Michael Thalassitis

Michael Thalassitis
Personal information
Full name Michael Thalassitis[1]
Date of birth 19 January 1993 (1993-01-19) (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current club Stevenage
Number 19
Youth career
2010–2011 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Stevenage 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Boreham Wood (loan) 11 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 26 December 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael Thalassitis (born 19 January 1993) is an English-born Cypriot footballer who plays for League One side Stevenage.

Thalassitis signed a professional two-year contract with Stevenage in May 2011, having joined the club's Centre of Excellence ahead of the 2010–11 season following Stevenage's promotion to the Football League. He made his first-team debut in August 2011. In October 2011, Thalassitis joined Boreham Wood on loan, returning to his parent club in January 2012.

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Club career

Stevenage

Thalassitis joined Stevenage's youth system ahead of the 2010–11 season.[2] He scored 17 goals in 26 games for the club's under–18 side in his first season with the club, including a hat-trick against Wycombe Wanderers on the last day of the 2010–11 campaign.[2] As a result of his fine form during the season, Thalassitis was handed a two-year professional contract with the club on 18 May 2011.[3] This meant that Thalassitis was the first player to sign a professional deal with the club from the Centre of Excellence that was "hastily formed" following the club's promotion to the Football League.[3] On signing the contract, Thalassitis stated — "It is my first club, I've never had a contract before so it's a good moment for me. Training for the first team has been going well, I was really happy when I was told I would be going in with the first team. I went in to try and earn myself a contract and that's what I've done so I'm really pleased".[3]

He subsequently trained with the first-team during pre-season prior to the club's 2011–12 campaign, playing in friendly victories against Fulham and Hitchin Town respectively,[4] assisting Chris Beardsley's goal in the latter game.[5][6][7] His pre-season performances earned him praise from Stevenage manager Graham Westley — "He's a tremendous prospect, I'm really encouraged by his attitude, I like the way he's developing. On the evidence of what we saw against Hitchin you can expect to see him making Football League appearances".[4] Thalassitis made his competitive debut for Stevenage in the club's 1–0 away defeat to Milton Keynes Dons on 27 August 2011, coming on as a 63rd minute substitute in the match.[8] During the game, he produced a "strong run forcing goalkeeper David Martin to tip his effort from the edge of the box onto the bar", as well as missing a chance to restore parity in injury-time.[9]

Thalassitis joined Conference South side Boreham Wood on a one-month loan deal in October 2011.[10][11] He made his debut for the club a day after signing, scoring after 17 minutes in a 3–1 home victory against Dartford.[12] During his initial one-month loan spell, Thalassitis made five league appearances for the club, in which Boreham Wood recorded five straight victories[12][13][14][15][16] — propelling them from twentieth place to eighth in the Conference South standings.[17] His loan spell was subsequently extended for a further month on 9 November 2011.[17] Three days later, on 12 November, Thalassitis scored a hat-trick in Boreham Wood's sixth consecutive league victory, a 4–2 home win against Dover Athletic.[18] After scoring five times in twelve games for Boreham Wood, Thalassitis returned to his parent club on 4 January 2012.[19]

International career

In December 2011, Thalassitis was called up to a three-day training camp with the Cyprus U19 side.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage
2011–12[22]
 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Boreham Wood (loan)
2011–12[23]
 11 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5
Total 11 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5
Career totals 12 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ^ a b "England and Wales births 1837–2006 search results". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/england-and-wales/results?recordType=GRO&route=X&event=B&fromYear=1837&toYear=2006&forenames=Michael%20&surname=Thalassitis&includeSurnameVariants=false&includeForenamesVariants=false. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  2. ^ a b c "SFC Profile – Michael Thalassitis". Stevenage F.C.. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10839~56748,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  3. ^ a b c "Michael Thalassitis signs two-year deal". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-05-18. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2362483,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  4. ^ a b "Stevenage prospect Thalassitis excites Graham Westley". BBC Sport. 2011-07-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14190178.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  5. ^ "Hitchin 0–1 Stevenage". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-07-14. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2392217,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-14. 
  6. ^ "Beardsley strike settles competitive derby". The Comet. 2011-07-14. http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage-fc/beardsley_strike_settles_competitive_derby_1_963099. Retrieved 2011-07-14. 
  7. ^ "Stevenage 1–0 Fulham XI". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-07-17. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2394814,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-17. 
  8. ^ "MK Dons 1–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 2011-08-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14600443.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  9. ^ "MK Dons 1–0 Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-08-27. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~57981,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  10. ^ "Boreham Wood sign Michael Thalassitis on loan". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-08. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/boreham-wood-sign-michael-thalassitis-on-loan/. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
  11. ^ "Thalassitis joins Boreham Wood on loan". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-10-09. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2476551,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
  12. ^ a b "Teenage Kicks – Boreham Wood 3–1 Dartford". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-08. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/teenage-kicks/. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
  13. ^ "Bryant delivers on the road". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-16. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/bryant-delivers-on-the-road/. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  14. ^ "The climb continues". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-23. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/the-climb-continues/. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  15. ^ "Elvijs Is Number One!". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-25. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/elvijs-is-number-one/. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  16. ^ "Masterful Wood eye play-offs". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-11-07. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/11/masterful-wood-eye-play-offs/. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  17. ^ a b "Thalassitis has loan spell extended". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-11-09. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2510716,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  18. ^ "Michael Leaves Dover Soleless!". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-11-12. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/11/michael-leaves-dover-soleless/. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  19. ^ "Boro Boys Return From Loan". Stevenage F.C.. 2012-01-04. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2565935,00.html. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  20. ^ "Thalassitis Earns International Call-Up". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-12-19. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2552203,00.html. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  21. ^ "Boro youngster earns Cyprus call-up". The Comet. 2011-12-19. http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage-fc/boro_youngster_earns_cyprus_call_up_1_1157212. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  22. ^ "Stevenage 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2499#teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
  23. ^ "First Team Player Statistics 2011–12". Boreham Wood F.C.. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/player-stats/. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 

External links

Stevenage F.C. – current squad