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My Take
Matthew Bingley is the unglamorous backbone every successful team secretly depends on. A Sydney-born utility man who could slot into midfield or defence, he logged over 300 matches across nearly two decades at the top of Australian football and still earned 14 caps with five goals for the national side. What I value here is durability and selflessness, the willingness to fill whatever gap the team needs rather than chase personal glory. Stars get the headlines, but careers like Bingley's are built on reliability, fitness and quiet intelligence. I find that kind of professional longevity genuinely impressive, and far rarer than it looks.
Overview
Matthew Bingley (born 16 August 1971) is an Australian former soccer player. A utility who can play in midfield or defence, he has played over 300 matches in nearly 20 years at the highest level of domestic football in Australia. Bingley also made 14 appearances for the Australian national team, scoring five goals.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matthew Bingley
- Name (Japanese)
- マシュー・ビングリー
- Reading
- ましゅー・びんぐりー
- Born
- August 16, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.