Panagiotis "Panny" Nikas (born 27 July 1988) is a former Australian

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Club career

Penrith Nepean United

Whilst at the club during 2008, Nikas played 13 games scoring 3 goals.

Sutherland Sharks

In 2009, he signed a contract with Sutherland Sharks. Playing 25 games and scoring 14 times. Whilst playing for the Sutherland Sharks, Nikas was selected in the TeleChoice

2009 NSW Premier League season The 2009 TeleChoice Premier League season was the ninth season of the revamped NSW Premier League. This season also marked the addition of the Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club, promoted from the Super League. The 2009 regular season began ...

All-Star team.

Central Coast Mariners

He signed a contract with

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in 2009–2010. Most of the year he had been playing in the National Youth League. Nikas made his first team debut for the Central Coast Mariners coming on as a substitute for

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in a 2–0 home defeat to the

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

on 31 December 2009. Nikas was named the National Youth League 2009/10 Player of the Season. On 23 March 2010, despite his impressive performances in their NYL side, Nikas was released by the Mariners.

Sutherland Sharks Return

In 2010 after being released by

he returned to the Sutherland Sharks playing 9 times and scoring 4 goals. He returned to the A-league after his stint with the club.

North Queensland Fury

In July, 2010, Nikas signed with Australian A-League club

North Queensland Fury Northern Fury Football Club was an Australian professional soccer club based in Townsville, Queensland. The club was founded in 2008 and competed in the A-League under the name North Queensland Fury. On 1 March 2011, the club was removed from ...

. He made his club debut in a 2–3 loss against Melbourne Heart.

Back to Sutherland

With the demise of North Queensland Fury, Nikas returned to his state league club Sutherland Sharks for the

2011 NSW Premier League season The 2011 NSW Premier League season was the 11th season of the revamped NSW Premier League. Teams West Sydney Berries were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing at the bottom of the table. They were replaced by Super League ...

. In 2015, Nikas signed with NPL NSW powerhouse Sydney United 58 FC. Nikas scored eight league goals in 19 games as United finished 7th in the league. Nikas also scored a brace in the

2015 FFA Cup The 2015 FFA Cup was the second season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams began competition in the competition proper (from the round of 32), including all 10 A-League teams, the reigning Nat ...

Round of 32, as his side beat

South Hobart FC South Hobart Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Hobart, Tasmania. Founded in 1910, the club currently competes in the NPL Tasmania. South Hobart plays home games at South Hobart Ground and also fields teams in all junior divis ...

on penalties. The following season, Nikas scored an incredible 18 league goals from midfield as Sydney United 58 took out the premiership.

A-League career statistics

(''Correct as of 16 February 2011'')

Honours

With Sutherland Sharks: *

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: 2009 With

Youth: * National Youth League 2009/10 Player of the Season. With

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: *

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: 2015;

References

External links

Central Coast Mariners profile
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