Antonis is back in Australia with a year and a half left on his PAOK contract after his European odyssey turned into a Greek tragedy.

Injury and the sacking of his coach Igor Tudor saw Antonis make just seven appearances in his debut year and the loan to Veria the next season saw the fringe Socceroo only play once in six months.

Now back in the A-League with Wanderers, Antonis is going to use the rest of the season to show he is capable of playing in Europe.

“In Greece, I learnt a lot on the pitch when I had my chances to play, I learnt from a lot of great players over there and to show what I can do again, that is my main goal,” he said speaking exclusively to FourFourTwo.

“I’ve got a few goals, I keep them to myself, I don’t like to put it out there but for me just to be able to show what I can do again is important.”

Antnonis’s injuries scuppered a chance to sign with Serie A side Parma in 2013 and upon arriving in Greece to begin life with PAOK for the 2015/16 season, the curse struck again

“When I got there, I was a bit unlucky,” he said.

“I started training and I got injured because I got thrown into the beginning of the season as I just come off the A-League off-season. Then I came back two months later and I was training really hard and I got my chance to play.”

“My first game for PAOK was a Greek Cup game away to Chania FC and being able to play over there was a great experience. It was a great to be part of that and experience everything and see what it’s like over there.”

And even though Antonis didn’t get the game time he wanted in Greece, the talented midfielder believes playing in Europe was a knowledgeable experience.

“I learnt a lot off the field and on the field as well,” he said. “Igor was a great coach. I learnt a lot from him. I also learnt a lot when the new coach Vladamir Ivic came in, he was a great coach as well but Tudor was the one who brought me in.”

“I felt really fortunate to be able to call players like Dimitar Berbatov my teammate. We beat Dortmund and we qualified for the Champions League against Ajax so it’s a massive club.

“You’ve just got to work hard for everything, nothing is given to you on a plate, especially at PAOK. They are one of the biggest clubs in Greece and it’s difficult as you have to work hard especially when they have such a big team.

“I love PAOK and everyone at the club looked after me well, from the owner to the players down to the staff."