James Pantemis

James Pantemis
Personal information
Full name James Pantemis
Date of birth (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 41
Youth career
2001–2014 Pierrefonds
Lakeshore
2014–2017 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Montreal 2 (0)
2018– Montreal Impact 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Canada U20 3 (0)
2018– Canada U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 13, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 7, 2018

James Pantemis (born February 21, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.

Career

Club

FC Montreal

Pantemis started playing football for AS Pierrefonds at the age of four and later played for Lakeshore SC before joining the Montreal Impact's academy system in 2014.[1][2]

In 2016 Pantemis joined FC Montreal, the reserve team of the Montreal Impact in the United Soccer League. He made his professional debut on May 2, 2016 in a 1–0 defeat to Orlando City II, and also featured in a 2–1 defeat to Bethlehem Steel on May 15, 2016.[3] He played two games for FC Montreal after tearing his LCL in June 2016, and was still injured when the club ceased operations after the 2016 season, leaving him unattached for until he signed with the Impact.[4]

Montreal Impact

After recovering from his LCL injury, Pantemis would train with Serie A club Bologna in September 2017,[5][6] and would sign a first team contract with Montreal Impact in November 2017.[7]

International

Youth

Pantemis was born in Canada and is of Greek descent. Pantemis is currently a part of Canada's U-20 program and made his start in a 2–1 victory over England.[1] In May 2018, Pantemis was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[8]

Senior

In June 2017, he was called up to the Canadian senior national team for a friendly against Curaçao, but did not appear. He was subsequently called up for a friendly against Jamaica in September of that year.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of June 2, 2016[9]
Club Season League League League Cup Domestic Cup CONCACAF Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Montreal 2016 USL 2000000020
Career Total 2000000020

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  2. ↑ "A closer look at the CanMNT U20s call-ups against England". rednationonline.ca. Red Nation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Canada – J. Pantemis – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  4. ↑ "James Pantemis remains positive". Montreal Impact. November 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "James Pantemis to train with Bologna FC 1909 in September". Montreal Impact. September 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pantemis en stage à Bologne". Journal de Montreal. September 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ "James Pantemis and Thomas Meilleur-Giguère sign MLS contracts with Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. November 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  9. ↑ Soccerway. "James Pantemis profile".
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