Tim Karalexis

Tim Karalexis (born September 18, 1980 in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is an American soccer player, currently without a club.

Tim Karalexis
Personal information
Full name Timothy Karalexis
Date of birth (1980-09-18) September 18, 1980
Place of birth Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1999–2001 Saint Anselm Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Wilmington Hammerheads 52 (3)
2005–2007 Charleston Battery 66 (0)
2008 Portland Timbers 10 (0)
2009 Wilmington Hammerheads 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009

Career

Youth and College

Karalexis attended Weymouth High School, graduating in 1998. While at Weymouth, he led the school’s soccer team to the Massachusetts Division I championship and was named the Boston Globe Division I Player of the Year. He then attended Saint Anselm College, playing on the school’s NCAA Division II soccer team from 1998 to 2001. He was a second team All American in both 2000 and 2001.[1][2]

Professional

In 2002, Karalexis went on trial with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division, before signing with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. In 2003 and 2004 he was selected as a first team USL-2 All Star, and he was also the 2004 USL-2 Defender of the Year.[3] On October 28, 2004, he signed with the Charleston Battery.

On December 5, 2007, the Battery traded Karalexis to the Portland Timbers in exchange for Luke Kreamalmeyer,[4] and scored on his Timbers debut.[5] On July 16, 2007, the Orlando Sharks of Major Indoor Soccer League selected Karalexis in the third round of the MISL Supplemental Draft, but he declined to sign with them.

Karalexis rejoined the Wilmington Hammerheads in 2009.[6]

Honors

Wilmington Hammerheads
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References
  1. 2000 Division II All Americans
  2. 2001 Division II All Americans
  3. The Year in American Soccer – 2004
  4. Timbers Acquire Tim Karalexis In Trade With Charleston Battery
  5. Defender Tim Karalexis scores in his Portland debut
  6. Karalexis returns to Wilmington Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
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