Kosta Petratos

Kosta Petratos (born 1 March 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.[1]

Kosta Petratos
Personal information
Full name Kosta Petratos
Date of birth (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 19
Youth career
2013 FNSW NTC
2015–2017 Perth Glory
2017– Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 FFA CoE 25 (4)
2016–2017 Perth Glory 9 (0)
2016–2017 Perth Glory NPL 12 (4)
2017– Newcastle Jets 13 (1)
2018– Newcastle Jets NPL 10 (2)
National team‡
2014–2015 Australia U-17 15 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 February 2016

Club career

Petratos started his youth career at the Football New South Wales National Training Centre. In 2014 he joined the FFA Centre of Excellence talent identification and player development program in Canberra, coached by Tony Vidmar, before he was signed by Perth Glory for the 2016–17 A-League season. He made 9 senior cap appearances for the Glory. Petratos signed for the Newcastle Jets for the 2017–18 A-League season as he looks for more game time opportunities.[2]

Personal life

Petratos is of Greek ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for Sydney Olympic FC,[3] his older brother Dimitri and younger brother Maki are his teammates at the Jets, while his younger sister Panagiota currently plays for the Newcastle W-League team.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Pine, Jason (8 May 2017). "4 keys to Merrick's Newcastle Jets rebuild". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "Moss joins Jets as Merrick's first signing". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. AAP. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. Stannard, Damien (10 February 2014). "Despite a flourishing career, Dimi Petratos tips playing with his dad and his best football moment". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. Cordy, Neil. "Dimitri Petratos one of four footballing siblings on the books at Newcastle Jets". Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. Howcroft, Jonathan (6 November 2017). "Success of Dimitri Petratos a case study for future success of A-League". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. Gardiner, James (3 October 2017). "A-League: Petratos siblings hop on board at Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Herald. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 25 March 2018.


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