Stefanos Kapino
 Kapino with Greece U19 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefanos Kapino | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aetos Korydallos | |||
| 2007–2011 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Panathinaikos | 29 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Greece U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Greece U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Greece U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012– | Greece U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011– | Greece | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Stefanos Kapino (Greek: Στέφανος Καπίνο, born 18 March 1994) is a Greek footballer who currently playing as a goalkeeper for Panathinaikos in the Greek Superleague.[1]
Club career
Youth career
Kapino began football in the youth system of the amateur club Aetos based in Korydallos, Piraeus.[2] Although he was firstly approached by Olympiakos scouts,[3] and even trained with the team for two and a half months,[4] Panathinaikos were the ones to secure his signature in June 2007 for a fee of €17,000.[5]
At Panathinaikos, he gradually established himself as a member of the starting lineup for the club's under-18 and under-21 teams.[6]
Senior career
On 17 September 2011, during a Superleague match vs. Atromitos, he made his debut for the men's team, coming in as a substitute after his teammate Orestis Karnezis was sent off.[7] With that appearance, he became the youngest goalkeeper to ever play for Panathinaikos, at the age of 17 years, 6 months and 9 days.[2]
Kapino has been described by the media as a rising star and has attracted the attention of famous European clubs, such as Napoli, Inter Milan, Arsenal and Manchester United.
International career
Kapino has been a member of Greece under-17 and under-19 teams. He is the youngest player to ever play for Greece under-17, having debuted at the age of 15.[6]
On 15 November 2011, at the age of 17 years and 241 days,[1] he made his debut for the men's national team in a friendly match against Romania,[8] thus setting a new record for the youngest player ever to represent Greece at men's level.[1][6]
Kapino was also eligible to play for Albania because he's of Albanian ethnicity but he stated that he wanted to play only for the Greek national team.
Statistics
Club statistics
- As of 25 January 2014 [9]
| Club | Season | SuperLeague | Greek Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
International Statistics
- As of 14 April 2012 [10]
| Greece national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Stefanos Kapino profile". uefa.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Livaniou, Savvas (19 September 2011). ""Είναι ένα όνειρο στα 17 σου" ("It is a dream for a 17-year-old")". Eleftherotypia (in Greek).
- ↑ Nikolopoulos, Nikos; Giamas, Tasos; Giannakoulopoulos Georgios (3 June 2007). "Από το Μίνι στην Παιανία (From "Mini" to Paiania)". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek). p. 20.
- ↑ ""Ο Ολυμπιακός τον είχε σίγουρο" ("Olympiakos had him for sure")" (in Greek). Gazzetta.gr. 22 November 2011.
- ↑ "Εχει το μπόι να σταθεί στο ύψος των περιστάσεων (Able to cope with expectations)" (in Greek). Ethnos. 21 November 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Greece’s next goalkeeping hero: Stefanos Kapino". The Independent. 20 November 2011.
- ↑ Papantonopoulou, Vassiliki (4 November 2011). "Greece sizing up new UEFA EURO 2012 options". Athens: uefa.com.
- ↑ "Romania end Greece's 17 match unbeaten run in friendly". The Guardian. 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Stefanos Kapino profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ Stefanos Kapino at National-Football-Teams.com
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