| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefanos Kapino | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 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 | 25 | (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 24 November 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Stefanos Kapino (Greek: Στέφανος Καπίνο, born 18 March 1994) is a Greek footballer 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.
