Helen Caceres (née Petinos; born 15 June 1993) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a striker. She made 51 appearances and scored five goals in the A-League Women (previously known as the W-League) for Melbourne City and Western Sydney Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Helen Caceres | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfield, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2012–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 40 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne City | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editPetinos grew up in Western Sydney and played junior football in her hometown of Liverpool, New South Wales. She then joined Marconi Stallions - where she made a name for herself in the NSW Premier League. After nine years with the Stallions, she signed her first W-League contract with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2012.[1]
Petinos made her debut for the Western Sydney Wanderers on 17 November 2013 in a match against Canberra United.[2] She made 11 appearances for the team during the 2013–14 W-League season, scoring a single goal during a 3–0 win against Perth Glory on 14 December 2013.[2]
During the 2014–15 W-League season, Petinos made 12 appearances and scored two goals.[2]
After spending four seasons at Western Sydney, as well as a year away from the W-League due to living overseas in United Arab Emirates, Petinos signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season.[3]
Personal life
editHelen is married to Sydney FC midfielder Anthony Cáceres (married 2 June 2018) whom she met at Westfields Sports High School.[4][5] She is of Greek descent.[6]
They are the first wife and husband to play at the same club in the A-Leagues.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Helen Petinos". 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Helen Petinos". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Adno, Carly. "Wanderers' Helen Petinos has torn allegiances, but will support Mariners boyfriend Anthony Caceres". Fox Sports. News Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Adno, Carly (18 November 2014). "Wanderers' Helen Petinos has torn allegiances, but will support Mariners boyfriend Anthony Caceres". The Advertiser. News Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "HELEN PETINOS". wswanderersfc.com.au. Western Sydney Wanderers. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Caceres: I wasn't expecting this!". 31 December 2017.
Further reading
edit- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
External links
edit- Western Sydney Wanderers player profile Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine