Professional Clubs

2004-2005 Standard Liege , Belgium

1999 -2004 Marconi Stallions, Australia

International Honours

2004 Australian National team squad for Athens Olympics

2001 Australian National (under 20) team for World Youth Cup in Argentina

2000 Australian National (under 23) team for Sydney Olympics

1999 Australian National (under 20) team for World Youth Cup in Nigeria 

Michael Turnbull - His Football Journey  

How he started

Michael started playing football in 1988 with the Loganholme Club (Queensland Australia) as an under 8 player, he remained with Loganholme until 13 years old then transferred to Rochedale(Queensland Australia)and played in the  under 15's.

Youth Representative Teams

He represented Queensland Primary Schoolboy's team in 1993 when Queensland played New South Wales in final.

Michael represented Brisbane Southern Districts(Queensland) in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 and made the Queensland (Australia) team in 1995, 1996 and 1997.

Scholarships to Develop Talent

He was invited into the John Paul College School of Excellence for Soccer which while Michael was the College's goalkeeper won consecutive premierships in both outdoor and indoor soccer .

In 1997 he was awarded a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra where he remained for 2 years as the goalkeeper. The AIS won consecutive National Youth League premierships during those 2 years.

International Career Starts

At age 17 he was selected in the Australian Young Socceroo team(under 20's) which contested the World Youth Cup in Nigeria in 1999. Michael played against the highly rated Ireland team making several memorable saves.

Professional Career

At age 18 he trialled with German Premier League team Bayer Leverkusen before signing with the  Sydney Australian National League Club Marconi Stallions in 1999.

In Michael’s first season with Marconi he received wide recognition for playing a significant role in helping Marconi to reach the semi finals. During this time he also trialled with Italian Serie A team  ROMA.

In 2000 Michael aged 18 years was selected as one of two goalkeepers in the national team,the Olyroos, to represent Australia at the Sydney Olympics. This team included other well known Australian players such as Viduka, Skoko, Foxe and Lazaridis. Michael was the  youngest ever Australian goalkeeper selected for the Olympics.

In 2001  while still playing for Marconi Soccer Club Michael was one of two keepers with the Australian Young Socceroo’s which represented Australia at  the World Youth Cup in South America.

Michael continued to play for Marconi as first choice goal keeper for 5 years.

In 2004 Michael was selected in the under 23 Australian National squad for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. He played a number of matches that led to Australia qualifying for the Olympics.

In mid 2004 Michael was invited to trial with leading Belgium club Standard Liege and signed a contract for the 2004-5 season. 

Michael remained at Standard Liege for the 2004 - 2005 season. Standard Liege finished third in the Belgium Premier League.