Peter Makrillos

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Peter Makrillos
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Makrillos in 2024 with Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Personal information
Full name Peter Michael Makrillos [1]
Date of birth (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City
Number 7
Youth career
–2008 Sutherland Sharks
2009–2015 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Newcastle Town 12 (1)
2016–2017 Rockdale City 23 (4)
2017–2018 Sydney Olympic 7 (0)
2018–2019 Panionios 11 (0)
2020 IFK Mariehamn 19 (4)
2021–2022 Slavia Sofia 33 (9)
2022 Fredericia 13 (1)
2022 GIF Sundsvall 11 (1)
2023 Chungbuk Cheongju 32 (7)
2024 Seoul E-Land FC 10 (3)
2024 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 14 (1)
2025 Macarthur FC 5 (0)
2025– Cong An Ho Chi Minh City 0 (0)
International career
2013 Australia U20 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025

Peter Makrillos (born 4 September 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for V.League 1 club Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.

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Early life

Makrillos was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to parents of Greek descent. His grandparents migrated to Australia from Kalymnos and Tripoli, Greece in 1965. [2] Raised in Belmore, in Greater Western Sydney, Makrillos played football for APIA Leichhardt, Blacktown City, and Sutherland Sharks. [2] He trialled three months for FC Barcelona in La Masia, after impressing in a youth tournament, and spent six years in the youth section of Premier League club Stoke City until 2014. [2] [3]

Club career

Makrillos returned to Australia from England in 2016. [2] He signed for Rockdale City Suns and Sydney Olympic in the National Premier Leagues NSW. [4] [5] [6]

On 11 January 2018, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League club Panionios for an undisclosed fee. [7] He departed the club after one season, recording two assists in 15 games, due to the financial issues at the club. [8] On 18 February 2022, Makrillos joined Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia on a deal for the rest of the season. [9] On 30 May 2022, the club confirmed that Makrillos was one out five players who would leave the club, as their contracts expired. [10]

On 1 January 2024, Makrillos joined K League 2 club Seoul E-Land FC after departing from Chungbuk Cheongju in the same league. [11]

On 21 June 2024, he was traded with Kazuki Kozuka and moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings. [12]

On 29 January 2025, Makrillos had the opportunity to play professional football in his homeland for the first time having signed for Macarthur FC. [13]

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle Town 2015–16 Northern Premier League 121121
Rockdale City 2016 NPL NSW234234
Sydney Olympic 2017 NPL NSW 7070
Panionios 2017–18 Super League Greece 701080
2018–19 Super League Greece403070
Total11040150
IFK Mariehamn 2020 Veikkausliiga 19431225
Slavia Sofia 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 15741198
2021–22 Bulgarian First League18221203
Total339623911
Fredericia 2021–22 Danish 1st Division 131131
GIF Sundsvall 2022 Allsvenskan 111111
Chungbuk Cheongju 2023 K League 2 32710337
Seoul E-Land FC 2024 K League 210010110
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2024K League 2141141
Macarthur FC 2024–25 A-League 500050
Career total1902815320531

References

  1. "Australia - P. Makrillos - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. 1 2 3 4 Stamocostas, Con (29 January 2018). "Peter Makrillos finds Greek delight with Panionios". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. Thomas, Josh (20 May 2021). "Aspiring Socceroo Peter Makrillos made in Barcelona and starring in Bulgaria". Sporting News. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. "Rockdale's secret weapon to be unleashed". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. Parkinson, Andrew (4 July 2016). "From Stoke City to the Suns – Makrillos dreaming of A-League". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. Stamocostas, Con (23 January 2018). "Makrillos dreams of being Socceroos World Cup bolter". FTBL. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. Τελειώνει του Μακρίλλου στον Πανιώνιο
  8. Davidson, John (26 March 2020). "Aussie midfielder Makrillos opens up on Greek nightmare". SBS Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. FC Fredericia skriver kontrakt med Peter Makrillos, fcfredericia.dk, 18 February 2022
  10. FC Fredericia siger farvel til fem spillere, fcfredericia.dk, 30 May 2022
  11. "[오피셜] 서울 이랜드, 'K리그 검증 완료' 피터 영입" (in Korean). interfootball. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  12. "[오피셜] 서울이랜드FC - 수원삼성, 피터 ↔ 카즈키 1:1 트레이드". 스포르티보 미디어 (in Korean). sportivomedia. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  13. "Welcome, Peter Makrillos!". Macarthur FC . 29 January 2025.
  14. Peter Makrillos at Soccerway