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Dimitrios Petratos (born 10 November 1992) is an Australian professional
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player who plays as a forward for
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club
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. Petratos has played for four different A-League clubs, winning one championship with
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...
. The majority of Petratos's career has been in the A-League. However, he has played in
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,
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,
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, before moving to
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.


Club career


Sydney FC

Petratos made his debut as a substitute for Sydney FC in their Round 13, 1–0 victory over
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at the
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during the 2010–11 season. He played continually since his debut off the bench and was in the starting 11 in some games. He scored his first senior A-League goal against Gold Coast United on 8 January 2011 which set Sydney on their way to a 2–0 victory. Sydney FC secured him to a new two-year professional contract on 13 January 2011, replacing his youth league contract. Petratos secured his position as one of the brightest up and coming talents for Sydney, when he scored a brace against rivals
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in a 2–2 draw at Bluetounge Stadium. Following a reported bust-up with
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, Petratos requested for and was granted a release from Sydney FC, allowing him to pursue a move to Malaysian Super League Champions Kelantan.


Kelantan

On 7 December 2012, Petratos made a goalscoring debut for Malaysian side
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in a pre-season friendly against
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which ended 5–0. Petratos immediately had a very strong connection and passion with the fans and supporters and in the month of December 2012 continued his goal scoring form, scoring 4 goals in 4 games He then scored another 2 goals against
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on 24 December to take his tally to 6 goals in 5 friendly games. Foreign player restrictions in the
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meant Petratos played exclusively in the
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, where Kelantan were drawn in Group G along with
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, Ayeyawady United and SHB Đà Nẵng. He featured in all 7 matches for Kelantan in the competition, scoring 4 goals as they were knocked out by
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at the quarter-final stage.


Brisbane Roar

In June 2013, Petratos was signed by the Roar on a one-year deal, along with former
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defensive midfielder Diogo Ferreira. On 26 December 2013, Petratos scored his first career hattrick against his former club Sydney FC. On 17 July, Petratos scored the opening goal against
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giants
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. After a poor 2014–15 season, Petratos immediately made amends with a stellar 2015–16 'breakout' season. Petratos capped off a classic comeback victory for the Roar in Round 22 against the
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, contributing a goal and an assist to Roar's 3–2 win. Petratos backed up his best career form with a goal of the season contender against Melbourne City, scoring on the half-volley from 35-metres out. He managed to feature in all of Brisbane's 29 games, finishing with a goal tally of 7 and an equally impressive 5 assists.


Ulsan Hyundai

On 24 January 2017, Petratos was signed, along with his brother Kosta by
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on a 3-year contract, starting in the 2017–18 season. However, less than two weeks later, he accepted an offer to join Korean club
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on a 3-year deal for a sum of $300,000, which would be split evenly between Newcastle and Brisbane.


Newcastle Jets

On 13 June 2017, following his release from
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, Petratos signed a two-year deal with
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.


Mohun Bagan

On 18 July 2022, Petratos joined
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club
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. On 10 October he made his debut against
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, during which he provided the assist for Manvir Singh's opening goal. He quickly proved his worth to the team by scoring a hat-trick against
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in only his second game. As the season progressed, he emerged as a key player for his team, leading them to finish third in the points table and eventually guiding them to the Indian Super League playoffs final. In the final against
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, Petratos demonstrated his skill and composure by scoring both the goals for his team, which included two penalties, as the game ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time. He also scored his penalty in the resulting shoot-out, which ultimately led his team to win the ISL trophy. Petratos finished the season with an impressive twelve goals and seven assists in 23 matches, cementing his status as a valuable member of the team. Dimitri Petratos scored two goals against Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League final and helped Mohun Bagan lift their maiden title. Petratos scored the only goal in 2023 Durand Cup Final against Mohun Bagan’s rival, East Bengal FC to lift the record 17th Durand Cup title for Mohun Bagan Super Giant. Petratos had a great stint for the Mariners in the 2023-24 Indian Super League, winning the ISL Golden Ball and the maiden
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shield for Bagan.


International career

After rumours all season about an international call up Petratos was selected in the
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squad for the friendlies before the World Cup. Petratos started on the left wing in his international debut against Norway on 24 March 2018, playing 74 minutes before coming off for
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. Petratos made little impact as Australia lost 4–1 to
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. Petratos started Australia's 2nd friendly on the bench against
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on 28 March and was an unused substitute as Australia drew 0–0 with Colombia. In May 2018, he was named in Australia's 23-man
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for the
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in
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.


Personal life

Petratos is of
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ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for
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, his younger brother Kosta was his teammate at the Jets, his younger sister Panayiota previously played for the Newcastle W-League team in 2021, his younger brother Maki played for the
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and his youngest sister Anastasia is currently playing at Sydney Olympic FC.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours


Player

Brisbane Roar *
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Premiership: 2013–14 * A-League Championship: 2013–14 Mohun Bagan * Indian Super League Shield: 2023–24, 2024–25 * ISL Cup: 2022–23, 2024-25; runner-up: 2023-24 *
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:
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; runner-up:
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Australia U-20 * AFC U-20 Asian Cup: runner-up
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* *
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Individual

* Indian Super League Player of the League: 2023–24 * Indian Super League Player of the Month: October 2022, March 2024, April 2024 * Mohun Bagan Best Striker Award and MohunBagan Best Player Award: 2023 and 2024 * A-League Young Player of the Month: January 2014, January 2016


References


External links

*
Sydney FC youth profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petratos, Dimitri 1992 births Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Australia men's international soccer players Men's association football forwards Brisbane Roar FC players Sydney FC players Kelantan F.C. players Ulsan HD FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Al Wehda FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Living people 2018 FIFA World Cup players A-League Men players K League 1 players Saudi Pro League players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in India Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Australian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Soccer players from Sydney Australia men's youth international soccer players 21st-century Australian sportsmen