Kosta Grozos (born 10 August 2000) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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Career

Western Sydney Wanderers

In 2017, Grozos was awarded the Wanderer's NPL Player of the Year having scored 11 goals in 13 games for the Youth team in their NPL NSW 2 campaign. Grozos was part of the 2017-18 Y-League championship winning Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team. He played the full game as they beat Melbourne City Youth 3–1 in the 2018 Y-League Grand Final on 3 February 2018. On 7 August 2018, Grozos made his professional debut in a Round of 32

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clash with

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, starting the game before being withdrawn for Nick Fitzgerald in the 26th minute due to an injury, the Wanderers going on to win the match 4–3. He made his second appearance for Western Sydney in their 3-0 FFA Cup semi-final loss to

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on 8 October 2018, with Grozos playing the full game. Two days later, he was awarded with a two-year professional contract with the Wanderers.

International career

He is a youth international for the Australia U-20s.

Personal life

He is of Greek descent.

Honours

Club

Western Sydney Wanderers *

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: 2017–18

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* 2000 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players Australian people of Greek descent National Premier Leagues players Men's association football midfielders Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Soccer players from Sydney {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub