Peter Triantis (born 17 January 1992) is an Australian

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player who plays as a

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for Bankstown City.

Club career

Youth career

Triantis' youth career began in 2009 at

APIA Leichhardt Tigers APIA Leichhardt Football Club, also known simply as APIA (Associazione Poli-sportiva Italo Australiana), is a semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Leichhardt, New South Wales, Leichhardt in Sydney, Australia. The club was forme ...

before moving a year later to

Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club, based in Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales, that plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW. The club was founded as Pan-Hellenic Soccer Club in 1957 by Greek immigrant ...

where he quickly forced his way into the First Grade squad. After amassing 49 games for Olympic and winning a title with them in the process, Peter was brought into the

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...

youth setup in 2012 under Brian Dene and impressed early in a pre-season youth tournament (2012 Vietnam Youth Cup) and then went on to play in the Sydney FC National Youth League squad.

Sydney FC

Triantis made his

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debut for

on 22 December 2012 against the

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...

, where he came on as a 30th-minute substitute for

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. A week later, he made his first start for the team against the league-leading

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

where

won 1–0. After being in and out of the team, Triantis received another start on 10 February 2013 where he scored his first goal for

against

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. The goal gave Sydney FC a 2–1 lead and turned out to be the winning goal. On 7 March 2013, Triantis signed a 2-year deal with Sydney FC and subsequently his first senior deal in professional football to take him through to the end of the 2014/15

season with the club. At the start of the 2013/14 season, Triantis was ruled out for 4–5 months with

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allowing Matt Thompson to sign as injury cover for the young midfielder. Triantis was released from his contract at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season.

Honours

With Sydney United: *

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National Premier Leagues NSW The National Premier Leagues NSW is a semi-professional soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, one of the two organising bodies in New South Wales (the other being the National Premier L ...

Premiership:

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Championship:

With

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: *

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Premiership:

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Championship:

Career statistics

Personal life

Peter is one of 10 children in his family. His older brother Chris Triantis is a former professional footballer, while his younger brother Nectarios Triantis currently plays as a defender for

Sunderland AFC Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Formed in 187 ...

. Nectarios was a part of

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winning side. Attended Secondary School education at

St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney St Mary's Cathedral College (SMCC) is a systemic coeducational Catholic day school for students, located in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1824, it is among the oldest schools in the country, cur ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Triantis, Peter 1992 births Australian men's soccer players Sydney FC players Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Men's association football midfielders Living people A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen