Helen Caceres

Helen Caceres
Personal information
Full name Helen Caceres
Date of birth (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31)
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

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.

Playing career

Petinos 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

Helen 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

  1. ^ "Helen Petinos". 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Helen Petinos". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ^ Adno, Carly. "Wanderers' Helen Petinos has torn allegiances, but will support Mariners boyfriend Anthony Caceres". Fox Sports. News Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "HELEN PETINOS". wswanderersfc.com.au. Western Sydney Wanderers. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Caceres: I wasn't expecting this!". 31 December 2017.

Further reading

  • 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