Panos Armenakas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Panagiotis Armenakas | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth |
Newport Beach, California United States[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2002–2012 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2012–2014 | Watford | ||
| 2014– | Udinese | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014 | Greece U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Australia U17 | 7 | (0) |
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† Appearances (goals) | |||
Panagiotis "Panos" Armenakas (born 5 August 1998) is an Australian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Udinese Calcio's Primavera squad.
Armenakas has played youth football for Sydney Olympic, Watford and Udinese Calcio.
Originally, Armenakas represented Greece U-17, but more recently has played for the Australian U-17 side.
Early life
Armenakas was born in Newport Beach, California before moving to Sydney, Australia at a young age.[1] He is of American, Australian and Greek nationality.[2]
Club career
Armenakas started his youth career playing for Sydney Olympic, after being scouted in a park by ex-Socceroo Jim Patikas.[1] At the age of six, he was invited to spend three weeks training with FC Barcelona's elite juniors squad.[3] While in Europe, he also spent time with Bolton Wanderers.[4][5] In 2012, he moved to Europe and joined Watford's Youth Academy.[6] After spending two years with Watford, he signed a three-year deal with fellow Giampaolo Pozzo owned club, Udinese.[7] By signing with the Italian club, Panos became the youngest Australian ever to sign a professional contract in any of the top five leagues in Europe.[8] In November 2015, Armenakas signed a contract extension, keeping him at Udinese until 2018.[9]
International career
Armenakas initially represented Greece at under-17 level, playing in two friendly matches against Turkey U-17 in August 2014.[10][11]
In late 2014, Armenakas accepted a call up to the Australian U-17 squad, to play in the 2014 Nike International Friendlies tournament in the United States,[2] where he made his debut in a loss to Brazil U-17 in November 2014.[12] In October 2015, he was selected in Australia's 21 man squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.[13] During this time, he was also selected by The Guardian as one of the best fifty young talents in world football.[14]
References
- 1 2 3 Taneka, Taku (16 October 2014). "Panos Armenakas". Inside Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- 1 2 Murray, Les (27 October 2014). "Teenage prodigy Armenakas chooses Australia". The World Game. SBS. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Future star of football". Neos Kosmos English Edition. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ Kay, Oliver (10 November 2005). "Chelsea and United prepare for battle over seven-year-old". The Times.
- ↑ "Australian To Experience Bolton Atmosphere". thefootballnetwork.net. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Armenakas' astronomical climb". Neos Kosmos English Edition. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Panos Armenakas decides to leave Watford for Udinese despite interest from Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea". Daily Mail. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ Ratcliffe, Joey (3 April 2015). "How will the Socceroos line up in 2018?". theblogfc.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ SEG Football [SEG_Football] (27 November 2015). "Panos Armenakas (@panaldinho10) signed a contract extension with @Udinese_1896 until 2018. Congrats, Panos!" (Tweet).
- ↑ "Turkey Greece - National Team Matches Details" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Turkey Greece - National Team Matches Details" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Brazil Earns Convincing 4-0 Win against Australia in Nike Friendlies Opener". United States Soccer Federation. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Joeys squad named for 2015 U-17 FIFA World Cup Chile". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Next Generation 2015: 50 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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