Maki Petratos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yerasimakis Petratos | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bentleigh Greens | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | St George City | 52 | (7) |
| 2025 | Sutherland Sharks | 21 | (11) |
| 2026– | Bentleigh Greens | 15 | (9) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 November 2019 | |||
Yerasimakis "Maki" Petratos (born 11 September 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bentleigh Greens in the NPL Victoria competition.[1]
Club career
[edit]Newcastle Jets
[edit]In June 2019, Petratos signed a scholarship contract with Newcastle Jets.[2] In September 2020, Petratos signed a 2-year contract extension, together with his brother Kosta.[3] Half-a-year later, he left the club.[4]
Heidelberg United
[edit]After a brief spell in Greece, Petratos along with his brother Kosta signed with NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United.[5] The two brothers helped The Bergers qualify to the Elimination Finals but losing on penalties to the eventual winners, Oakleigh Cannons.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Petratos is of Greek ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for Sydney Olympic FC,[7] 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.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "2026 NPLM Victoria Off-Season Central | Football Victoria". footballvictoria.com.au. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (30 June 2019). "NPL: Petratos shines in Jets Youth victory". The Newcastle Herald.
NEW scholarship winner Maki Petratos ...
- ^ Gardiner, James (24 September 2020). "A-League: Petratos brothers extend stay at Jets". The Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "Yerasimakis Petratos departs Jets". Newcastle Jets. 1 April 2020.
- ^ Fotinos, John (27 June 2022). "Warriors Sign Petratos Brothers". Heidelberg United Football Club. Heidelberg United.
- ^ Bagdasarian, Alex (27 August 2022). "Resilient Warriors fall short in penalty shootout". Heidelberg United Football Club. Heidelberg United.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (5 November 2017). "Success of Dimitri Petratos a case study for future success of A-League". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Gardiner, James (3 October 2017). "A-League: Petratos siblings hop on board at Newcastle Jets". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Maki Petratos at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Central Coast Mariners Academy players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- A-League Men players
- Heidelberg United FC players
- St George City FC players
- Sutherland Sharks FC players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- A.E. Karaiskakis F.C. players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
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