Troy Halpin

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Troy Halpin
Full name	Troy Halpin
Date of birth	August 17, 1973 (1973-08-17) (age 34)
Place of birth	Newcastle, Australia
Height	1.76 m.
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth clubs
	Barnsley West Wallsend
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1995 1995-1998 1997-1998 1998 1998-2000 2000-2005 2004-2005 2006-present	Wollongong Wolves Newcastle Breakers Perth Glory Stirling Lions Perth Glory Sydney Olympic Sydney United	4 (0) 55 (10) 9 (0) ? (?) 59 (6) 93 (4) ? (?) ? (?)
National team
1998,2001	Australia	12 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Troy Halpin (born 17 August 1973 in Newcastle, Australia) is a football (soccer) player who played for many elite football teams in Australia.

He was one of the greatest talents in Australian football in the last two decades and was one of the most skilful players plying their trade in the now-defunct National Soccer League. Halpin represented many NSL clubs and won the championships with Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory. He also played with Newcastle United and at Perth Glory with his brother Scott Halpin. He has played with Sydney United and Marconi in the NSW competition and wore the No 10 shirt. He was most famous for his outstanding technical ability with the ball and vision in the mid-field. He won many matches off his own boot. For the Socceroos, Halpin managed 12 caps and 3 goals. This was seen by many as a waste as he was one of Australia's best at the time. He is still contributing to the sport, coaching and guiding a young team of emerging football stars at the Kings School in his role as Director of Football.