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Nectarios Triantis (born 11 May 2003) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.
Triantis has represented Australia at under 20's level at the 2023 U20's Asian Cup.




Early life


Triantis was born in Sydney, New South Wales to Poppy Triantis, with seven brothers and three sisters, and is of Greek descent. His father, Con Triantis, passed away from a fire in Eastwood when he was eight. He has three older brothers, Chris and Peter, both of whom were professional soccer players in the A-League. Triantis began his soccer career at Sydney Olympic, initially as a winger and attacking midfielder, in their junior age groups.




Club career






= Western Sydney Wanderers

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In July 2021, Western Sydney Wanderers signed Triantis to a scholarship contract. Triantis made one A-League Men appearance for the Wanderers, coming on as a late substitute in a loss to Newcastle Jets in February 2022. On 1 July 2022, the Wanderers confirmed that Triantis was one of four players departing the club following the 2021–22 season.




= Central Coast Mariners

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Triantis joined Central Coast Mariners' A-League Men squad on a three-year contract in July 2022.
Triantis started for the Mariners in their 6–1 win over Melbourne City in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final.




= Sunderland

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On 21 June 2023, Triantis signed for English club Sunderland on a four-year contract for an initial fee of around £300,000.
After playing in three first-team games for Sunderland during the 2023–24 season, Triantis was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 1 February 2024.




International career


Triantis was selected in the Australian under-20 squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in March 2023. The selection was criticised by Nick Montgomery, Triantis' coach at Central Coast Mariners, who claimed that Triantis would be better off playing senior matches for the Mariners in the 2022–23 A-League Men.




Career statistics


As of match played on 24 August 2024




Honours


Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men Championship: 2022–23
Individual

PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2022–23




References






External links


Nectarios Triantis at Soccerway

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Skuad Piala Asia U-20 AFC 2023
• Nectarios Triantis
• 2023–24 Sunderland A.F.C. season
• 2024–25 Sunderland A.F.C. season
• 2024–25 Hibernian F.C. season
• Sunderland A.F.C.
• Hibernian F.C.
• Eliezer Mayenda
• Peter Triantis
• 2023–24 Central Coast Mariners FC season
• Australia men's national under-23 soccer team