The Perth Glory defender earned his first senior Socceroos cap in the goalless draw with Singapore and was part of the squad which emerged from China with a priceless point in the pursuit of World Cup qualification.

Now his Olyroos coach wants him to build on that opportunity and progress to the point where he is really banging on the door for a regular spot.

While Pim Verbeek has plenty of options in certain areas of the pitch, he does not have an endless procession of left-backs to choose from.

Although Topor-Stanley is also comfortable as a central defender, it is at full-back where Arnold wants to see the 23-year-old really nail down his international future.

It has been a contrasting year for Topor-Stanley. He was part of a Perth Glory side that avoided the wooden spoon by the skin of its teeth but recently scooped the club’s player of the year award.

He was also a regular member of Arnold’s Olympic side that triumphed in its pursuit of Olympic qualification.

The recent trip to Singapore and then China was his first taste of the bigger international stage and now he’s had a taste, he’s hungry for more.

Topor-Stanley told au.fourfourtwo.com: “It was a great experience and invaluable for my development, just to be part of the group and to have another opportunity to learn.

“It’s a massive stepping stone for me to be alongside the best that Australia’s got.”

While happy to be alongside the big names, Topor-Stanley is in no-one’s shadow.

He said: “Arnie (Graham Arnold) has told me there’s a scarcity of left-backs out there and I should really strive to improve my game and really cement that position as my own.

“At the moment I’m just happy to be staying fit and getting as much game time as possible. Obviously the Olympics is coming up and I’m looking forward to that. The draw is coming up soon and I’m sure we’ll either get Brazil or Argentina, as always.”

Topor-Stanley was joined on the Socceroos trip by several A-League colleagues and he feels that one player in particular has helped the domestic league’s cause tremendously.

He said: “Jade (North) did really well and it just proves that the A-League has the talent to step up.”