Nikolai Topor-Stanley
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| Nikolai Topor-Stanley | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | |
| Date of birth | March 11, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | |
| Height | 191 cm | |
| Nickname | Hyphen | |
| Playing position | Left Full Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sydney FC | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000-2005 | Manly United FC | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006- | Sydney FC | 17(1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004- | Australia Under-20, 23 | (Under 20) ?(?) (Under 23) 4(2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nikolai Topor-Stanley (born March 11, 1985) is an Australian soccer player who has had several short-term contracts with A-League club Sydney FC,[1] firstly as a replacement for injured Jacob Timpano,[2] and then Ruben Zadkovich,[3] but was signed by former Sydney FC coach Terry Butcher on a long-term deal because of his "outstanding performance".[4] He is a defender and has previously played for NSW Premier League teams Manly United FC and Belconnen Blue Devils, as well as representing Australia in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was also selected to participate in the first training camp for the Beijing Olympics.
On July 15, 2006, Nikolai debuted for Sydney off the bench against Queensland in the Pre-season Cup before scoring his first goal for the club against Newcastle a week later. Nikolai made his A-League debut on August 27, 2006 against the Central Coast Mariners, his performance rated by Sydney newspaper as passing "with flying colours".[citation needed] In the absence of Timpano, Nikolai has cemented a place in Sydney's first team, having started a number of Sydney FC's games thus far in the 06-07 season.
Topor-Stanley was born to a Mauritian father of Indian heritage, Percy, and a Polish-German mother, Helen.[5] His older brother, Sacha, is a business banker.
He is known to Sydney fans as "Hyphen", a name that was given to him by Sydney FC supporters' group "The Cove" upon him scoring his first goal for the club. The name "Hyphen" comes about due to his hyphenated name. Topor-Stanley wears shirt number 21 at Sydney FC and plays as a left-sided stopper.
He is currently part of the Olyroos training squad aiming to represent Australia at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Sydney coach Butcher was apparently "fuming" after hearing that he had developed a foot injury at an Olyroos training session before the first semi-final against Newcastle Jets.[6] In the first qualifying game against Taiwan in Adelaide on Wednesday, 7 February 2007, Topor-Stanley scored 2 of the 11 goals - one with each foot.[7]
He is rumoured to be following Sasho Petrovski and Alvin Ceccoli out of Sydney FC and supposedly has a two-year contract with A-League rival team, Perth Glory,[8] but is currently representing Sydney in the 2007 Asian Cup. He is a "victim of a club-versus-country tug of war," according to Branko Culina, flying from country to country in between Olyroos and Sydney FC matches, along with fellow Sydney and Olyroos player Mark Milligan.[9]
Nikolai contributed significantly to the Olyroos' win over Saudi Arabia at Hindmarsh Stadium on 28/03/07 by scoring the first goal, a header from the near post, the 74th minute of the game.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Nikolai has paid his dues Sunday Telegraph, January 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 26, 2007.
- ^ Sydney FC signs Topor-Stanley on short-term deal A-League news, July 7, 2006. Retrieved on February 12, 2007.
- ^ Nikolai Topor-Stanley gets another four weeks A-league news, August 14, 2006. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
- ^ Sydney coach Butcher ready to deal in Topor-Stanley Tribal Football, October 1, 2006. Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
- ^ Nikolai has paid his dues Sunday Telegraph, January 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 26, 2007.
- ^ Finalist fume over Olyroo injuries The Australian. February 1, 2007. Retrieved on February 26, 2007.
- ^ Olyroos thrash Chinese Taipei Sportal.com. February 8, 2007. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
- ^ Initial signs for Culina era are good Sydney Morning Herald. February 15, 2007. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Cap-strapped Sydney target Popovic for dual role Sydney Morning Herald. March 14, 2007. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.
- ^ Win sets target for Olyroos Adelaide Advertiser Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
| Sydney FC - Current Squad |
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1 Bolton | 2 Fyfe | 3 Tsattalios | 4 Rudan | 5 Spencer | 6 Talay | 7 Middleby | 8 Zadkovich | 9 Zdrilić | 10 Corica | 11 Topor-Stanley | 12 Carney | 14 Brosque | 15 McFlynn | 16 Milligan | 17 Timpano | 18 Casey | 19 Glavas | 20 Bouzanis | 23 Pasfield | Coach Čulina |
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