Yerasimakis "Maki" Petratos (born 11 September 2000) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for St George City in NPL NSW.

Club career

Newcastle Jets

In June 2019, Petratos signed a scholarship contract with Newcastle Jets. In September 2020, Petratos signed a 2-year contract extension, together with his brother Kosta. Half-a-year later, he left the club.

Heidelberg United

After a brief spell in Greece, Petratos along with his brother Kosta signed with

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club

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. The two brothers helped The Bergers qualify to the Elimination Finals but losing on penalties to the eventual winners,

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Personal life

Petratos is of Greek ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for Sydney Olympic FC, his older brothers Dimitri and Kosta and youngest sister Anastasia are also footballers, while his younger sister Panagiota previously played for the Newcastle W-League team in 2021.

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* 2000 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Central Coast Mariners Academy players Central Coast Mariners FC players Newcastle Jets FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Heidelberg United FC players Soccer players from Sydney Australian people of Greek descent A.E. Karaiskakis F.C. players Super League Greece 2 players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub