiting a work-permit,[10] which was granted three days later, with a UK work visa granted a week later.[11] McKay made his Rangers debut against Dundee United on 10 September 2011, coming on as a late substitute.[12]

On 10 January 2012, McKay played and scored in a 4–1 Premier League win over

Al Ittihad who reportedly made an offer to Rangers of a loan-to-buy deal.[13]

Busan IPark

Rangers began to have financial problems and on 14 February 2012 a dispute with HMRC came to a head when the business was placed into administration. Rangers were deducted 10 points as per SPL rules, which left them 14 points behind leaders Celtic.[14]

On 22 February 2012, Rangers confirmed that they had agreed a fee with South Korean club Busan IPark for midfielder Matt McKay.[15]

Changchun Yatai

In January 2013, McKay signed a two-year deal with

Changchun Yatai.[16] In July 2013, McKay mutually terminated his contract by the club.[17]

Brisbane Roar

On 11 August 2013, McKay was announced as

Brisbane Roar Australian Marquee for the next 2 seasons[18]

International career

McKay with Australia in 2012

McKay represented Australia at U-20 level in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

On 16 August 2006, McKay came on as a substitute for Australia in the 90th minute of the

Socceroo cap.[19]

McKay would have to wait until 28 January 2009 for his second cap, starting in Australia's 2011 Asian Cup qualifying match against Indonesia in Jakarta. He would also feature in two more qualification games for the 2011 Asian Cup, starting against Kuwait on 5 March 2009 at Canberra Stadium and playing the second half of the return tie against Indonesia on 3 March 2010 at Suncorp Stadium.

McKay missed out on Pim Verbeek's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, however he returned to the Socceroos under new manager Holger Osieck and featured in three of Australia's friendlies in the leadup to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. He came off the bench in the match against Paraguay on 9 October 2010 at the Sydney Football Stadium as well as coming off the bench against Egypt in Cairo on 17 November 2010.

McKay was selected for the

Asian Cup Final, playing the full 120 minutes as the Socceroos lost 1–0 to Japan
.

McKay captained Australia for the first time on 7 December 2012 against Guam in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualifiers. Australia won the match 9–0.

McKay also represented Australia at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, playing in his preferred midfield position.

McKay was named as part of Australia's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad. He made his first appearance of the tournament as a starter in Australia's 2nd group game against Oman, scoring Australia's first goal of the game off a Trent Sainsbury header, in an eventual 4–0 win.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 December 2016
Club Season Division League1 Cup2 International3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brisbane Strikers
 2001–02 NSL 15 0 - - - - 15 0
2002–03 NSL 21 1 - - - - 21 1
2003–04 NSL 15 1 - - - - 15 1
Total 51 2 - - - - 51 2
Eastern Suburbs
 2004
Brisbane Premier League
 12 1 - - - - 12 1
Total 12 1 - - - - 12 1
Brisbane Roar
2005–06
A-League
 18 2 0 0 0 0 18 2
2006–07
A-League
 20 3 0 0 0 0 20 3
2007–08
A-League
 23 3 0 0 0 0 23 0
2008–09
A-League
 24 5 0 0 0 0 24 5
2009–10
A-League
 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
2010–11
A-League
 27 3 0 0 0 0 27 3
Total 131 18 0 0 0 0 131 18
Incheon United (loan)
2006
K-League
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Changchun Yatai (loan) 2009 Chinese Super League 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Rangers 2011–12 Scottish Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Busan IPark 2012
K-League
 27 1 1 0 0 0 28 1
Brisbane Roar
2013–14
A-League
 24 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
2014–15
A-League
 18 2 0 0 6 0 24 2
2015–16
A-League
 26 2 1 0 0 0 27 2
2016–17
A-League
 14 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Total 82 5 2 0 6 0 90 5
Club Total 213 23 2 0 6 0 221 23
Career Total 321 27 3 0 6 0 330 27

1 – includes

A-League
final series statistics
 2 – includes
FFA Cup
statistics 3 – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

International

As of 28 May 2016[24][25][26][27][28]
Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
2006 1 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 2 0
2010 3 0
2011 17 0
2012 10 1
2013 12 0
2014 5 0
2015 8 1
2016 1 0
Total 59 2

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar

International

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Matt McKay". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ "The Signing of Matt McKay". Sunnybank Saints Soccer Club Inc. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. ^ "QLD Christian Soccer Association". | title = Matt McKay Endorsement | publisher = Queensland Christian Soccer Association | accessdate = 5 March 2015
  5. ^ Demack, Andrew. "Brisbane Strikers v Adelaide United". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Defeats Central Coast in Shootout to Win Its First A-League Title". Bloomberg. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  7. ^ Lynch, Michael (14 March 2011). "Brisbane stage a miracle ending to their season of perfection". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  8. ^ Rugari, Vince (14 March 2011). "McKay speech inspired Roar". sportal.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Fox Sports: Queensland's Matt McKay signs four-month loan deal with Changchun Yatai". foxsports.com.au. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  10. Scottish Television
    . 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  11. ^ "McKay Gets UK Visa". Rangers F.C. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Match Commentary, FT: Dundee Utd 0 Rangers 1". skysports.com. 13 September 2011.
  13. ^ "McKay rejects loan deal". skysports.com.au. 12 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Rangers' 10-point deduction confirmed by SPL". BBC Sport. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Rangers agree fee for Matt McKay with South Korean club Busan I'Park". BBC Sport. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  16. ^ "McKay signs for Changchun Yatai". The World Game. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  17. ^ "McKay looking for new club: report". Herald Sun. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Roar sign Australian international McKay - Brisbane Roar FC 2013". Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Australia into 2007 Asian Cup with Kuwait win". FFA. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  20. ^ "Schedule & Results". the-afc.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Socceroos Held By UAE". FourFourTwo. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  22. ^ "Kewell Fires Socceroos into Semi-Finals of Asian Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  23. ^ "Socceroos enjoy Australia Day party". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  24. ^ "Matt McKay". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  25. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 2006". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  26. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 2009". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  27. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 2010". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  28. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 2011". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

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