Sydney FC’s talented midfielder Terry Antonis has been rewarded for a stellar month by winning the March nomination for the NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award 2013/14.

He is the second Greek Australian to receive the award this year, with Brisbane Roar’s Dimitri Petratos also getting the nod in January, showing young Greek Australians are making an impact in the top tier.

Following a frustrating start to the season where a long-term quadriceps injury kept him sidelined for the first 19 rounds, Antonis has made every post a winner since getting back onto the field.

Antonis was ecstatic to be nominated for the prestigious award.

“It’s great to be back and playing and this nomination has given me even more of a boost,” Antonis said.

“Hopefully we can continue to build on our performance against Wellington when we play Perth Glory this Sunday at Allianz Stadium and book our place in the Hyundai A-League Finals Series.”

“I’d like thank all of our coaching and medical staff for helping me to get back on the field and also the club for their faith in me, hopefully I can continue to repay that faith.”

Terry Antonis is the sixth and final nominee for the annual award and joins Trent Sainsbury (October) and Adam Taggart (November), Storm Roux (December), Dimitri Petratos (January) and Josh Brillante (Newcastle Jets).

They are now in line for the title of NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award 2013/14, which will be announced on Monday 28 April in Sydney.

NAB has donated a $1,500 equipment pack and $1,000 to Terry’s chosen junior club.

The overall winner of the NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award 2013/14 will receive $10,000.

Each month representatives from the football media and the FFA Technical department vote on a 3-2-1 basis for the most outstanding U-21 players in the Hyundai A-League during that period.