Elijah Tsatas (born 18 October 2004) is an Australian footballer who plays for

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in the

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(AFL). He was selected as the fifth pick in the

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. Essendon rejected several lucrative offers in favour of selecting Tsatas. Tsatas is friends with fellow 2022 draftee George Wardlaw, with whom he has played football since he was a child. Prior to selection, Tsatas suffered a serious foot injury that prevented him from playing for three months. He eventually recovered in time to score well in games before being interviewed for the draft. Tsatas is a midfielder-wingman who is described as a player who "can run and carry, has a knack of finding space at stoppages, and has excellent disposal". Tsatas was showing good form in his first preseason with the

, but then suffered an acute meniscus tear in his knee in late Jan 23 during a training session, that required surgery and saw him miss the start of the AFL season. After recovering from the injury, Tsatas made his debut with the Essendon VFL team in round 11, playing 3 quarters and registering a goal with his first kick in the VFL, 18 disposals and 4 marks. Tsatas grew up in Burwood and played junior football for Surrey Park Panthers in the

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. He also played school football for Wesley College in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsatas, Elijah Living people 2004 births Oakleigh Chargers players People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Essendon Football Club players