Stefanos Kapino was born on the 18th of March 1994 and plays as a goalkeeper for Olympiacos and the Greek national team. Stefanos began playing football in the youth team of the amateur club Aetos based in Korydallos, Piraeus. Although he was firstly approached by Olympiacos scouts and even trained with the team for two and a half months, Panathinaikos were the ones to secure his signature in June 2007. At Panathinaikos, he gradually established himself as a member of the starting lineup for the club’s under-18 and under-21 teams. On 17 September 2011, during a Superleague match against Atromitos, he made his debut for the men’s team, coming in as a substitute after his teammate Orestis Karnezis was sent off. With that appearance, he became the youngest goalkeeper to ever play for Panathinaikos, at the age of 17 years, six months and nine days. After this, his first convincing performance, Jesualdo Ferreira gives him confidence again for another eleven races, scoring a total of 12 appearances in the Superleague Greece. Kapino has been described by the media as a rising star and has attracted the attention of famous European clubs, such as Napoli, Inter Milan, Arsenal and Manchester United. More specifically, in summer 2013, he was close to a move to Napoli. There were, however, some factors that have blasted the deal. Here’s what they wrote: “Panathinaikos keeper Stefanos Kapino was very close to Napoli. The 2013\u201314 season proved to be the best season of the young keeper. He started as regular to most of the Superleague games and as a consequence, was selected for the final squad of the 2014 World Cup. In 2014, Kapino moved to German Bundesliga side Mainz 05 and signed a four-year contract until 2018. He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 February 2015 at home versus Hertha BSC as a 34th minute replacement for Christian Clemens after the starting goalkeeper Loris Karius was given a red card for a foul on the last man. Only after one year with Mainz, Kapino could not establish himself, he moved back to his native Greece to join Olympiacos on a three-year deal. Kapino joined Olympiacos in a move which could have aroused controversy among Panathinaikos fans as the player came through Panathinaikos academy. Stefanos Kapino made his Greek Super League debut for Olympiacos FC on 21 March 2016 away to Asteras Tripolis. Kapino has been a member of the Greece under-17 and under-19 teams. He is the youngest player to ever play for Greece U17, having debuted at the age of 15. On 15 November 2011, at the age of 17 years and 241 days, he made his debut for the men’s national team in a friendly match against Romania, thus setting a new record for the youngest player ever to represent Greece at men’s level. Honours Panathinaikos Greek Cup: 2014 Olympiacos Superleague Greece: 2015-16<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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