Steve Pantelidis

Steve Pantelidis

Personal information
Full name	Steven Pantelidis
Date of birth	17 August 1983 (1983-08-17)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder / Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
Number	5
Youth career
2000	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Altona East	35	(2)
2003	FC Aarhus	2	(0)
2003–2004	Melbourne Knights	13	(0)
2004	Oakleigh Cannons	17	(0)
2005	Heidelberg United	4	(0)
2005–2009	Melbourne Victory	58	(0)
2009–2011	Gold Coast United	47	(1)
2011	Bintang Medan	10	(1)
2011-	Perth Glory	13	(0)
National team‡
2003	Australia U-17	1	(0)
2007	Australia	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 5 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Steven Pantelidis (born 17 August 1983) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Greek descent, who currently plays as a central midfielder for Perth Glory in the Australian A-League.

Club career

Early Career

Pantelidis was reportedly a keen football player who showed plenty of potential competing against other schools. After excelling in the state championships, representing his home state Victoria, Pantelidis was selected to represent the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). After completing his apprenticeship he joined Altona East Phoenix in the Victorian premier league. In his second year at the club he was voted player of the year.

Denmark

Pantelidis moved overseas at 19-years old and signed for FC Aarhus, after his successful year at Altona East Phoenix.

Return to Australia

After finding it hard to settle in Denmark, Pantelidis returned to Australia after 6 months and signed for Melbourne Knights in the National Soccer League (NSL). During his time at Melbourne Knights he was selected to represent Australia at Under-20 level. He subsequently went to the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates where Australia reached the quarter final. During the period where Australia's national football league was being reformed, Pantelidis played both for Oakleigh Cannons and Heidelberg United in the Victorian Premier League.

Melbourne Victory

After excelling in the Victorian Premier League, Melbourne Victory FC snapped Pantelidis up for the start of the A-League where he spent 4 years. During his time at Melbourne Victory FC he was awarded 'The Age young player of the year' and won two A-League Championships with the club. He also gained a reputation as being a utility, playing various positions during his spell at the club.

Gold Coast United

In 2009 he signed a 2 year deal with the new franchise in the A-League, Gold Coast United FC. Pantelidis played 47 games for Gold Coast FC.

Indonesia

Pantelidis signing a two year deal for Medan Bintang FC in the new Liga Primer Indonesia. After only two weeks at the club he was made captain by former Bundesliga coach Michael Fichenbiger. Unfortunately, the league collapsed and Pantelidis returned to the A-League where he signed for Perth Glory FC.

A-League career statistics

(Correct as of 19 February 2012)

Club	Season	League			Finals			Asia			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Melbourne Victory	2005–06	20	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0	0
	2006–07	19	0	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	22	0	0
	2007–08	11	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	0	0
	2008–09	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Gold Coast United	2009–10	20	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0	0
	2010–11	26	1	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	29	1	0
Perth Glory	2011–12	13	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0	0
Total		109	1	0	6	0	0	-	-	-	115	1	0

Honours

With Melbourne Victory:

• A-League Championship: 2006–2007, 2008–2009
• A-League Premiership: 2006–2007, 2008–2009

'The Age' young player of the year A-League 2006-2007

References

External links

• Gold Coast United profile
• Oz Football profile