Eleias Himaras
Himaras with York United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Eleias Konstantinos Himaras
Date of birth (2002-03-08) March 8, 2002
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 York United
Number 67
Youth career
London NorWest Optimist SC
London Alliance FC
London Portuguese Fury
2018–2020 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2019 Toronto FC II 0 (0)
2021 FC London 10 (0)
2021 → York 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.

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]

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.[17]

Career statistics

As of September 23, 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018[19] League1 Ontario 10———10
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 00———00
FC London 2021[20] League1 Ontario 100———100
York United (loan) 2021 Canadian Premier League 000000—00
Electric City FC 2022[21] League1 Ontario 30———30
York United 2022 Canadian Premier League 100—00—100
2023 200000—20
Total 120000000120
Career total 260000000260

References

  1. 1 2 Eleias Himaras at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ↑ "Himaras headed for big things". London Sports Xpress. August 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "TFC Prospect Eleias Himaras Summer Update". Seneca Journalism. August 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ Halis, Irene (September 21, 2018). "Vaughan Takes Over Fourth Spot With Resounding 6-0 Defeat Of TFC III". League1 Ontario.
  5. ↑ "Toronto F.C. System Goalkeeper Working Hard During Pandemic". Seneca Journalism. August 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Electric City FC Signs CPL U Sports Draft Pick, Former U17 Canadian International, and Two U Sport Standouts". Electric City FC. April 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "York United signs goalkeeper Eleias Himaras as primary roster addition". York United FC. August 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ Veth, Manuel (August 7, 2021). "Eleias Himaras joins York United - Replacement for Ingham". Transfermarkt.
  9. ↑ "Electric City signs new players as season opener nears". The Peterborough Examiner. April 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ Vernon, Matthew (April 18, 2022). "Electric City FC announce four new signings". PTBO Today.
  11. ↑ "Weekend Recap: Electric City FC Men and Women Have a Tough Weekend on the Road". Electric City FC. May 28, 2022.
  12. ↑ "York United FC confirms signing of Canadian goalkeeper Eleias Himaras". York United FC. July 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (August 7, 2022). "Valour FC continue summer surge with big 2-0 win over York United". Canadian Premier League.
  14. ↑ Watson, Kyle (August 15, 2022). "Analysis: York United survive late drama to beat FC Edmonton". Last Word on Sports.
  15. ↑ "York United FC announces re-signing of goalkeepers Niko Giansopolous & Eleias Himaras". York United FC. December 13, 2022.
  16. ↑ Jacques, John (December 13, 2022). "York United Locks In Giantsopoulos, Himaras". Northern Tribune.
  17. ↑ Jacques, John (August 7, 2021). "York United Recruits Eleias Himaras As Emergency Goalkeeper". Northern Tribune.
  18. ↑ Eleias Himaras at Soccerway
  19. ↑ "Eleias Himaras 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  20. ↑ "Eleias Himaras 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  21. ↑ "Eleias Himaras 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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