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Maki Petratos

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Maki Petratos
Personal information
Full name Yerasimakis Petratos
Date of birth (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
St George City
Number 11
Youth career
FNSW NTC
Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 CCM Academy 26 (6)
2018–2020 Newcastle Jets NPL 39 (17)
2019–2021 Newcastle Jets 7 (0)
2021–2022 Karaiskakis 3 (0)
2022 Heidelberg United 8 (3)
2023– St George City 30 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2019

Yerasimakis "Maki" Petratos (born 11 September 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St George City in NPL NSW.

Club career

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Newcastle Jets

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In June 2019, Petratos signed a scholarship contract with Newcastle Jets.[1] In September 2020, Petratos signed a 2-year contract extension, together with his brother Kosta.[2] Half-a-year later, he left the club.[3]

Heidelberg United

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After a brief spell in Greece, Petratos along with his brother Kosta signed with NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United.[4] The two brothers helped The Bergers qualify to the Elimination Finals but losing on penalties to the eventual winners, Oakleigh Cannons.[5]

Personal life

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Petratos is of Greek ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for Sydney Olympic FC,[6] his older brothers Dimitri and Kosta and youngest sister Anastasia are also footballers, while his younger sister Panagiota previously played for the Newcastle W-League team in 2021.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Kerry, Craig (30 June 2019). "NPL: Petratos shines in Jets Youth victory". The Newcastle Herald. NEW scholarship winner Maki Petratos ...
  2. ^ Gardiner, James (24 September 2020). "A-League: Petratos brothers extend stay at Jets". The Newcastle Herald.
  3. ^ "Yerasimakis Petratos departs Jets". Newcastle Jets. 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ Fotinos, John (27 June 2022). "Warriors Sign Petratos Brothers". Heidelberg United.
  5. ^ Bagdasarian, Alex (27 August 2022). "Resilient Warriors fall short in penalty shootout". Heidelberg United.
  6. ^ Stannard, Damien (10 February 2014). "Despite a flourishing career, Dimi Petratos tips playing with his dad and his best football moment". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ Cordy, Neil (8 January 2018). "Dimitri Petratos one of four footballing siblings on the books at Newcastle Jets". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (5 November 2017). "Success of Dimitri Petratos a case study for future success of A-League". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. ^ Gardiner, James (3 October 2017). "A-League: Petratos siblings hop on board at Newcastle Jets". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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