Dylan Pierias (born 20 February 2000) is an

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professional soccer player who plays as a winger for

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in the A-League.

Club career

Pierias began playing as a seven-year-old at

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, moving to Spring Hills as a teenager.

Melbourne City

With eight first team players unavailable through suspension or injury, Pierias debuted for Melbourne City against

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on 11 February 2017 at 16 years of age, making him the first person born in the 21st Century to play in the A-League.

Western United

Pierias joined

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for the 2019-20 season. In May 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Western United. Pierias departed Western United at the end of the 2022-23 season after 4 seasons at the club, making 94 league appearances.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Pierias joined

ahead of the 2023-24 season.

International career

Born in Australia, Pierias is of Macedonian descent. He helped the Australia U-23 qualify for the

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. He was part of the

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Olympic squad. The team beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierias, Dylan 2000 births Living people Men's association football defenders Australian men's soccer players Melbourne City FC players Western United FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players A-League Men players Soccer players from Melbourne Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Australia Australian people of Macedonian descent