Bai Andrew Antoniou (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

St George FC St George FC, commonly called Saints or Budapest, is a semi-professional Australian association football, soccer club based in the St George (Sydney), St George district in the south of Sydney. The club was founded by Hungarian immigrants in 1 ...

Club career

Antoniou played junior football for

Sutherland Sharks Sutherland Sharks FC is an Australian association football club based in the suburb of Sutherland in Sydney, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW. Its home games are played at Seymour Shaw Park, loca ...

before joining Sydney FC. He finished third highest league scorer in the 2016 NPL NSW 2 season with 20 goals. In 2016, he was promoted to the Sydney FC first team alongside

Charles Lokolingoy Charles Lokolingoy (born 2 March 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Early life Lokolingoy was born in the Zaire, and moved to Australia at the age of 11. Club career Sutherland Sharks Lokolingoy started his c ...

. On 10 August 2016, Antoniou made his official debut for Sydney, coming off the bench for

George Blackwood George Henry Raymond Blackwood (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian footballer who plays as a striker for West Torrens Birkalla. Born in Sydney, Blackwood played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tigers before making his professional debut for ...

in 3–0 win over

Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, the second-tier of soccer in Austral ...

in the

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. Antoniou signed with

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

side

Alki Oroklini Alki Oroklini was a Cypriot professional football club based in Oroklini. The team was founded as ''Omonia Oroklinis'' in 1979. Omonia had one participation in the Fourth Division. In 2014 the team changed their name to Alki Oroklini, when bu ...

in mid 2018. He moved to

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...

side

Onisilos Sotira Kentro Neon Onisillos Sotiras was a Football in Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football club based in the village of Sotira, Famagusta, Sotira. The club was founded in 1978 and was named after the ancient Cypriot revolutionary Onesilus. ...

on loan in January 2019. In 2021, Antoniou return to

Rockdale Ilinden Rockdale Ilinden Football Club (commonly known as Rockdale City Suns Football Club from 1992 to 2020) is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Rockdale, Sydney. Founded in 1969, by Macedonian Australians, the club ...

International career

Antoniou has represented Australia under-17, and scored a goal in a loss to

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

in the quarterfinals of the

2012 AFC U-16 Championship The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antoniou, Bai 1997 births Living people Sydney FC players Sutherland Sharks FC players Rockdale Ilinden FC players Alki Oroklini players Onisilos Sotira players National Premier Leagues players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent Australia men's youth international soccer players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen