Jace Kotsopoulos
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File:JaceKotsopolous (cropped).jpg Kotsopoulos in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | December 1, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burlington SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oakville SC | |||
| Dixie SC | |||
| Burlington SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Guelph Gryphons | 61 | (58) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | (3) |
| 2019 | Forge FC | 3 | (2) |
| 2020 | York9 FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Guelph United | 24 | (20) |
| 2022 | FC Berlin | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Burlington SC | 18 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 23, 2023 | |||
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Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos (born December 1, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Kotsopoulos first played youth soccer with Oakville SC and Dixie SC.[1] He joined Burlington SC at U13 level, playing until 2015 at the U19 level.[2][3] When he was 16, he trained with the Spanish club Real Sociedad youth academy.[1]
University career
[edit | edit source]Kotsopoulous attended the University of Guelph playing for the men's soccer team for five years, where he set the school's all-time goal scoring record with 58 goals, beating the previous mark by nine goals.[4] In his first season, he led the team with 11 goals, being named an OUA Second Team All-Star.[5][6] In his second year, he led the OUA with 17 goals, being named to the OUA West Second Team All Star for the second year in a row, as Guelph won the OUA title and a national bronze medal.[5][7] During his third year, he missed part of the season due to a meniscus tear and missed most of his fifth and final season due to a sprained ankle.[4] In his third season, despite an injury, he was named an OUA West First Team All-Star and a U Sports Second Team All Canadian after scoring ten goals in nine games.[8][9] In his fourth year, he led the Ontario University Athletics with 15 goals in 17 games, being named the U Sports men’s soccer player of the year as well as the OUA male athlete of the year,[4] named OUA West MVP and an OUA First Team All-Star,[10] and he was also named the U Sports soccer player of the year,[11] and was nominated for the U Sports Male Athlete of the Year.[12][13][14][15] In his final season in 2019, he struggled with injuries, but returned in the quarter-finals to score two goals to help Guelph to the OUA Final Four.[16]
Club career
[edit | edit source]In 2018, Kotsopoulos played one league match for League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri and scored a hat-trick.[17] He also played in three league cup matches, scoring three goals, including both of his team's goals in a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC III in the final.[18]
On November 12, 2018, Kotsopoulos was drafted 3rd overall by Forge FC in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft.[19] On May 16, 2019, he signed a developmental contract with Forge.[20] On June 12, 2019, Kotsopoulos made his debut as a substitute in the Canadian Championship against Cavalry FC.[21] He made his league debut as a substitute the following weekend, scoring the tying goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win against Valour FC, which qualified Forge for the 2019 CONCACAF League, and made him one of the youngest goalscorers in league history.[22][23] In August 2019, Kotsopoulos opted to return to the University of Guelph to finish his final semester.[24] He finished the season with two goals in five substitute appearances, including an appearance in the CONCACAF League.[23][25]
On August 9, 2020, York9 announced the signing of Kotsopolous.[26][27] He made his debut on August 22 against Valour FC,[28] which was his only appearance in the short 2020 season.
On March 13, 2021, Kotsopoulos became the first ever player to sign with League1 Ontario expansion side Guelph United.[29] In his debut on July 30, he scored a hat trick against FC London.[30] He led the league in scoring in 2021 with 15 goals in the regular season,[31] and helped the team win the league championship, scoring twice in Guelph's 3-1 victory over Blue Devils FC in the championship final.[32] For the 2021 season, he was named West Division MVP, a West Division All-Star, and won the league Golden Boot.[33][34]
In October 2022, he signed with FC Berlin in the United Premier Soccer League.[35]
In January 2023, he joined Burlington SC, his former youth club, in League1 Ontario.[36]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of August 23, 2023[37]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2018[38] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | ||
| Forge FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| York9 FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Guelph United FC | 2021[39] | League1 Ontario | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 18 | |||
| 2022[40] | League1 Ontario | 12 | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 5 | ||||
| FC Berlin | 2022[41] | United Premier Soccer League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Burlington SC | 2023[42] | League1 Ontario | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 37 | ||
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External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Burlington, Ontario
- Canadian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Forge FC draft picks
- Forge FC players
- Inter Toronto FC players
- League1 Ontario players
- Canadian Premier League players
- University and college men's soccer players in Canada
- Vaughan Azzurri players
- Guelph United FC players
- Burlington SC (League1 Ontario) players
- FC Berlin (Canada/United States) players
- United Premier Soccer League players
- Guelph Gryphons men's soccer players
- Oakville SC players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen