Perry Fotakopoulos
 Fotakopoulos in France preparing for the FIFA World Cup. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Perikles Fotakopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder, Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2013 | NSWIS | ||
| 2014–2015 | FFA COE | ||
| 2016 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | FFA COE | 35 | (1) |
| 2016 | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Kerkyra | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 31 | (3) |
| 2021– | Blacktown Spartans | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Australia U-17 | 26 | (3) |
| 2018- | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2018 | |||
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Perry Fotakopoulos (born 6 September 1998), commonly known as Perikles, (/ˈpɛrɪkliːz/; Attic Greek: Περικλῆς Periklēs, pronounced [pe.ri.klɛ̂ːs] is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blacktown Spartans FC. [1]
Career[edit]
Fotakopoulos started his career at the New South Wales Institute of Sport and earned a 2 year national team scholarship at the AIS to represent Australia.[2][3] Fotakopoulos represented Australia at u16,[4] u17[5] and u20[6] before signing for Western Sydney Wanderers for 1 year.[7] Perry then went on to sign for UEFA Europa League club PAOK in the Greek Super League for 1 year, and finishing off the season with AOK Kerkyra.
Before returning back to home town and former club Western Sydney Wanderers,[8][9] Perry struggled to earn first team game time, although still impressing and grounding his captaincy for the reserve grade and played a full season in the National Premier Leagues.[10] The club announced that Fotakopoulos had departed the club in December 2019.
On 1 March 2021, it was announced that Fotakopoulos had joined Blacktown Spartans. [11]
International career[edit]
Perry has represented his national team at u16, u17 and u20's in multiple qualifiers and tournaments.[12][13][14] Perry scored his first international goal against Chinese Taipei at the AFC U-16 Championship, Hong Kong.[15] In 2015, he played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Chile.[16][17]
Personal life[edit]
Fotakopoulos was born in Sydney, Australia. He is of Greek descent.[18] He has an older brother and a younger brother. Perry's parents were both born in Australia.
Outside of his football career, He is also known to be a professional model.[citation needed]
Honours[edit]
International
Australia u16's, u17's, u20's
- AFC u16's Qualifiers, Hong Kong [19]
- AFC U16's Championship, Thailand [20]
- AFF u16's AYA Bank Championship, Hong Kong [21]
- NIKE International Friendlies, USA [22]
- International Friendly Tournament, New Zealand [23][24]
- FIFA World Cup, Chile [25][26]
Individual
- The NewsLocal Junior Sports Star Award [27]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.stgeorgefootball.com.au/news/2021/3/2/npl-2-nsw-mens-2021-season-preview
- ↑ https://the-riotact.com/capital-football-round-3-review/125076
- ↑ Fotakopoulos, Perry (13 March 2014). "Joeys National Team". Football NSW. Football NSW. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/canterbury-footballer-perry-fotakopoulos-aiming-for-the-fifa-world-cup-with-under17s-joeys/news-story/468b78a8ed980f37dba33349629e87ee
- ↑ https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/joeys-name-squad-for-the-fifa-u-17-world-cup
- ↑ http://socceroos.com.au/news/paul-okon-names-young-socceroos-squad-international-friendly-matches
- ↑ Fotakopoulos, Perikles (22 April 2015). "Young Socceroos". Western Sydney Wanderers. Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=201268274&client=1-10179-170778-399131-24904262
- ↑ Fotakopoulos, Perikles (13 July 2018). "Perikles Fotakopoulos Captaincy". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ http://stgeorgecity.com.au/2020/03/04/npl-2-nsw-mens-2020-season-preview/
- ↑ https://footballnsw.com.au/2021/02/26/npl-2-nsw-mens-2021-season-preview/
- ↑ https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/aff-u16-final-malaysia-lift-first-ever-crown/
- ↑ https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/aussie-starlets-face-ac-and-inter-milan
- ↑ "Joeys on the warpath". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. August 19, 2013.
- ↑ https://www.matildas.com.au/news/joeys-notch-seven-opening-fixture
- ↑ https://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/jspui/bitstream/10070/258528/54/Northern%20Territory%20News_20151003_page41_NTNews_Sport_41.PDF
- ↑ Fotakopoulos, Perikles (2 October 2015). "World Cup". Socceroos.
- ↑ https://muchfeed.com/perry-fotakopoulos/
- ↑ "World Cup dream one step closer". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. October 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Excellent Joeys squad selected for Asian championship". MyFootball. August 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Joeys notch seven in opening fixture". Matildas. September 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Joeys fly out to face Brazil, England and USA | FIA Sports Management". November 25, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.cornerflag.com.au/young-socceroos-call-up-for-victory-npl-pair-deng-derrick/
- ↑ "NSW dominates Young Socceroos squad". Football NSW. April 21, 2015.
- ↑ https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/four-star-germany-east-past-aussies-2718593
- ↑ "Joeys squad named for 2015 U-17 FIFA World Cup Chile". MyFootball. October 2, 2015.
- ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal-junior-sports-stars-awards-tonight-recognise-best-young-athletes-in-greater-sydney/news-story/a0a8e8cb5b31c55f7fff61989a2ffba4
External links[edit]
· Meet the Junior Sports Star finalists
· NPL Preview: Wanderers vs Northern Tigers
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