Kenny Stamatopoulos

Kenny Stamatopoulos
Personal information
Full name Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
Date of birth (1979-08-28) 28 August 1979
Place of birth Kalamata, Greece
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
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)
2007Toronto FC (loan) 12 (0)
2009Lyn (loan) 6 (0)
2009Fredrikstad (loan) 11 (0)
2010AIK (loan) 4 (0)
2011– AIK 53 (0)
National team
2001 Canada U23 2 (0)
2001– Canada 20 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos (born 28 August 1979) is a Greek–Canadian soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for AIK.

Early life

Stamatopoulos moved with his family from Greece to Ontario when he was a small child. He started playing ice hockey at the age of 2 in Canada and only picked up soccer at the age of thirteen.[2]

Club career

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.[3]

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, which he described as "a little hockey brawl" that occurred during his debut match against Molde. He became a fan favourite as a reslt of this incident. [4]

On loan

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. [5]

Lyn

In April 2009, Stamatopoulos was loaned out from Tromsø to Lyn.[6]

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.

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. [7]

He became first choice following the tragic death of Ivan Turina.[8]

Career statistics

Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006 Tromsø Tippeligaen 10020120
2007 401050
2007 Toronto FC MLS 12000120
2008 Tromsø Tippeligaen 302050
2009 Lyn 602080
2009 Fredrikstad 11000110
2010 AIK Allsvenskan 401050
2011 601070
2012 600060
2013 26010270
2014 800080
2015 300030
2016 000000
Career Total 9901001090

International career

Stamatopoulos was a former member of the under-23 national team in July 2001 at Jeux de la Francophonie. [9]

He made his senior his debut for Canada in a November 2001 friendly match against Malta.[10] and, as of July 2015, had earned 16 caps.

References

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