Kosta Petratos (born 1 March 1998) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a

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for St George City in

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Club career

Petratos started his youth career at the Football New South Wales National Training Centre. In 2014 he joined the FFA Centre of Excellence talent identification and player development program in

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, coached by

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, before he was signed by

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

for the

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season. He made 9 senior cap appearances for the Glory. Petratos signed for the Newcastle Jets for the

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season to gain more game time opportunities. In 2022, Petratos departed the Jets and joined second division football club Olympias Lympion, in

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Personal life

Petratos is of

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ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for

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, his older brother Dimitri and younger brother

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are also football players, while his younger sister Panagiota previously played for the Newcastle W-League team in 2021.

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* Living people 1998 births Association football forwards Australian soccer players Australia youth international soccer players Australian people of Greek descent National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Perth Glory FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Heidelberg United FC players Soccer players from Sydney {{Australia-footy-forward-stub