Peter Deng

Peter Deng
Personal information
Full name Peter Nhial Deng
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back / Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Whittlesea Ranges
Youth career
–2009 Adelaide Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Adelaide Olympic 23 (0)
2012 Salisbury United 4 (0)
2012–2014 Adelaide Olympic 44 (9)
2014 Green Gully 7 (0)
2015 White City 3 (0)
2016 Pascoe Vale 5 (0)
2017–2018 Moreland Zebras 25 (0)
2019 Heidelberg United 13 (0)
2020 Eastern Lions 5 (0)
2021– Whittlesea Ranges 13 (0)
International career‡
2016– South Sudan 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2019

Peter Deng (born 12 January 1993) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for Australian club Heidelberg United FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria and the South Sudan national football team.

Personal life

Deng was born on 12 January 1993[2] into a family of South Sudanese refugees in Nairobi, Kenya. He, along with his family, were fleeing from the conflict in South Sudan and eventually resettled in Australia when he was 10 years old.[3]

His younger brother, Thomas Deng, played as a central defender for Melbourne Victory in the A-League and for the Socceroos. Their mother has always been supportive of the brothers' football careers and drove them around Adelaide dropping them off for training and matches.[4]

Deng taught Physical Education at the Parkville Youth Justice Centre in 2019.[5]

Club career

After playing unorganised football in Kenya before moving to Australia, Deng played club football in Adelaide, first at Adelaide Blue Eagles[4][6] and later at Adelaide Olympic.[2]

After the family moved to Victoria, he played half a season with Green Gully in the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPLV) with his brother Thomas.[citation needed] He played for another NPLV club, Heidelberg United FC, in 2019, before moving to the Eastern Lions in 2020.[2]

He moved to Whittlesea Ranges FC in 2021.[2]

International career

Deng was called up by South Sudan for their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Benin on 27 March 2016.[3][7]

References

  1. ^ "Pascoe Vale Signs Peter Deng and Cameron Tew". Pascoe Vale FC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Peter Deng (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gojszyk, Mark. "Peter Deng's journey to South Sudanese debut". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Thomas Deng". Perth African Nations Sports Association. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ^ Davutovic, David. "Victory star Thomas Deng revisits fork in the road on visit to youth justice centre". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Victory's Deng counting his opportunities". upstart. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ Benin v South Sudan Match Report Confederation of African Football