Eleias Himaras

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Eleias Himaras
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Himaras with York United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Eleias Konstantinos Himaras
Date of birth (2002-03-08) March 8, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
York United
Number 18
Youth career
London NorWest Optimist SC
London Alliance FC
London Portuguese Fury
2018–2020 Toronto FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2019 Toronto FC II 0 (0)
2021 FC London 10 (0)
2021York United (loan) 0 (0)
2022 Electric City FC 3 (0)
2022– York United 12 (0)
International career
2019 Canada U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2022

Eleias Konstantinos Himaras (born March 8, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for York United of the Canadian Premier League.

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Early life

Himaras began playing youth soccer at age five with London NorWest Optimist SC. [1] He later joined London Alliance FC at age seven for a year, before joining London Portuguese Fury. [2] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2018. [3]

Club career

On September 18, 2018, he made his senior debut at age sixteen with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario in a 6–0 loss to Vaughan Azzurri. [4] In 2019, he served as a reserve keeper with Toronto FC II in USL League One, but did not appear in any matches. After Toronto FC II withdrew from the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Himaras returned to his hometown of London, Ontario to train. [5]

In 2021, he played with FC London in League1 Ontario, appearing in 10 of the team's 11 matches, winning seven games with two clean sheets. [6] Later in 2021, he joined York United FC of the Canadian Premier League on an emergency basis, to serve as a substitute after an injury to starting goalkeeper Nathan Ingham. [7] [8]

In 2022, after spending the preseason with York United, [9] Himaras signed with Electric City FC of League1 Ontario. [10] He made his debut on May 21 in a 2–1 victory over ProStars FC. [11]

In July 2022, Himaras re-joined York United on a permanent basis. [12] He made his debut on August 7 against Valour FC, coming on as a first-half substitute for Niko Giantsopoulos, after the latter suffered an injury. [13] He made his first start in the next match on August 14, in a 3–2 victory over FC Edmonton. [14] In December 2022, he re-signed for another year, with an option for 2024. [15] [16] In January 2024, he re-signed with the club for the 2024 season. [17] [18]

International career

In March 2019, he was called up to the Canada U17 team for a training camp. [1] He was later named to the Canadian roster for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he made his debut against New Zealand. [19]

Career statistics

As of September 23, 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018 [21] League1 Ontario 1010
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 0000
FC London 2021 [22] League1 Ontario100100
York United (loan) 2021 Canadian Premier League 00000000
Electric City FC 2022 [23] League1 Ontario3030
York United 2022 Canadian Premier League10000100
2023 20000020
2024 00000000
Total120000000120
Career total260000000260

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References

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  3. "TFC Prospect Eleias Himaras Summer Update". Seneca Journalism. August 12, 2020.
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  20. Eleias Himaras at Soccerway
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  22. "Eleias Himaras 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  23. "Eleias Himaras 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .