Christian Petracca

Quick Facts

Full Name	Christian Petracca
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 4, 1996(1996-01-04)
Age	28
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Christian Petracca Biography

Christian Petracca is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on January 4, 1996 in Australia. Australian rules football player who earned his AFL debut with the Melbourne Football Club in 2016. The year, he also received the AFL Rising Star nomination and was chosen for the U-22 team.

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Christian Petracca (born 4 January 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.86 metres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighing 96 kilograms (212 lb), Petracca has the ability to play dual-positions as a forward and a midfielder both on the inside and outside. Petracca had a standout junior basketball career where he played in the Victorian under 16 side and he was named in the Australian under-18 squad. He entered top-level football early when he played for Victoria at under-12 level and he represented them throughout his junior career, culminating in selection for Vic Metro in the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships. In addition, he joined the TAC Cup competition as a bottom-aged player. His achievements as a junior included winning the Larke Medal, the most valuable player at state level, and selection in the All-Australian and TAC Cup Team of the Year sides. Petracca was recruited by Melbourne with the second selection in the 2014 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in 2016 after missing the entire 2015 season with a knee injury and received an AFL Rising Star nomination during his debut season.

After graduating high school in 2013, Petracca attended Swinburne University during 2014, studying commerce and marketing. He was awarded a scholarship within the AIS-AFL Academy, which saw him begin his draft year participating in the AIS-AFL Academy match against Collingwood’s Victorian Football League (VFL) side at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in April, followed by a two-week tour to Europe. After declaring he wanted to be captain of the Eastern Ranges for 2014, he was instead named vice-captain due to his commitments with the AIS-AFL Academy. He played nine matches for the season finishing with 20 goals and ended the season with a tied third-place finish in the Morrish Medal and was named on the half-forward flank in the TAC Cup team of the year. He was again selected for Vic Metro in the Under 18 Championships playing a midfield, on-ball role. He played five out of six matches and was named in the best players in every match, where he averaged twenty-five disposals, five marks and five clearances per match. His performances in the championships saw him rewarded with the Larke Medal as the championships best player, the best and fairest player for Vic Metro where he finished fourteen votes ahead of Ed Vickers-Willis and was named in the All-Australian team as the centre midfield position.

The name of his mother is Elvira and his father’s name is Tony.

Christian Petracca Net Worth

Christian Petracca is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christian Petracca 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was named coach of the soccer team of Whitefriars College in 2013.

He won the 2014 Larke Medal as the MVP of the AFL Under 18 Championships.

Petracca was born to Elvira and Tony Petracca on 4 January 1996 and is of Italian heritage. He was recognised as an adept footballer at a young age when he represented Victoria at under-12 level. He played his junior football with the Park Orchards Football Club, Warrandyte Football Club and Beverley Hills Football Club. Apart from football, he was talented at most sports he played including cricket, soccer and tennis, but especially basketball. His leadership was recognised at a young age when he was named co-captain of the Victorian Primary Schools (VPS) basketball side. He featured in the under-16 Victorian basketball side and was selected in the Australian under-17 squad alongside 2014 NBA number-five draft pick and Utah Jazz player, Dante Exum. Basketball was his best sport as a junior, however, he decided to pursue a football career instead at sixteen years of age to stay in Australia and be closer to friends and family.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Christian Petracca Dating?

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After missing the entire 2015 season, speculation by the media surrounded Petracca and when he would play his debut match, however, a basketball mishap saw him break his toe during the Christmas break. Early reports stated he could still make his debut in round one, but, then-Melbourne coach, Paul Roos, quashed the reports by stating the mishap had cost Petracca a round one debut. Following the recovery from his broken toe, he played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for Melbourne’s affiliate team, the Casey Scorpions. As he spent more time in the VFL, speculation grew as to when he would make his AFL debut, along with AFL Media journalist, Callum Twomey, noting the footy world was “fascinated” with Petracca and his potential debut.

Facts & Trivia

Christian Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Christian Petracca celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.

Is Christian Petracca injured?

MELBOURNE superstar Christian Petracca has suffered a hairline fracture of his right fibula as well as a corked calf , but the Demons are still backing the gun midfielder to line up in their semi-final against Brisbane.

Who did Christian Petracca play for?

Demons star Christian Petracca is set to play through a broken leg in the semi-finals, after suffering an injury against the Swans. Melbourne went down 91-69 to Sydney at the MCG on Friday night, leaving them fighting for a spot in the prelims next weekend and allowing the Swans a crucial week off.

How tall is Christian Petracca?

6′ 1″

Where in Italy is Petracca from?

They’re in the yard of the Australian Institute of Sport’s European base in Gavirate , a small town in Italy’s north. Petracca is busy yelling, laughing and competing.

How old is Cripps?

27 years (March 18, 1995)