James Pantemis

James Pantemis
Personal information
Full name James Pantemis[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kirkland, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 41
Youth career
Pierrefonds
Lakeshore
2014–2017 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Montreal 2 (0)
2018–2023 CF Montréal[a] 34 (0)
2020 → Valour FC (loan) 7 (0)
2023 → CF Montréal U23 (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Portland Timbers 15 (0)
International career‡
2012 Canada U15
2013 Canada U16
2015–2016 Canada U20 3 (0)
2018 Canada U21 3 (0)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021

James Pantemis (Greek: Τζέιμς Παντέμης;[3] born February 21, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer and the Canada national team.

Club career

Early career

Pantemis started playing football for AS Pierrefonds at the age of four and later played for Lakeshore SC before joining the Montreal Impact's academy system in 2014.[4][5]

FC Montreal

In 2016 Pantemis joined FC Montreal, the reserve team of the Montreal Impact in the United Soccer League. He made his professional debut on May 2, 2016, in a 1–0 defeat to Orlando City II, and also featured in a 2–1 defeat to Bethlehem Steel on May 15, 2016.[6] He played two games for FC Montreal after tearing his LCL in June 2016, and was still injured when the club ceased operations after the 2016 season, leaving him unattached for until he signed with the Impact.[7]

Montreal Impact / CF Montréal

After recovering from his LCL injury, Pantemis would train with Serie A club Bologna in September 2017,[8][9] and would sign a first team contract with Montreal Impact in November 2017.[10] He made his competitive debut for the Impact on July 24, 2019, in a Canadian Championship match against York9 with the Impact winning 1-0.[11]

On March 6, 2020, Pantemis was sent on loan to Canadian Premier League side Valour FC, reuniting with his former Canada U20 coach Rob Gale.[12] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.[13]

After the 2022 MLS season, where Pantemis split starting duties with Sebastian Breza, his option was initially declined by CF Montréal.[14] Pantemis then signed new one-year deal with the club, with an options for 2024 and 2025.[15] Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Pantemis' contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[16]

Pantemis signed with the Portland Timbers on January 5, 2024.[17]

International

Youth

Pantemis was a part of Canada's U-20 program and made his start in a 2–1 victory over England.[4] In May 2018, Pantemis was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[18] In February 2020 Pantemis was named to the provisional roster for the Canadian U-23 team ahead of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[19] He was named to the final squad on March 10, 2021.[20]

Senior

In June 2017, he was called up to the Canadian senior national team for a friendly against Curaçao, but did not appear. He was subsequently called up for a friendly against Jamaica in September of that year.[4]

In November 2022, Pantemis was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[21]

Personal life

Pantemis was born in Canada and is of Greek descent.[22] He holds a Greek passport.[3] His grandmother comes from Doliana, a village in Arcadia, Greece.

Career statistics

As of October 23, 2024[23]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Montreal 2016 USL 2 0 — — — — 2 0
CF Montréal 2019 Major League Soccer 0 0 — 2 0 — — 2 0
2020 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 3 0
2021 18 0 — 0 0 — — 18 0
2022 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 13 0
2023 2 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 34 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 40 0
Valour FC (loan) 2020 Canadian Premier League 7 0 — — — — 7 0
CF Montréal U23 (loan) 2023[24] Ligue1 Québec 1 0 — — — 0 0 1 0
Portland Timbers 2024 Major League Soccer 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Career Total 59 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 64 0

Honours

Club

Montreal Impact

Notes

  1. ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Canada (CAN)" (PDF). FIFA. November 15, 2022. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "James Pantemis". CF Montréal. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Τζέιμς Παντέμης: Ενας Ελληνας στους 831 παίκτες του Μουντιάλ". ProtoThema (in Greek). November 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "A closer look at the CanMNT U20s call-ups against England". rednationonline.ca. Red Nation. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Canada – J. Pantemis – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "James Pantemis remains positive". Montreal Impact. November 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "James Pantemis to train with Bologna FC 1909 in September". Montreal Impact. September 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "Pantemis en stage à Bologne". Journal de Montreal. September 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "James Pantemis and Thomas Meilleur-Giguère sign MLS contracts with Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. November 13, 2017.
  11. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (July 24, 2019). "Montreal Impact 1, York9 FC 0 - 2019 Canadian Championship Match Recap". Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Valour FC acquire goalkeeper James Pantemis on loan". Valour FC. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 10 players". CF Montreal. November 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Contract extension for James Pantemis". December 16, 2022.
  16. ^ CF Montréal. December 1, 2023 "title=CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/cf-montreal-exerices-options-on-four-players-for-the-2024-season"title=CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ "Timbers sign goalkeepers James Pantemis and Trey Muse". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  18. ^ Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  19. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  20. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  21. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 13, 2022). "Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Canadian Premier League.
  22. ^ Nef, Thomas (August 26, 2020). "James Pantemis On His Loan Spell In CPL, Developing With Montreal Impact & The 2026 World Cup".
  23. ^ James Pantemis at Soccerway
  24. ^ "2023 L1QC Stats". Spordle.
  25. ^ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.