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Helen Caceres
Australian association football player
Helen Caceres (née Petinos; born 15 June 1993) is an Australian association football player, who currently plays for Melbourne City in the Australian W-League. She previously played for the Western Sydney Wanderers.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Helen Caceres | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfield, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2012–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 40 | (4) |
| 2018– | Melbourne City | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2017 | |||
Petinos grew up in Western Sydney, and played her junior football in her hometown of Liverpool, New South Wales. She then joined Marconi Stallions FC - where she made a name for herself in the NSW Premier League. After nine years with the Stallions, she proceeded to sign her first W-League (Australia) contract with the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2012.[2]
Petinos made her debut for the Western Sydney Wanderers on 17 November 2013 in a match against Canberra United.[3] She made 11 appearances for the team during the 2013–14 W-League season and scored 1 goal during a 3–0 win against Perth Glory on 14 December 2013.[3]
During the 2014–15 W-League season, Petinos made 12 appearances and scored 2 goals.[3]
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.[4]
Helen is married to Sydney FC midfielder Anthony Cáceres (married on 2 June 2018) whom she met at Westfields Sports High School.[5][6] She is of Greek descent.[7]
They are the first wife and husband, to play at the same club in the A-League and the affiliated W-League (Australia).[8]
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- "Helen Petinos". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". 24 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. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- 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