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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stacey Shopa Papadopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Heidelberg United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | AWC Matadors | 8 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Heidelberg United | 19 | (14) |
| 2013 | Box Hill United | 23 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Bundoora United | 18 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Calder United | ||
| 2018 | Old Xaverians | ||
| 2019 | Calder United | ||
| 2020 | Kelen | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Calder United | 23 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Western United | 35 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Hibernian | 54 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Greece | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Stacey Shopa Papadopoulos (Greek: Στέισι Σόπα Παπαδοπούλου; born 17 December 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender. Born in Australia, she represents Greece internationally.[1]
Early life
[edit]Papadopoulos was born on 17 December 1996 in Australia. Of Greek descent through her parents, she has two older brothers and attended Northcote High School in Australia.[2]
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Papadopolous joined the youth academy of Australian side Heidelberg United and was promoted to the club's senior team. Subsequently, she signed for Australian side Calder United, helping the club win the league title and the 2022 Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup.[3]
In 2023, she signed for Australian side Western United, where she made thirty-five league appearances and scored zero goals and helped the club achieve second place in the league. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, she signed for Scottish side Hibs. On 11 August 2024, she debuted for the club during a 2–1 away win over Partick Thistle in the league.[4]
International career
[edit]Papadopoulos is eligible to represent either Australia (the country she was born, raised and developed in) or Greece (through her Greek heritage) internationally. Despite dreaming of playing for the Matildas, she was never called up for Australia on any level.[5]
In November 2025, Papadopoulos received her first call-up for Greece, being selected by newly-appointed manager Vasilios Spertos for two friendly matches against Belarus on 29 November and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 December, both matches being hosted in Sarajevo.[1]
Style of play
[edit]Papadopoulos plays as a defender. While playing for Calder United, she played as a winger before switching to defender while playing for Western United.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]College
[edit]| Team | Season | NJCAA Regular Season | ACCAC Tournament | NJCAA Tournament | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AWC Matadors | 2020 | Div. 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
Club
[edit]- As of 15 June 2026
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup [a] | Continental [b] | Other [c] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heidelberg United | 2012 | Victorian Premier League | 19 | 14 | ? | ? | — | — | 19+ | 14+ | ||
| Box Hill United | 2013 | 23 | 10 | ? | ? | — | — | 23+ | 10+ | |||
| Bundoora United | 2014 | 10 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 10+ | 1+ | |||
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 8+ | 1+ | ||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | ? | ? | — | — | 18+ | 2+ | ||||
| Calder United | 2016 | NPL Victoria | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | ? | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4+ | 1 | |||
| Total | 26+ | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 32+ | 4 | |||
| Old Xaverians | 2018 | Victorian State League 1 North-West | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ? | 3 | ||
| Calder United | 2019 | NPL Victoria | ? | 5 | ? | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1+ | 7 | |
| Kelen | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Calder United | 2022 | NPL Victoria | 23 | 5 | ? | 0 | — | — | 23+ | 5 | ||
| Western United | 2022–23 | A-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||||
| Hibernian | 2024–25 | SWPL | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Totsl | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
| Total career | 199+ | 47 | 7+ | 2+ | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 219+ | 49+ | ||
- ↑ Includes FV State Knockout Cup, Hungarian Cup, Scottish Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League and UEFA Women's Europa Cup
- ↑ Includes FV Community Shield and SWPL Cup
Honours
[edit]- Calder United
- NPL Victoria (3): 2016, 2019, 2022
- FV State Knockout Cup (3): 2017, 2019, 2022
- FV Community Shield (2): 2017, 2019
- Hibernian
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Οι πρώτες κλήσεις του κ. Βασίλη Σπέρτου" [The first calls of Mr. Vasilis Spertos] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation.
- ↑ "A star is born". Neos Kosmos. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- 1 2 ""I didn't think it was really going to happen" - The perfect timing of Stacey Papadopoulos". Kick260. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "Papadopoulos eyes top-three breakthrough with Hibs". BBC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ Ko, Zee (26 July 2025). "Football Feature – Stacey Papadopoulos". Corner Flag.
- ↑ "Stacey Papadopoulos". mygameday.app. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Stacey Papadopoulos". mygameday.app. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "PAPADOPOULOS STACEY SOPHIA". ada1bank.mlsz.hu. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Stacey Papadopoulos". hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Stacey Papadopoulos at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Women's association football defenders
- Australian women's soccer players
- Hibernian W.F.C. players
- Western United FC (women) players
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland