Chris Triantis
 Triantis playing for Sydney Olympic in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Triantis | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bankstown City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2003–2005 | FC Metz | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Sydney Olympic | 126 | (32) |
| 2009 | → Newcastle Jets (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sydney United | 44 | (4) |
| 2016 | Sydney Olympic | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Gladesville Ryde Magic | 41 | (12) |
| 2020– | Bankstown City | 20 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2021 | |||
Chris Triantis (born 12 October 1987) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Bankstown City.[1]
Early years
[edit]Born in Sydney, the eldest of ten children, Triantis attended his father's alma mater, Newington College (2002–2004). At 16 he left school and took up a scholarship in France with FC Metz, where he played in the reserves.[citation needed]
Club career
[edit]On 22 August 2008 he signed with Sydney FC's inaugural National Youth League side.[2] He captained the side to the 2009 National Youth League championship in 2–0 win against Adelaide United.[3] However, he was unable to stay with the youth side due to being overage for the next season.
On 10 March 2009 he returned to his previous club Sydney Olympic FC.[4]
On 7 August 2009 he was signed by the Newcastle Jets.[5] He was given a shock starting berth for the Jets opening game of the 2009–2010 season, given that he had not made any senior A-League appearances previously, and had only been signed the day before the game.[6] On 26 July 2010 Triantis made his first appearance for English club Oxford United as a trialist. He played against Brackley Town and lost 1–0 with the team.
In 2012 Chris Triantis the talented number 10 was crowned the 2012 Gold Medal winner at the official Gold Medal Dinner awards described as a "lavish affair for the NSW Premier League and NSW’s top tier competition".[7] [8]
Chris Triantis signed for Sydney United 58 under Coach Mark Rudan for the 2013 NSW Priemer League Season
2013 Chris Triantis suffered an ACL injury to his right knee resulting in a season-ending injury.
Honours
[edit]With Sydney FC:
References
[edit]- ^ Triantis ready for Sydney United threat
- ^ Sydney Set To Sign Triantis
- ^ Sydney Youth take title Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Olympic welcome back Chris Triantis
- ^ Jets Sign Cover Man Triantis
- ^ Shock Jets start for Chris Triantis
- ^ "News Single". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "2012 NSW Premier League Gold Medal Winner Chris Triantis". YouTube. 12 September 2012.
- 1987 births
- Australian men's soccer players
- Living people
- People educated at Newington College
- Sydney FC players
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Sydney United 58 FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Gladesville Ryde Magic FC players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen