Haris Stamboulidis

Charalampos "Haris" Stamboulidis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Σταμπουλίδης; born 22 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Greek club Veria. A versatile player, he plays as either a central defender, a full back on either side or a defensive midfielder.

Haris Stamboulidis
Stamboulidis playing for UP Langreo vs Deportivo de La Coruña at Riazor Stadium in 2021
Personal information
Full name Charalampos Stamboulidis[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 Veria
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2006 Diego Forlan Academy
Heidelberg United
Essendon Royals
Northcote City
Heidelberg United
2014–2015 Melbourne City
2016 New York Red Bulls
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Columbia Lions 40 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Heidelberg United 14 (0)
2014-2015 Melbourne City NPL 11 (0)
2017–2018 Colorado Rapids U-23 14 (0)
2018–2019 Aris 0 (0)
2019–2020 Extremadura 0 (0)
2020–2021 Langreo 6 (0)
2021–2022 Almopos Aridea 2 (0)
2022 Irodotos 5 (0)
2022– Veria 0 (0)
International career
2014 Australia U19 Schoolboys[2] 10 (0)
2015 Greece U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:33, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Born in Australia, Stamboulidis represented Greece internationally at under-19 level.

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Stamboulidis lived for an extended period in Uruguay in 2005/2006 between the age of 9 to 10, where he trained at Diego Forlán's football academy in Montevideo.[3] Upon returning to Australia, he progressed through the youth systems of Heidelberg United, Essendon Royals, Northcote City, before returning to Heidelberg.[4]

Club career

Early career

Stamboulidis captained the U13 and U14 Victorian State teams and earned a spot in the U13 Qantas Socceroos 30-man squad.[5] In 2007, he won the Victorian State School Championship amongst a participation of 1,600 schools with Ivanhoe East Primary School.

In 2013, aged 16, Stamboulidis was part of the senior squad at Heidelberg United FC which won the year's Victorian State League 1.[6][7][8] In 2014, he joined A-League side Melbourne City FC, and was a part of both their National Youth League Premiership team (NYL) and their senior National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 team (NPL).[9][10][11]

College career

In 2015, after graduating high school, Stamboulidis enrolled at Columbia University, and played three seasons with Columbia Lions men's soccer team.[12][13] In 2016, he helped Columbia win their first Ivy League title since 1993.[14] He also trained with New York Red Bulls' under-23 team for a brief period in 2015.[15]

Stamboulidis spent three-and-a-half-years at Columbia University, graduating from the prestigious Ivy League University with a degree in Economics and playing 40 matches for the Lions.[16]

Colorado Rapids

In 2017, Stamboulidis joined Colorado Rapids U-23 in the Premier Development League,[17] playing ten matches in 2017[18] and another four matches in the 2018 season.[19]

Aris

On 25 July 2018, Super League Greece side Aris Thessaloniki announced the signing of Stamboulidis on a one-year contract,[20] after Paco Herrera trialled Stamboulidis during preseason in Greece and the club’s preseason tour in the Netherlands. Despite featuring for the Greek giants in preseason friendlies in the Netherlands against Den Haag and Willem II, Stamboulidis only featured twice as an unused substitute in January 2019.

Extremadura

On 8 August 2019, Stamboulidis signed a one-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Extremadura UD, being the first Australian player of the club's history.[21] However, he spent the campaign unregistered, being unable to feature for the first team or the reserve team.

Langreo

On 8 October 2020, after a successful trial at Cultural Leonesa,[22] terms could not be agreed upon and Stamboulidis signed for Segunda División B side UP Langreo.[23] He featured in a total of six matches for the side before departing.

Almopos Aridea

On 26 August 2021, Almopos Aridea announced the signing of Stamboulidis.[24] He made his debut with the newly promoted team on 28 November, replacing Dimitris Aslabaloglou in a 2–0 away loss against Xanthi for the Super League Greece 2 championship.[25]

Irodotos

On 21 January 2022, Stamboulidis moved to fellow-second division side Irodotos.[26]

International career

Born in Australia, Stamboulidis is of Greek descent; he is eligible to play for both Australia and Greece.[27]

Australia

Subsequent to a successful national championship with the Victorian State Team in 2009, Stamboulidis was selected to form the 30 man squad for the U13 Qantas Socceroos.

In 2015, Stamboulidis played for the Australia U19 Schoolboys.[27]

During a youth game between Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC, Stamboulidis was identified by Paul Okon, the Australia U20 coach, during his scouting visit to the Melbourne Derby. Josep Gombau in his role as Australia U23 coach, also had discussions with Stamboulidis regarding him joining the Olyroos.[28]

Greece

In March 2015, Stamboulidis was invited to take part in the Greece national under-19 team national team, following his tour with the Australia U19 Schoolboys tour in the United Kingdom in January.[27] Late in the month, he featured in two friendlies against Ukraine U19 in Tripoli, Greece.[29][30]

While preparing for the Greece national U19 team friendlies against Ukraine, Stamboulidis trained with U20 AEK and was asked to join them by Stelios Manolas. Stamboulidis however decided to accept a scholarship offered to him by Columbia University in New York City.

In June 2015, Stamboulidis noted he wanted to play for Australia.[27]

Personal life

Stamboulidis' younger brother George is also a footballer and student-athlete at Yale University.[31]

References
  1. Columbia Athletics Mens Soccer (14 August 2018). "Stamboulidis To Forego Senior Year After Signing In Greece". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. School Sport Australia (2014). "ALL AUSTRALIAN BOYS FOOTBALL (SOCCER) TEAM". schoolsportaustralia.edu.au. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Meet Australia's talented Haris Stamboulidis". FTBL. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. Professional Footballers Australia (3 November 2017). "From Bundoora to the Big Apple". www.pfa.net.au. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. FootballNetwork (1 May 2009). "Qantas Australian U13 Boys squad named for training camp". www.socceroos.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. Helen Velissaris (16 December 2014). "Stamboulidis gets international call up". www.neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. Lucy Callander, Heidelberg Leader (16 December 2014). "Heidelberg's Charalampos Stamboulidis to represent Australia at School Sports Australian National Team Tour in UK and Ireland". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. Neos Kosmos (30 March 2015). "Melbourne City's Stamboulidis to represent Greece". www.neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  9. Melbourne City FC (19 November 2014). "Youth players selected for U19 SSA National Team". www.melbournecityfc.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  10. Philip Micallef (6 August 2016). "Student Stamboulidis revels in juggling act". SBS. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  11. Philip Micallef (4 June 2015). "Stamboulidis dreams of playing for Australia... again". SBS. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  12. "Soccer's man of many talents: Haris Stamboulidis' worldly path to Columbia". Columbia Spectator. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. Elias Doodoudes (25 August 2016). "Χάρης Σταμπουλίδης: "Μελβούρνη-Νέα Υόρκη", ένα χρόνο μετά…" [Haris Stuboulidis: "Melbourne-New York" a year after] (in Greek). Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  14. George Stogiannou (15 August 2016). "Stamboulidis pursues academic and football excellence in New York". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  15. "Haris Stamboulidis' two-pronged approach to a professional career". Goal. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  16. "Haris Stamboulidis". Columbia Lions. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  17. "From Bundoora to the Big Apple". Professional Footballers Australia. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. "Haralambous Stamboulidis 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  19. "Haralambous Stamboulidis 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  20. "Ο Χαράλαμπος Σταμπουλίδης στον ΑΡΗ" [Charalambos Stampoulidis at ARIS] (in Greek). Aris FC. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  21. "Haris Stamboulidis, el primer australiano del Extremadura" [Haris Stamboulidis, Extremadura's first Australian] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  22. "El central australiano Haris Stamboulidis buscará un hueco en la Cultural" [Australian stopper Haris Stamboulidis will search for a place at Cultural] (in Spanish). La Nueva Crónica. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  23. "El Langreo confirma el fichaje de Haris Stamboulidis" [Langreo confirm the signing of Haris Stamboulidis] (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  24. "Αλμωπός Αριδαίας: Δικός του ο Σταμπουλίδης" [Almopos Arideas: Stampoulidis joins] (in Greek). MikrLiga. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  25. "MATCH REPORT: ΑΟ Ξάνθη – Αλμωπός 2-0" [MATCH REPORT: Xanthi – Almopos 2-0] (in Greek). Xanthi Sport. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  26. "Στην αποστολή Λέτσο, Σταμπουλίδης" [In the Letso mission, Stamboulidis] (in Greek). Football League News. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  27. Philip Micallef (4 June 2015). "Stamboulidis dreams of playing for Australia again". www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  28. Dave Lewis (16 November 2017). "Greece bid to poach Aussie youngster Stamboulidis". www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  29. Philip Micallef (4 June 2015). "Melbourne City's rising star Haris Stamboulidis revealed his dream of playing for his country Australia despite serious overtures from Greece". www.theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  30. Michael Huguenin (25 November 2017). "Haris Stamboulidis' two-pronged approach to a professional career". www.goal.com/en-au. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  31. "Greek-Australian brothers playing for their home and heritage". Neos Kosmos. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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