Kenny Stamatopoulos
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kyriakos Stamatopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalamata, Greece | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AIK | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Scarborough Azzurri | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2002 | Kalamata | 13 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Enköpings SK | 40 | (0) |
| 2005 | Boden | 30 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Tromsø | 17 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Lyn (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Fredrikstad (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | → AIK (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | AIK | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Canada U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001– | Canada | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:14, 27 June 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos (born 28 August 1979 in Kalamata, Greece) is a Greek-Canadian soccer goalkeeper, currently play for AIK.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Sweden
Stamatopoulos' clubs were relegated every year he played with them in Sweden. First Enköping twice in a row, then Boden while he was on loan there. His relegation-run did not end before he moved to Norway.
[edit] Tromsø
His' career at Tromsø got off to a rough start, after he was given a two-match suspension for his involvement in a group fight, that occurred during his debut match against Molde.
[edit] On loan
[edit] Toronto FC
On 3 August 2007 it was announced that Canada's Toronto FC manager Mo Johnston had loaned Stamatopoulos in the middle of their "keeper crisis". He made his debut against Los Angeles Galaxy on 5 August.
[edit] Lyn
In April 2009, Stamatopoulos was loaned out from Tromsø to Lyn.[1]
[edit] Fredrikstad
On 20 July 2009, it was announced that Stamatopoulos joined Fredrikstad on loan for the rest of the season. Stamatopoulos will join the club 1 August, and make his debut for Fredrikstad 2 August, at home against Viking.
[edit] AIK
Stamatopoulos signed a season-long loan deal with the reigning Swedish champions on 6 March 2010. AIK's goalkeeper Nicklas Bergh became injured during the pre-season, leaving the team with only one contemplated goalkeeper. Stamatopoulos made his debut with the club in the quarterfinal of Svenska Cupen in July 2010 against Helsingborgs IF. He only let in one goal in the 1-1 draw, but AIK lost in the penalty shootout.
[edit] International career
Stamatopoulos was a former member of the under-23 national team in July 2001 at Jeux de la Francophonie.
He made his senior his debut for Canada in a November 2001 friendly match against Malta.[2] and, as of October 2011, had earned 6 caps.
[edit] References
- ^ Playerhistory Profile - National Football Teams
- ^ [1] - CanadaSoccer
[edit] External links
- Stamatopoulos profile at til.no (Norwegian)
- Canadasoccer Profile
- Player profile - Tromso IL
- National Football Teams
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Kalamata
- Canadian people of Greek descent
- Greek emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Association football goalkeepers
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian men's international soccer players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Greek footballers
- AIK Fotboll players
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Bodens BK players
- Tromsø IL players
- Toronto FC players
- FK Lyn players
- Fredrikstad FK players
- Norwegian Premier League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Allsvenskan players
