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Michael Thalassitis Personal information Full name Michael Thalassitis[1] Date of birth 19 January 1993 [2] Place of birth Enfield, England[1] Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Midfielder, Striker Club information Current club Boreham Wood
(on loan from Stevenage)Youth career 2010–2011 Stevenage Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2011– Stevenage 1 (0) 2011– → Boreham Wood (loan) 7 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Thalassitis (born 19 January 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Conference South side Boreham Wood on loan from Stevenage.
Thalassitis signed a professional two-year contract with Stevenage in May 2011, having joined the club's Centre of Excellence ahead of the 2010–11 season following Stevenage's promotion to the Football League. He made his first-team debut in August 2011. In October 2011, Thalassitis joined Boreham Wood on a one-month loan deal.
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Career
Stevenage
Thalassitis joined Stevenage's youth system ahead of the 2010–11 season.[2] He scored 17 goals in 26 games for the club's under–18 side in his first season with the club, including a hat-trick against Wycombe Wanderers on the last day of the 2010–11 campaign.[2] As a result of his fine form during the season, Thalassitis was handed a two-year professional contract with the club on 18 May 2011.[3] This meant that Thalassitis was the first player to sign a professional deal with the club from the Centre of Excellence that was "hastily formed" following the club's promotion to the Football League.[3] On signing the contract, Thalassitis stated — "It is my first club, I've never had a contract before so it's a good moment for me. Training for the first team has been going well, I was really happy when I was told I would be going in with the first team. I went in to try and earn myself a contract and that's what I've done so I'm really pleased".[3]
He subsequently trained with the first-team during pre-season prior to the club's 2011–12 campaign, playing in friendly victories against Fulham and Hitchin Town respectively,[4] assisting Chris Beardsley's goal in the latter game.[5][6][7] His pre-season performances earned him praise from Stevenage manager Graham Westley — "He's a tremendous prospect, I'm really encouraged by his attitude, I like the way he's developing. On the evidence of what we saw against Hitchin you can expect to see him making Football League appearances".[4] Thalassitis made his competitive debut for Stevenage in the club's 1–0 away defeat to Milton Keynes Dons on 27 August 2011, coming on as a 63rd minute substitute in the match.[8] During the game, he produced a "strong run forcing goalkeeper David Martin to tip his effort from the edge of the box onto the bar", as well as missing a chance to restore parity in injury-time.[9]
Thalassitis joined Conference South side Boreham Wood on a one-month loan deal in October 2011.[10][11] He made his debut for the club a day after signing, scoring after 17 minutes in a 3–1 home victory against Dartford.[12] During his initial one-month loan spell, Thalassitis made five league appearances for the club, in which Boreham Wood recorded five straight victories[12][13][14][15][16] — propelling them from twentieth place to eighth in the Conference South standings.[17] His loan spell was subsequently extended for a further month on 9 November 2011.[17] Three days later, on 12 November, Thalassitis scored a hat-trick in Boreham Wood's sixth consecutive league victory, a 4–2 home win against Dover Athletic.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 19 November 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Stevenage 2011–12[19] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Boreham Wood 2011–12[20] 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 Total 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 Career totals 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 - A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ a b "England and Wales births 1837–2006 search results". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/england-and-wales/results?recordType=GRO&route=X&event=B&fromYear=1837&toYear=2006&forenames=Michael%20&surname=Thalassitis&includeSurnameVariants=false&includeForenamesVariants=false. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ a b c "SFC Profile – Michael Thalassitis". Stevenage F.C.. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10839~56748,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ a b c "Michael Thalassitis signs two-year deal". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-05-18. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2362483,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ a b "Stevenage prospect Thalassitis excites Graham Westley". BBC Sport. 2011-07-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14190178.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "Hitchin 0–1 Stevenage". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-07-14. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2392217,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ "Beardsley strike settles competitive derby". The Comet. 2011-07-14. http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage-fc/beardsley_strike_settles_competitive_derby_1_963099. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ "Stevenage 1–0 Fulham XI". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-07-17. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2394814,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "MK Dons 1–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 2011-08-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14600443.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "MK Dons 1–0 Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-08-27. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~57981,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "Boreham Wood sign Michael Thalassitis on loan". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-08. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/boreham-wood-sign-michael-thalassitis-on-loan/. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Thalassitis joins Boreham Wood on loan". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-10-09. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2476551,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ a b "Teenage Kicks – Boreham Wood 3–1 Dartford". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-08. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/teenage-kicks/. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Bryant delivers on the road". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-16. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/bryant-delivers-on-the-road/. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "The climb continues". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-23. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/the-climb-continues/. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Elvijs Is Number One!". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-10-25. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/elvijs-is-number-one/. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Masterful Wood eye play-offs". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-11-07. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/11/masterful-wood-eye-play-offs/. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b "Thalassitis has loan spell extended". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-11-09. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2510716,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Michael Leaves Dover Soleless!". Boreham Wood F.C.. 2011-11-12. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/11/michael-leaves-dover-soleless/. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ^ "Stevenage 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2499#teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "First Team Player Statistics 2011–12". Boreham Wood F.C.. http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/player-stats/. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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