Jace Kotsopoulos

Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos (born 1 December 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for York9 of the Canadian Premier League.

Jace Kotsopoulos
Personal information
Full name Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos
Date of birth (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997
Place of birth Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 York9
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Guelph Gryphons 61 (55)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Vaughan Azzurri 1 (3)
2019 Forge FC 3 (2)
2020– York9 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2020

Club career

Early career

In 2018, Kotsopoulos played one match for League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri and scored a hat-trick.[1]

Forge FC

On 12 November 2018, Kotsopoulos was drafted 3rd overall by Forge FC in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft.[2] On 16 May 2019, he signed a developmental contract with Forge.[3] On 12 June 2019, Kotsopoulos made his debut as a substitute in the Canadian Championship against Cavalry FC.[4] 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.[4] In August 2019, Kotsopoulos opted to return to Guelph University to finish his final semester.[5]

York9

On August 9, 2020 York9 announced the signing of Kotsopolous.[6]

References
  1. "Jace Kotsopoulos 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Forge FC nabs U SPORTS star Jace Kotsopoulos in 1st round of inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "Forge FC signs Jace Kotsopoulos to U SPORTS development contract". Canadian Premier League. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "J. Kotsopoulos". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. Bedakian, Armen. "Forge's Jace Kotsopoulos returns to Guelph University". CanPL.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. "Nine Stripes snap up Jace Kotsopoulos". August 9, 2020.


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