Kenny Stamatopoulos

Kenny Stamatopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
Date of birth	28 August 1979 (1979-08-28) (age 31)
Place of birth	Kalamata, Greece
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	AIK
Number	13
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 (loan)	12	(0)
2009	→ Lyn (loan)	6	(0)
2009	→ Fredrikstad (loan)	11	(0)
2010	→ AIK (loan)	4	(0)
2011–	AIK	0	(0)
National team‡
2001	Canada U-23	3	(0)
2001–	Canada	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:33, 9 November 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2009

Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos (born 28 August 1979 in Kalamata, Greece) is a Greek-Canadian soccer goalkeeper, currently play for AIK.
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.

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.

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.

Lyn

In April 2009, Stamatopoulos was loaned out from Tromsø to Lyn.[1]

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.

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, by December 2009, had earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals.

He played his last game in a friendly match on 8 October 2006 against Jamaica,[3]

References

1. ^ Playerhistory Profile - National Football Teams
2. ^ [1] - CanadaSoccer
3. ^ [2] - CanadaSoccer

External links

* Stamatopoulos profile at til.no (Norwegian)
* Canadasoccer Profile
* Player profile - Tromso IL
* National Football Teams