Brisbane Roar coach has backed up his goalkeeping stocks, promoting 20-year-old National Youth League player Matt Acton into Roar’s full Hyundai A-League squad.
Brisbane Roar coach has backed up his goalkeeping stocks, promoting 20-year-old National Youth League player Matt Acton into Roar’s full Hyundai A-League squad.
Following Andrew Redmayne’s departure to Melbourne Heart, Acton signed a two-year senior contract, keeping him at the Roar until the end of the 2013/14 season.
In 2007, the Townsville-born custodian and his family made the move south for Acton to take up a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport.
One year later, he was a part of the inaugural Queensland Roar Youth side – then coached by Rado Vidosic – before developing even further as a promising goalkeeper under current Roar NYL coach John Sime and club goalkeeping coach Fernando vaz Alves.
“I moved down expecting to play QAS for a couple of years and then maybe Brisbane Premier League,” said Acton, who has also represented Australia as a Qantas Young Socceroo.
“To be given this opportunity is just amazing – I never imagined being in an A-League team or being a professional footballer so I-m loving it.”
With the majority of Brisbane-s squad already re-signed for next season, Acton and attacking option Ben Halloran are the only new club signings to date.
