Maki Petratos

Yerasimakis "Maki" Petratos (born 11 September 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St George City in NPL NSW.

Maki Petratos
Personal information
Full name Yerasimakis Petratos
Date of birth (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St George City
Number 11
Youth career
FNSW NTC
Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 CCM Academy 26 (6)
2018–2020 Newcastle Jets NPL 39 (17)
2019–2021 Newcastle Jets 7 (0)
2021–2022 Karaiskakis 3 (0)
2022 Heidelberg United 8 (3)
2023– St George City 30 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2019

Club career

Newcastle Jets

In June 2019, Petratos signed a scholarship contract with Newcastle Jets.[1] In September 2020, Petratos signed a 2-year contract extension, together with his brother Kosta.[2] Half-a-year later, he left the club.[3]

Heidelberg United

After a brief spell in Greece, Petratos along with his brother Kosta signed with NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United.[4] The two brothers helped The Bergers qualify to the Elimination Finals but losing on penalties to the eventual winners, Oakleigh Cannons.[5]

Personal life

Petratos is of Greek ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for Sydney Olympic FC,[6] his older brothers Dimitri and Kosta and youngest sister Anastasia are also footballers, while his younger sister Panagiota previously played for the Newcastle W-League team in 2021.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Kerry, Craig (30 June 2019). "NPL: Petratos shines in Jets Youth victory". The Newcastle Herald. NEW scholarship winner Maki Petratos ...
  2. Gardiner, James (24 September 2020). "A-League: Petratos brothers extend stay at Jets". The Newcastle Herald.
  3. "Yerasimakis Petratos departs Jets". Newcastle Jets. 1 April 2020.
  4. Fotinos, John (27 June 2022). "Warriors Sign Petratos Brothers". Heidelberg United.
  5. Bagdasarian, Alex (27 August 2022). "Resilient Warriors fall short in penalty shootout". Heidelberg United.
  6. Stannard, Damien (10 February 2014). "Despite a flourishing career, Dimi Petratos tips playing with his dad and his best football moment". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. Cordy, Neil (8 January 2018). "Dimitri Petratos one of four footballing siblings on the books at Newcastle Jets". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. Howcroft, Jonathan (5 November 2017). "Success of Dimitri Petratos a case study for future success of A-League". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. Gardiner, James (3 October 2017). "A-League: Petratos siblings hop on board at Newcastle Jets". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2018.


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