Kenny Stamatopoulos

Photo: Jarle Vines
Personal information
Full name	Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos
Date of birth	28 August 1979 (1979-08-28) (age 30)
Place of birth	Kalamata, Greece
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Fredrikstad
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2002	Kalamata	10	(0)
2003–2004	Enköping	40	(0)
2005	Boden	30	(0)
2006–	Tromsø	14	(0)
2007	→ Toronto FC (loan)	11	(0)
2009	→ Lyn (loan)	6	(0)
2009	→ Fredrikstad (loan)	11	(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 6 August 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of Winter 2005

Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos (born 28 August 1979 in Kalamata, Greece) is a Greek-Canadian soccer goalkeeper, currently on loan to Fredrikstad FK from Tromsø.

[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 didn't 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] International career

He has 5 caps for Canada, he played his last game in a friendly game on 8 October 2006 against Jamaica,^[2] and his first game was on 14 November 2001 against Malta national football team.^[3] Kenny was former member of the under-23 national team in July 2001 at Jeux de la Francophonie.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stamatopoulos profile at til.no (Norwegian)
• Canadasoccer Profile

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