Anton Peterlin (soccer)

Anton Peterlin
Personal information
Full name Anton Alexander Peterlin[1]
Date of birth April 4, 1987 (1987-04-04) (age 24)
Place of birth San Francisco, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Walsall
Number 19
Youth career
2005 UCSC Banana Slugs
2006–2008 Cal Poly SLO Mustangs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007 San Francisco Seals 16 (3)
2008–2009 Ventura County Fusion 24 (2)
2009–2010 Everton 0 (0)
2010–2011 Plymouth Argyle 12 (0)
2011– Walsall 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 31 December 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Anton Alexander Peterlin (born April 4, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays for Football League One club Walsall as a midfielder, having previously played for San Francisco Seals, Ventura County Fusion, Everton and Plymouth Argyle.

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Career

Amateur and college

Peterlin attended Lowell High School, where he was twice named the Most Valuable Player of San Francisco's public high school league.[2][3] After graduating, he enrolled at the University of California, Santa Cruz, before transferring to California Polytechnic State University, where he majored in biology. At Cal Poly SLO Peterlin was a Big West All-Conference First Team selection and an All-NSCAA Far West Region Third Team selection in his senior year.

During his collegiate off-seasons Peterlin played for the San Francisco Seals and Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League. Graham Smith, coach of the Fusion, recommended Peterlin to David Moyes, manager of Premier League club Everton.[4] After impressing during a ten-day trial during the 2008–09 season,[5] Everton announced on July 6, 2009, that they would sign him to a one-year contract.[6] Peterlin rejected offers from Major League Soccer clubs Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes to join Everton.[4]

Professional

Peterlin made his Everton debut on July 10, 2009, in a pre-season friendly defeat to Bury.[7] He played in eight reserve team games for the Toffees, but never made a first team appearance in any competition. He was released upon his contract expiry in June 2010 and he was offered a trial by Plymouth Argyle manager Peter Reid, a former Everton player.[8]

Peterlin was successful with his trial and signed a one-year contract with Plymouth Argyle on July 27, 2010.[9] He made his full professional debut on August 7, 2010, in Plymouth's 1–0 opening day victory over Southampton.[10] Having made 14 appearances in all competitions during the 2010–11 season, Peterlin was one of nine first team players released by the club.[11][12] He joined Walsall on trial in July 2011,[13] and went on to sign a one-year contract after impressing their manager Dean Smith.[14][15] He made his debut for Walsall on August 9, 2011, coming on as a substitute for Claude Gnakpa in a 3–0 League Cup defeat against Middlesbrough.[16]

Personal life

Born in the United States to a Danish mother and Slovenian father,[17] Peterlin holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Denmark, which eliminated the need to secure a work permit.[18][19] His mother Anne moved from Denmark to the United States to attend the University of San Francisco on a tennis scholarship.[20] Peterlin's brother Sebastian is a rower at Stanford University.[21]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total Source
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cal Poly SLO Mustangs
2006 - - - - - - - - 19 2 [22]
2007 12 0 - - - - - - 19 0 [23]
San Francisco Seals 2007 16 3 - - - - - - 16 3 [24]
Cal Poly SLO Mustangs 2008 - - - - - - - - 16 2 [25]
Ventura County Fusion 2008 16 2 - - - - - - 16 2 [26]
Ventura County Fusion 2009 8 0 - - - - - - 8 0 [27]
Everton 2009–10 - - - - - - - - - -
Plymouth Argyle 2010–11 12 0 1 0 1 0 - - 14 0

References

  1. ^ Lowell Alumni Association newsletter, Lowell Alumni Association, Fall 2008, http://www.lowellalumni.org/download/laa_fall08.pdf, retrieved 2009-07-13 
  2. ^ CIF-SF: San Francisco Sports Information. Boys Soccer All-City 2004–2005. CIF San Francisco Section: Academic Athletic Association.
  3. ^ CIF-SF: San Francisco Sports Information. Boys Soccer All-City 2003–2004. CIF San Francisco Section: Academic Athletic Association.
  4. ^ a b Report: Everton To Sign American Unknown Anton Peterlin, Yahoo! Sports, 2009-07-06, http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=goal_report_everton_to&prov=goal&type=lgns, retrieved 2009-07-06 
  5. ^ Everton poised to clinch first summer signing, ESPN, 2009-07-06, http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=659289&sec=transfers&cc=5901, retrieved 2009-07-06 
  6. ^ Everton to confirm Peterlin signing, Everton F.C., 2009-07-06, http://www.evertonfc.com/news/premiership/everton-to-confirm-peterlin-signing.html, retrieved 2009-07-06 
  7. ^ Bury v. Everton, Everton F.C., 2009-07-10, http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/0809/bury-v-everton.html, retrieved 2009-07-11 
  8. ^ "Peter Reid ponders new recruits for Plymouth Argyle". The Herald. 3 July 2010. http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Reid-ponders-new-recruits-Argyle/article-2373314-detail/article.html. Retrieved 7 July 2010. 
  9. ^ "Anton on Verge". 27 July 2010. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2103188,00.html. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
  10. ^ "Southampton 0–1 Plymouth". BBC News. 2010-08-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8842079.stm. 
  11. ^ "Nine out of contract players released by cash-strapped Plymouth Argyle". The Herald. 20 May 2011. http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/contract-players-released-cash-strapped-Plymouth-Argyle/story-12689326-detail/story.html. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  12. ^ "Plymouth Argyle release nine first-team players". BBC Sport. 20 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13476973.stm. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  13. ^ "Walsall hand shot to three trialists". Express & Star. 13 July 2011. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/07/13/walsall-hand-shot-to-three-trialists/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  14. ^ "Anton Peterlin to accept Walsall deal". Express & Star. 25 July 2011. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2011/07/25/anton-peterlin-to-accept-walsall-deal/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  15. ^ "Walsall sign Anton Peterlin on a one-year contract". BBC Sport. 27 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14313890.stm. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  16. ^ "Walsall 0–3 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368429.stm. Retrieved 26 December 2011. 
  17. ^ Prentice, David (2009-07-04), "Royal Blue: Everton FC signing Anton Peterlin is living the American dream", Liverpool Echo, http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/07/04/royal-blue-everton-fc-signing-anton-peterlin-is-living-the-american-dream-100252-24068996/, retrieved 2009-07-07 
  18. ^ Toffees land US starlet, Sky Sports, 2009-05-02, http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5267150,00.html, retrieved 2009-07-06 
  19. ^ Pearce, James (2009-07-07), "American Anton Peterlin lands deal with Everton", Liverpool Echo, http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/05/07/american-anton-peterlin-lands-deal-with-everton-100252-23566007/, retrieved 2009-07-07 
  20. ^ FitzGerald, Tom (2009-08-12), "S.F.'s Peterlin acclimating to soccer in England", San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/11/SP0R194IIL.DTL, retrieved 2009-08-20 
  21. ^ Player Bio: Sebastian Peterlin, Stanford University, http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-crew/mtt/peterlin_sebastian00.html, retrieved 2009-07-13 
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  24. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/4069043.html
  25. ^ [3]
  26. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/6188518.html
  27. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/6188518.html#STATS

External links

Walsall F.C. – current squad