Dylan Peraić-Cullen
Australian association footballer
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Dylan Peraić-Cullen (Croatian: [pɛˈraitɕ];[2] born 25 July 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Central Coast Mariners.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Peraić-Cullen | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Woden Valley SC[1] | |||
| 2017–2022 | Gungahlin United | ||
| 2023–2024 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | CCM Academy | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Club career
Peraić-Cullen begun his football career playing his youth football for Gungahlin United in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football youth competitions, starting at the club in Under 13s.[3][4]
Central Coast Mariners
In 2022, Peraić-Cullen played in a trial match for the Capital All-Stars against Central Coast Mariners in Canberra, and impressed the Mariners enough that he was soon signed by the club to join their academy set up for the 2023 season.[5][6] Peraić-Cullen featured for the Mariners Academy in their National Premier Leagues NSW and U20 teams over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, whilst training with the A-League squad on a scholarship contract.
Following the retirement of captain and club legend Danny Vukovic,[7] Peraić-Cullen was one of three young goalkeepers at the Mariners vying for the number one goalkeeper spot for the Mariners for the 2024-25 A-League season, along with Adam Pavlesic and Jack Warshawsky.[8] Peraić-Cullen was chosen to make his professional debut for the Mariners first match of the A-League season, becoming the youngest ever starting goalkeeper for the club, and the youngest in the history of the A-League to start a match and keep a clean sheet.[9] After round 4 of the A-League season, Peraic-Cullen signed his first full professional contract, until the end of the 2026–27 season.[10]
International career
Peraić-Cullen was part of the Young Socceroos squad for the 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship,[11] making three appearances in the tournament.