Perry Fotakopoulos
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File:Perry Fotak20. jpg.jpg Fotakopoulos in France preparing for the FIFA World Cup. | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| 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) |
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* 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
Fotakopoulos started his career at the New South Wales Institute of Sport and earned a two-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 one year.[7] Perry then went on to sign for UEFA Europa League club PAOK in the Greek Super League for one year, finishing off the season with AOK Kerkyra.
Before returning to his hometown and former club Western Sydney Wanderers,[8][9] Perry struggled to earn first team game time, although still impressing and earning his captaincy for the reserve grade, and played a full season in the National Premier Leagues.[10] The club announced that Fotakopoulos had departed in December 2019.
On 1 March 2021, it was announced that Fotakopoulos had joined Blacktown Spartans. [11]
International career
Perry has represented his national team at u16, u17 and u20 levels 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
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
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
- ↑ 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
· Meet the Junior Sports Star finalists
· NPL Preview: Wanderers vs Northern Tigers
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