Peter Triantis (born 17 January 1992) is an Australian

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player who plays as a central midfielder for

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Club career

Youth career

Triantis' youth career began in 2009 at

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before moving a year later to Sydney Olympic FC 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

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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, where he came on as a 30th-minute substitute for Brett Emerton. A week later, he made his first start for the team against the league-leading Central Coast Mariners 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 Brisbane Roar. 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 osteitis pubis allowing

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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: * Waratah Cup:

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* National Premier Leagues NSW Premiership:

* National Premier Leagues Championship:

With Marconi Stallions: * National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Premiership:

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* National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Championship:

Career statistics

Personal life

Peter is one of 10 children in his family. His older brother

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is a former professional footballer, while his younger brother Nectarios Triantis currently plays as a defender for

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. Nectarios was apart of Central Coast Mariners'

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winning side. Attended Secondary School education at

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References

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