Lucas Pantelis
Lucas Pantelis | |
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| Born | March 12, 1982 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Soccer player (retired) |
Lucas Pantelis (, born 12 March 1982) is a retired Australian soccer player who last appeared for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League during the 2013 season.
Early life
Born on 12 March 1982 in Adelaide, South Australia, Pantelis comes from a footballing family. His father, Nick Pantelis, emigrated from the Greek island of Kos in 1964 and competed for West Adelaide SC in the NSL. Between 1966 and 1971, Nick earned 25 caps representing South Australia and was honoured with an Award of Distinction by Football South Australia in 2003.
Club career
Pantelis joined Adelaide United ahead of the inaugural A-League season, featuring in 18 matches and netting one goal. A severe knee injury sidelined him for nearly all of the 2006–07 campaign, but he returned to action during their 2007 Asian Champions League run, participating in four fixtures. Following an impressive performance throughout the 2007–08 season, speculation linked him to a move to Melbourne Victory, yet he committed to Adelaide United by signing a contract extension in January 2008 that kept him at the club until 2010.
On 19 November, Pantelis suffered a recurrence of his left knee injury—the same one that had previously caused him to miss significant time. He made his return on 9 January 2009 against Newcastle Jets at Hindmarsh Stadium, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory before being substituted in the 81st minute.
In May 2011, Pantelis secured a two-year deal with Wellington Phoenix. Unfortunately, during a pre-season encounter versus Central Coast Mariners, he endured his third major injury to the left knee—a complete rupture of the ACL accompanied by cartilage and meniscus damage—resulting in surgery and forcing him to miss the entire 2011/12 season.
Career statistics
(Accurate as of 16 January 2009)
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2005–06 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 2008–09 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 51 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 71 | 10 | |
1 – includes statistics from the A-League finals series
2 – incorporates appearances from the FIFA Club World Cup; stats from the AFC Champions League are counted within seasons following group stages (e.g., the 2008 ACL is included in the 2008–09 A-League season)
Honours
Adelaide United
Australia U-20
Australia U-17
- FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1999 (Runners-Up)
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- Living people
- Soccer players from Adelaide
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Australian men's soccer players
- A-League Men players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Adelaide City FC players
- Adelaide United FC players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Parramatta Power SC players
- West Adelaide SC players
- FK Beograd (Australia) players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen