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Dean Bouzanis (born 2 October 1990) is an Australian footballer of Greek descent who plays as a goalkeeper. He is contracted to Liverpool, and currently on loan at League Two side Accrington Stanley.
[edit] Biography[edit] Club careerBorn in Sydney, New South Wales, Bouzanis was raised in Australia to Greek parents, and attended De La Salle College in Cronulla.[1] His talents were first seen at his local soccer club, Carss Park, whilst playing in the Under 9's alongside close friend Nikolas Tsattalios.[2] Bouzanis then went on to play in the NSW State League for St George Saints at 14 before joining the NSW Institute of Sport. Bouzanis spent three weeks with the Liverpool first team squad in January 2007 and was offered a three year deal.[1] Liverpool's manager Rafael Benítez and goalkeeping coach have rated him as the best goalkeeper in the world of his age.[3][4][5] He was loaned to A-League side Sydney FC as understudy to Clint Bolton and was included in the club's squad for their AFC Champions League 2007 campaign,[6] but did not appear at the tournament. The loan spell was expected to be extended until January 2008, but after Sydney delisted him from the club,[7] it was decided by the Reds' goalkeeping staff to fast-track his program:
He made his first appearance after arriving in the UK on a full-time basis for Liverpool's Academy (Under-18's) side on 8 September 2007, keeping a clean sheet as they beat Nottingham Forest's academy side 3-0.[8] He had previously played in two under-18's matches for the club against Stoke and West Bromwich Albion while on trial with the club.[9] On 4 December 2007, Dean made his debut for Liverpool Reserves keeping a clean sheet in their 3-0 win over Everton. Conference National team Wrexham hoped to sign him on loan in July 2009,[10] although they were eventually unable to sign him.[11] On 26 November he joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 2 January 2010[12]. He made his debut for Stanley as a 43rd minute substitute for Ian Dunbavin in an FA Cup second round match against Barnet on 28 November 2009[13]. [edit] International careerBouzanis was first named in the Australian U17 side in 2005 at the age of 15.[1] He was also later included in the squad for Australia's unsuccessful 2006 AFC U17 Championships qualifying campaign.[14] On 2 February 2008, Bouzanis was invited by the Greek FA youth manager Alexis Alexiou to represent the youth team against Slovakia on 5 February 2008.[15] Bouzanis visited Greece on 3 February 2008 for an interview with Greek radio station SportFM,[16] and also to play in the friendly against Slovakia, in which he kept a clean sheet. He also played in a 1-0 win against Serbia in March 2008. Despite playing for the Greek U19 team Bouzanis remains eligible to play for either the Greek or Australian full international sides, as he has yet to gain a senior cap for either country.[4][17][18] Bouzanis gave three reasons why he might choose Greece "First, due to my origin; second, because it's the European champion; and third, because the trips won't be too far." but remained in contact with Australian football authorities.[4] The Australian press stated that his departure would be a "disaster" likening it to the loss of Joey Didulica to the Croatian national side.[17][19] In April 2008 he was called up to the Australia Under 23 squad to compete in the Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia as part of their preparations for the Olympics due to Danny Vukovic's suspension. He played in the 4-0 defeat of Qatar in the final group match[20]. With the announcement that Vukovic's suspension would not be lifted for the Olympics, suggestions were made that Bouzanis would be included in the squad but this did not eventuate.[21][22] On 24 June 2008, Bouzanis accepted the call-up from Alexis Alexiou to represent Greece in the UEFA U-19 European Championships to be held in the Czech Republic.[23] In a statement to the Greek Football Federation, Bouzanis stated he was proud to be competing at the finals with Greece.[24] Bouzanis' decision to play for the Greek under-age team despite being raised in Australia upset many within Australia's football community.[25] Bouzanis' agent suggested he still wanted to play for Australia[26], in effect using his selection for Greece as a bargaining tool to get Olyroo selection. Despite his assurances that he was only looking to gain experience with Greece, Australian fans drew similarities to others such as Josip Šimunić, Ante Šerić, Sasa Ognenovski and Joey Didulica who chose to play with other nations. In April 2008 Australian national coach Pim Verbeek met Bouzanis in Liverpool to discuss the issue of his football allegiance.[27] In February 2009, his agent stated that Bouzanis wanted to play for Australia rather than Greece. Bouzanis was hoping for a Young Socceroos' training camp call-up. On the 24 August 2009 Bouzanis was called up to represent the Young Socceroos' for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt[28][29]. He played in the first two group matches for the team, but the team finished bottom of the group and were eliminated from the competition. [edit] Honours[edit] Club
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