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PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustralia
Age23
Date of birth22 Apr 2003
Shirt number#22
ClubWestern Sydney Wanderers
Centre-back
26
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
2244
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Western Sydney Wanderers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
A-League261222447.03

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

A. Pantazopoulos is a 23-year-old central defender at Western Sydney Wanderers, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 24, top 27% of A-League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.7, ranking 46th of 193 in the A-League. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present (95.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pantazopoulos.

Judged on this season alone, Pantazopoulos graded 24 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League, on 5 clean sheets and 3.369 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Pantazopoulos, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, top 18% of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League. At 23 Pantazopoulos is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 18% centre-backs · A-LeagueCurrent seasonTop 27% centre-backs · A-League11th-best centre-back in the A-League46th in the A-League · potential7th-highest potential centre-back in the A-League
19.7
Ratingi
7th of 41 centre-backs
24.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
95.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.37
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Western Sydney Wanderers finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

3.37
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
31
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 95.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.7, Pantazopoulos carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the A-League (top 18%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Western Sydney Wanderers finished 12th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.