Peter Skapetis

Peter Skapetis
Personal information
Full name Petros Skapetis
Date of birth (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Brisbane Roar
Number 33
Youth career
2011–2012 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2014–2016 Stoke City 0 (0)
2017 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2017– Brisbane Roar 0 (0)
National team
2014 Australia U-20 7 (6)
2014 Australia U-23 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2017

Petros "Peter" Skapetis (born 13 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as striker for Brisbane Roar.

Playing career

Club

In April 2014, Skapetis joined Premier League side Stoke City, initially to play for their under-21 side.[1]

Skapetis had trials at several clubs including Derby County, Cardiff City and Sheffield United late in 2016.[2][3] He signed with Dover Athletic in March 2017.[4]

Skapetis returned to Australia in 2017, where he underwent a trial with Brisbane Roar.[5] He made his competitive debut for the Roar in their 2017 FFA Cup match against Melbourne Victory. Despite the Roar losing the game 5–1, Skapetis came on as a substitute and scored with a long-range effort late in the game.[6]

International

Skapetis is eligible to play for Australia or Greece, and was contacted by both federations in 2013.[7]

Honours

Club

Dover Athletic

References

  1. Lewis, Dave (28 April 2014). "Whizkid Skapetis snapped up by Stoke". The World Game. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. Davidson, John (24 December 2016). "Skapetis trials with Sheffield United". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. Vegas, Paul (25 September 2016). "Derby trials for ex-Stoke striker Skapetis". Tribal Football. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "Peter Skapetis: Dover Athletic sign ex-Stoke City striker". BBC Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. Lewis, Dave (31 July 2017). "Luckless Skapetis aims to open Roar door after injury hell". The World Game. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. Monteverde, Marco (9 August 2017). "FFA Cup: Melbourne Victory smash Brisbane Roar 5–1 at Perry Park". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. Lewis, Dave (28 July 2013). "Okon bids to woo Skapetis". The World Game. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. Tervet, Steve (1 May 2017). "Dover Athletic 2 Welling United 0 - Kent Senior Cup final match report". KM Group. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

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