Dylan Pierias

Dylan Pierias

Pierias playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Dylan Pierias
Date of birth	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Adelaide United
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2011	Keilor Park
2012	Spring Hills
2013–2014	FFV NTC
2015	Pascoe Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Melbourne City NPL	37	(7)
2017–2019	Melbourne City	3	(0)
2019–2023	Western United	94	(10)
2023	Western Sydney Wanderers NPL	1	(0)
2023–2024	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	(3)
2024–	Adelaide United	11	(2)
International career‡
2016–2017	Australia U-17	14	(3)
2018	Australia U-20	1	(0)
2021	Australia U-23	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Australia AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2016 Cambodia U-17 Team 2015 Cambodia U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2021

Dylan Pierias (born 20 February 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays as a winger for Adelaide United in the A-League. He previously played football in the A-Leagues for Melbourne City, Western United, and Western Sydney Wanderers.

Pierias began playing as a seven-year-old at Keilor Park SC, moving to Spring Hills as a teenager.^[2]

With eight first team players unavailable through suspension or injury, Pierias debuted for Melbourne City against Brisbane Roar on 11 February 2017 at 16 years of age, making him the first person born in the 21st Century to play in the A-League.^[3][4]

Pierias joined Western United for the 2019–20 season,^[5] the club's debut season in the league following their establishment in 2018. In May 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Western United.^[6] Pierias was substituted on in the 89th minute in the winning 2022 A-League Men Grand Final against his former club Melbourne City. Replacing Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Pierias was one of the eleven men for Western United on AAMI Park at the final whistle of the match. He departed Western United at the end of the 2022-23 season after 4 seasons at the club, making 94 league appearances.^[7]

Pierias joined Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2023–24 season.^[8] Pierias played 26 games for the Wanderers and scored 3 goals in the 2023-24 season, but following a season in which the club failed to qualify for the finals series, Pierias departed the club.^[9]

In June 2024, Pierias joined his fourth A-League club in Adelaide United^[10] as a replacement for the recent departures of Craig Goodwin, Nestory Irankunda, and Ben Halloran.

Born in Australia, Pierias is of Macedonian descent.^[11] He helped the Australia U-23 qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.^[12]

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