Michael Petrasso

Michael Petrasso
Personal information
Full name Michael Alexander Petrasso[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 25
Youth career
2010–2012 Toronto FC
2012–2013 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Queens Park Rangers 9 (0)
2013–2014 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
2014 → Coventry City (loan) 7 (1)
2014 → Leyton Orient (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 → Notts County (loan) 10 (3)
National team‡
2011 Canada U17 8 (3)
2013–2015 Canada U20 6 (1)
2015– Canada U23 5 (3)
2016– Canada 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2016

Michael Alexander "Mike" Petrasso (born 9 July 1995) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Queens Park Rangers.

Born in Toronto, Petrasso started his career at the academy of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. In 2012, Petrasso moved to English club Queens Park Rangers. He joined Oldham Athletic on loan from QPR in November 2013. He joined Coventry City on a loan from QPR on 14 February 2014.

Early life

Petrasso was born in Toronto, and grew up in Woodbridge, just north of Toronto. He started playing youth football at the age of three for local junior club Kleinburg SC.[3] He joined TFC Academy, the youth setup of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC at the age of fifteen.[3]

Club career

TFC Academy

Petrasso began his career at Canadian club Toronto FC, where he played at youth level as a part of the TFC Academy. In 2012, he departed from the club, along with teammates Keven Alemán and Dylan Carreiro, after falling out of favour with the academy, while under manager Aron Winter.[4] Petrasso and Carreiro trained with Canadian Soccer League club SC Toronto after their exit from Toronto FC,[5] shortly before both moving to English Premier League side Queens Park Rangers.

QPR

In his first season at QPR, Petrasso was an integral member of the squad that won the Professional Development League 2 at under-18 level,[6] while also making several appearances for the under-21 side in the same season.

After continuing his good form into the 2013–14 season with the under-21 squad, Petrasso was rewarded with a loan move to League One side Oldham Athletic on 22 November 2013.[7] He made his senior début the following day in a league match against Gillingham, in which he started the match and scored the sole goal of the game.[8] Petrasso's two – month loan with Oldham Athletic ended on 18 January 2014, returning to Loftus Road after some excellent performances, appearing 15 times and scoring one goal which was on his debut for the club.[9]

On 14 February 2014, Petrasso joined League One side Coventry City on an initial 28-day loan.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to Tranmere Rovers.[11] On 13 March 2014, Petrasso extended his loan stay with the Sky Blues until 16 March 2014 to cover the match scheduled against Port Vale, with a view to extending the loan further until the end of the 2013–14 season.[12] At the end of his loan spell, Petrasso had made 7 appearances scoring 1 goal.

On 7 April 2014, Petrasso signed a new three-year contract with QPR.[13] He made his Queens Park Rangers first team debut on the 3rd of May 2014, in a 3–2 final game of the season win against Barnsley replacing Yossi Benayoun as a substitute in the 76th minute.[14]

After failing to make QPR's 25-man squad in the Premier League for the 2014–15 season, Petrasso was loaned out to gain further experience at Leyton Orient on 11 September 2014 on a one-month loan, until 7 October 2014.[15] Petrasso made his debut on 13 September 2014 in a 2–0 defeat at home to Colchester United in which he started, but was however later substituted in the 69th minute by Jobi McAnuff.[16]

Petrasso moved to Notts County on a 93-day emergency day loan on October 14, 2014.[17] He made his debut on October 18, replacing Zeli Ismail in the 74th minute in a 5-3 victory over Crawley Town.[18] He scored his first goals for Notts County in a 3-2 victory over Barnsley on 21 October.[19]

Since then, Petrasso has continued to show excellent form, scoring his third goal in just five appearances since joining Notts County, as his side fell 2-1 to Yeovil Town in League One on Saturday, 22 November 2014.[20]

Petrasso stayed at Loftus Road going into the 2015-2016 season. He made his full debut with the side on 28 November 2015, starting against Leeds United.

International career

Petrasso began his involvement with the Canada national team in 2010, as a member of training camps for both the under-15s and the under-17s.[2] He was named as a member of the under-17 squad to play in the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,[21] and scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 win against Barbados in the group stage.[22] He has also represented Canada at the U-20 level and was a part of the team that went to the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

In October 2013, Petrasso had his first experience with Canada's senior team, when he was announced as a member of the senior squad's training camp, ahead of the friendly against Australia.[23] However, he did not see time in the match.[24] In November 2014 Petrasso returned to the U-20s for a series of friendlies. He scored a goal during the first friendly against England in a 2-2 draw. In December 2014, Petrasso was named the Canadian U-20 Male Player of the Year.[25]

Petrasso was named to the 35-man provisional squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Canada coach Benito Floro on June 10, 2015.[26]

On August 27, 2015, Petrasso received his first call-up to the Canada senior squad for their two-legged World Cup qualifier against Belize.[27] He made his debut for the senior side in a friendly against Azerbaijan on June 3, 2016. He started the match and played the first 61 minutes of the eventual 1–1 draw.[28]

International career statistics

As of match played June 7, 2016.
Canada
YearAppsGoals
201620
Total20

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2016[29]
Club League Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers Championship 2013–14 1000000010
Premier League 2014–15 0000000000
Championship 2015-16 8010000090
2016-17 0000000000
Total 90100000100
Oldham Athletic (loan) League One 2013-14 111300010151
Coventry City (loan) 7100000071
Leyton Orient (loan) 2014–15 3000100040
Notts County (loan) 83202000123
Total 295503010385
Career totals 385603010485

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Alexander Petrasso". DR. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Michael Petrasso profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Former Toronto FC players Mike Petrasso, Dylan Carreiro flourish at QPR academy". Toronto Star. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Aleman, Petrasso, and Carreiro sign Professional contracts". Waking the Red. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Canadian teen Petrasso to leave for QPR this week". the11.ca. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "UNDER-21 PROFILES". Queens Park Rangers FC. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "PETRASSO MAKES OLDHAM LOAN MOVE". Queens Park Rangers FC. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Gillingham 0–1 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Petrasso goes back to Loftus Road". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Coventry City sign Petrasso from QPR". Coventry City FC. 14 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Tranmere 3–1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Coventry agree Petrasso loan extension". Coventry City FC. 13 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "MICHAEL PETRASSO SIGNS NEW DEAL". Queens Park Rangers FC. 7 April 2014.
  14. ↑ Whittingham, Clive. "Suk-Young and QPR left to wonder what might have been – report". fansnetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Michael Petrasso: Leyton Orient sign QPR winger on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Colchester stun Leyton Orient".
  17. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2792891/michael-petrasso-joins-notts-county-93-day-loan-queens-park-rangers.html
  18. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29579655
  19. ↑ http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/221014-loan-rangers-michael-petrasso-scores-twice-for-notts-county-2032007.aspx?__Proxy=0
  20. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/11/25/canadian-exports-michael-petrasso-scores-third-goal-fifth-game-notts-county
  21. ↑ "CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship (2011-02-14 – 2011-02-28)". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  22. ↑ "PETRASSO, CANADA BEAT BARBADOS AT CONCACAF MEN'S U17 TOURNEY". TSN. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  23. ↑ "CanMNT: Ex-Toronto FC Academy duo Michael Petrasso, Dylan Carreiro look for senior breakout". MLSsoccer.com. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  24. ↑ "Canada vs Australia – 2013-10-15". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Petrasso, Buchanan named 2014 Canadian U-20 Players of the Year". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  26. ↑ "Canada's 35-man provisional roster announced for this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup". June 10, 2015.
  27. ↑ "EMICHAEL PETRASSO RECEIVES FIRST CANADA CALL-UP". qpr.co.uk. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "MICHAEL PETRASSO MAKES CANADA SENIOR DEBUT". Queens Park Rangers. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  29. ↑ Michael Petrasso career statistics at Soccerbase
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