Emanuele Ameltonis

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Emanuele Ameltonis
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Aprilia 32 (0)
2006–2007 Centobuchi 30 (0)
2007–2008 Teramo 1 (0)
2008–2009 Polisportiva Val di Sangro 33 (0)
2009–2010 Cosenza 0 (0)
2011 Melfi 4 (0)
2011–2012 Val di Sangro SSD 1 (0)
2012–2017 York Region Shooters
Managerial career
2018 Unionville Milliken SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emanuele Ameltonis (born May 21, 1987) is a former Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a football manager.

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Club career

Italy

Ameltonis played with Aprilia in the Serie D for the 2005–06 season. [1] After a season in the Lazio region, he signed with league rivals Centobuchi. [2] [1] In 2007, he joined Teramo in the Serie C2. [3] In his debut season in the fourth division, he appeared in one match. [4] He remained in the fourth tier the following season by signing with Atessa Val di Sangro. [5] He was named the league's top goalkeeper throughout his time with Val di Sangro. [6]

In the summer of 2009, he signed with Serie C1 side Cosenza Calcio. [7] His contract with Cosenza was a co-ownership agreement with Serie A side Siena. [8] [9] Ameltonis debuted for Cosenza in the 2009–10 Coppa Italia on August 10, 2009, against Grosseto as a substitute for Ugo Gabrieli. [10] After a single season with Cosenza, he left the club in the summer of 2010. [11] [12] [13]

In 2011, he returned to the fourth division to sign with Melfi. [14] Ameltonis returned to his former club Atessa Val di Sangro for the 2011–12 season. [4]

Canada

In the summer of 2012, Ameltonis played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the York Region Shooters. [15] In his debut season in the CSL circuit, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing fifth in the league's first division. [16] Their playoff journey concluded in the semifinal round after a defeat by the Montreal Impact Academy. [17] He re-signed with the Vaughan-based team the following year. [18] He assisted the club in clinching a playoff berth by finishing as runners-up in the division. [19] Once more the Shooters were eliminated in the early stages of the postseason this time by London City. [20]

Ameltonis returned for the 2014 season. [21] In his third season with York Region, he helped the team produce a perfect season by initially claiming the divisional title. [22] In the opening round of the postseason, the Shooters defeated Brampton City United. [23] Following their victory over Brampton, the Shooters would qualify for the championship finals by eliminating the North York Astros. [24] Ameltonis participated in the championship match where Vaughan defeated Toronto Croatia in a penalty shootout. [25]

The 2015 season marked his fourth season with the club. [26] Throughout the 2015 campaign, he assisted the team in securing another playoff. [27] In the opening round of the playoffs, the Shooters defeated Burlington SC. [28] In the subsequent round, Toronto Croatia eliminated them from the tournament. [29] Ameltonis renewed his contract with York Region for the 2016 season. [30] He aided the club in winning another divisional title. [31] York Region would defeat Milton SC in the preliminary round of the playoffs. [32] In the next round, Hamilton City eliminated the Shooters in a penalty shootout. [33]

The 2017 season marked his final spell in the Southern Ontario-based circuit. [34] In his final campaign with York Region, the club would win the championship title again by defeating Scarborough SC. [35]

Managerial career

He was the head coach for Unionville Milliken SC in 2018. [36] Following his retirement from professional soccer, he formed an academy for training goalkeepers. [6]

Honors

York Region Shooters

Individual

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