Anton Alexander Peterlin (born April 4, 1987) is an American

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player who plays as a

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, having previously played for San Francisco Seals,

Ventura County Fusion Ventura County Fusion is an American soccer team based in Ventura, California, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team plays its home games in the stadium on th ...

, Everton,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

and

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

Career

Amateur and college

Peterlin attended Lowell High School, where he was twice named the Most Valuable Player of San Francisco's public high school league. After graduating, he enrolled at the

University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of C ...

, before transferring to

California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or Cal Poly) is a public university in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States, - Cites the location of the university and shows that the university ...

, where he majored in biology. At Cal Poly Peterlin was a

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All-Conference First Team selection and an All-NSCAA Far West Region Third Team selection in his senior year. During his collegiate off-seasons Peterlin played for the San Francisco Seals and

in the

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. Graham Smith, coach of the Fusion, recommended Peterlin to

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, manager of Premier League club Everton. After impressing during a ten-day trial during the 2008–09 season, Everton announced on July 6, 2009, that they would sign him to a one-year contract. Peterlin rejected offers from

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clubs Chicago Fire and

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to join Everton.

Professional

Peterlin made his Everton debut on July 10, 2009, in a pre-season friendly defeat to Bury. He played in eight reserve team games for the Toffees, but never made a first team appearance in any competition. He was released upon his contract expiry in June 2010 and he was offered a trial by

manager

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, a former Everton player. Peterlin was successful with his trial and signed a one-year contract with Plymouth Argyle on July 27, 2010. He made his full professional debut on August 7, 2010, in Plymouth's 1–0 opening day victory over

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. Having made 14 appearances in all competitions during the 2010–11 season, Peterlin was one of nine first team players released by the club. He joined

on trial in July 2011, and went on to sign a one-year contract after impressing their manager

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. He made his debut for Walsall on August 9, 2011, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 3–0 League Cup defeat against

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. Having left Walsall, Peterlin trialled with Hearts and

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Personal life

Born in the United States to a Danish mother and Slovenian father, Peterlin holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and

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, which eliminated the need to secure a

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. His mother Anne moved from Denmark to the United States to attend the

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on a

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scholarship. Peterlin's brother Sebastian is a

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Career statistics

References

External links

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Interview with Marin FC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peterlin, Anton 1987 births Living people American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark American people of Danish descent American people of Slovenian descent American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Boldklubben af 1893 players Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer players California Polytechnic State University alumni Danish people of Slovenian descent English Football League players Everton F.C. players Hellerup IK players Lowell High School (San Francisco) alumni Plymouth Argyle F.C. players San Francisco Seals (soccer) players Soccer players from San Francisco UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs men's soccer players USL League Two players Ventura County Fusion players Walsall F.C. players American expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark