Jace Kotsopoulos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos | ||
Date of birth | 1 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | York United | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Guelph Gryphons | 61 | (55) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | (3) |
2019 | Forge FC | 3 | (2) |
2020– | York United | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2020 |
Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos (born 1 December 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for York United of the Canadian Premier League.
Club career
Early career
In 2018, Kotsopoulos played one match for League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri and scored a hat-trick.[1]
Forge FC
On 12 November 2018, Kotsopoulos was drafted 3rd overall by Forge FC in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft.[2] On 16 May 2019, he signed a developmental contract with Forge.[3] On 12 June 2019, Kotsopoulos made his debut as a substitute in the Canadian Championship against Cavalry FC.[4] He made his league debut as a substitute the following weekend, scoring the tying goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win against Valour FC, which qualified Forge for the 2019 CONCACAF League.[4] In August 2019, Kotsopoulos opted to return to Guelph University to finish his final semester.[5]
York United FC
On August 9, 2020, York announced the signing of Kotsopolous.[6]
References
- ^ "Jace Kotsopoulos 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Forge FC nabs U SPORTS star Jace Kotsopoulos in 1st round of inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Forge FC signs Jace Kotsopoulos to U SPORTS development contract". Canadian Premier League. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b "J. Kotsopoulos". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Bedakian, Armen. "Forge's Jace Kotsopoulos returns to Guelph University". CanPL.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Nine Stripes snap up Jace Kotsopoulos". August 9, 2020.
External links
- Jace Kotsopoulos at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Canadian soccer players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario
- Canadian people of Greek descent
- Forge FC draft picks
- Forge FC players
- York United FC players
- League1 Ontario players
- Canadian Premier League players
- University and college soccer players in Canada
- Canadian soccer biography stubs