Bai Andrew Antoniou (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a forward for Rockdale Ilinden.

Club career

Antoniou played junior football for Sutherland Sharks before joining Sydney FC. He finished third highest league scorer in the 2016 NPL NSW 2 season with 20 goals. In 2016, he was promoted to the Sydney FC first team alongside

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. On 10 August 2016, Antoniou made his official debut for Sydney, coming off the bench for

George Blackwood George Henry Raymond Blackwood (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Sydney, Blackwood played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tigers before making his professional debut for Sydney FC in ...

in 3–0 win over

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in the

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. Antoniou signed with

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

side

Alki Oroklini Alki Oroklini is a Cypriot football club based in Oroklini. The team was founded as ''Omonia Oroklinis'' in 1979. Omonia had one participation in the Fourth Division. In 2014 the team changed their name to Alki Oroklini, when business man Andy ...

in mid 2018. He moved to

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side

Onisilos Sotira Kentro Neon Onisillos Sotiras was a Cypriot football club from the village of Sotira. The club was founded in 1978 and was named after the ancient Cypriot revolutionary Onesilus. The club has played in the Cypriot First Division once during t ...

on loan in January 2019.

International career

Antoniou has represented Australia under-17, and scored a goal in a loss to

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in the quarterfinals of the

2012 AFC U-16 Championship The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antoniou, Bai 1997 births Living people Sydney FC players Sutherland Sharks FC players Rockdale Ilinden FC players Alki Oroklini players Onisilos Sotira players National Premier Leagues players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent Australia men's youth international soccer players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Sydney