Peter Antoniou

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Peter Antoniou
Personal information
Full name Peter Gerard Antoniou [1]
Date of birth (2007-01-29) 29 January 2007 (age 17) [1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Youth career
2019–2020 Bulleen Lions
2020– Melbourne City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Melbourne City NPL 1 (0)
International career‡
2022– Australia U17 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Peter Gerard Antoniou (born 29 January 2007) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a defender for National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 club Melbourne City.

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Early life

Antoniou was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria to an Australian mother of Italian descent and a father of Greek-Cypriot descent. [2] [3] His maternal grandfather was a farmer in the region where his mother was raised. Antoniou is the cousin of Josh Rachele, who became a professional Australian rules football player. [3] Antoniou began his soccer career with Bulleen Lions in their junior age group before signing for Melbourne City in 2020. [4]

International career

Antoniou received his first call-up to represent the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers held in Shepparton. [5] He made his debut in the opening group match on 5 October 2022, scoring a brace in a 23–0 victory over Northern Mariana Islands. [6]

Having finished the qualification group stage in first place, [7] Antoniou was then named in the 23-man squad for Australia in the U-17 Asian Cup. [8] He started in the group matches against China and Tajikistan and featured off the bench in Australia's 3–1 defeat to Japan in the quarter finals. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Peter Antoniou: "An absolute honour to represent your country" as Australia qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup". NEOS KOSMOS. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 Webb, Daniel (8 October 2022). "'My mum grew up here': Peter Antoniou revels in Joeys' Shepparton adventure". Shepparton News. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Higgins, Ben (31 January 2023). "Bulleen Lions juniors Peter Antoniou and Jordan Hoey picked for under-17 tournament". Herald Sun. Manningham Leader. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "CITYROOS: Familiar faces dominate national team squads". Melbourne City. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Victorian defender Peter Antoniou scores a brace for the Subway Joeys". Football Victoria. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Subway Joeys start preparations for AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 following draw". Football Australia. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "International Duty Wrap: City youngsters in action". Melbourne City. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "International Duty: Antoniou, Joeys Asian Cup run ends". Melbourne City. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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