Niko Giantsopoulos
Canadian soccer player
Nikolaos Giantsopoulos (born June 24, 1994) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who currently serves as goalkeeper coach with Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
Giantsopoulos played youth soccer with Unionville Milliken SC, Pickering SC, and Ajax SC. With Ajax, he won the national U18 championship in 2011.
College career
Adrian College
In 2012, he began his college career with NCAA Division III school Adrian College in Michigan. He won All-MIAA first team accolades and NSCAA Division III All-Central region honors in 2013. He played there for two seasons, but decided to transfer schools after the soccer coaching staff was relieved of their duties.
Calvin College
Despite interest from NCAA Division I and Division II schools, he decided to transfer to Division III Calvin College. In his two seasons at Calvin, he was named to the All-MIAA first team and the NSCAA Division III All-Central Region first team twice as well as the NSCAA Division III All-America third team. He help lead them to the MIAA championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. During his two years as Calvin's starting goalkeeper, he posted a win-loss record of 40-3-4, including a 28-0 record in MIAA competition.
Club career
Durham United
He served as an unused substitute keeper for Durham United FC for a match in League1 Ontario in 2014, but did not play.
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