Paul Stalteri

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Paul Stalteri
Personal information
Full name	Paul Stalteri
Date of birth	18 October 1977 (1977-10-18) (age 31)
Place of birth	Caledon, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Playing position	Right defender
Club information
Current club	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	13
Youth career
1992-1995 1995-1996	Malton Bullets Clemson University
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998-2005 2005-2008 2008 2009-	Toronto Lynx Werder Bremen Tottenham Hotspur → Fulham (loan) Borussia Mönchengladbach	016 0(7) 151 0(6) 042 0(2) 013 0(0) 015 0(0)
National team2
1993 1996-1997 1998 & 2000 1997–	Canada U-17 Canada U-20 Canada U-23 Canada	3 (0) 9 (0) 7 (2) 075 0(7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 17:26, 6 June 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Stalteri (born 18 October 1977) is a Canadian soccer player, cousin of Josh Gilio^[1] who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German 1. Bundesliga.^[2]

[edit] Club career

A defender who can play either side of the field as well as in midfield, Paul began his soccer career playing one year of college soccer at Clemson University in 1996, the same university that fellow North American soccer player Oguchi Onyewu played. Following his freshman year, he elected to turn professional, signing a contract with the Toronto Lynx while attending York University. After playing one season with the Lynx, alongside fellow Canadian National Team team-mate Dwayne De Rosario, where he led the team in scoring with eight goals and two assists, Stalteri was noticed by a scout from Werder Bremen and purchased from the team. After two years in the reserves, Paul made his debut with the club in August 2000, scoring in the first game of the season against Energie Cottbus.

During the 2001-02 season, Stalteri established his role in the first team at Bremen and went on to cement his role as a regular in the 2002-03 season. In 2003-04, Stalteri became the first Canadian player to win the Bundesliga as Werder Bremen won the league championship.

In May 2005, Stalteri transferred to English Premiership outfit Tottenham Hotspur.^[3] He featured heavily in the 2005-2006 campaign as Spurs narrowly missed out on a Champions League place, but the arrival of full back Pascal Chimbonda at White Hart Lane the following season limited his chances.

March 4, 2007, after coming on as a substitute, he scored a dramatic last minute winner against London rivals West Ham United to complete an extraordinary 4-3 win. He had hardly featured in the first team all season up to that point.

On 31 January 2008, Stalteri moved to Fulham on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Fulham away at Middlesbrough on 9 February 2008 where his team lost 1-0.^[4] Having returned to White Hart Lane, his contract was terminated by mutual consent on the 21 December 2008.^[5]

[edit] Borussia Mönchengladbach

Stalteri has now returned to the Bundesliga, having been immediately signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[2][6]

[edit] International career

Stalteri has been a regular with the Canadian national team for several years since making his debut in August 17, 1997 against Iran. He has a total of 74 caps, and has scored seven goals for the national team. He was named team captain for a friendly on 1 June 2007 against Venezuela, and has remained captain for each of the seven international fixtures played since then, including the entirety of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	City	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	Jun 2, 1999	Edmonton, Canada	Guatemala	2–0	Canada Cup
2.	Nov 14, 2001	Poala, Malta	Malta	1–2	Friendly
3.	May 15, 2002	St. Galle, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–1	Friendly
4.	Feb 12, 2003	Tripoli, Libya	Libya	4-2	Friendly
5.	Mar 29, 2003	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	2-0	Friendly
6.	Jul 12, 2003	Foxboro, USA	Costa Rica	1-0	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7.	Mar 25, 2007	Hamilton, Bermuda	Bermuda	3-0	Friendly

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Werder Bremen

• Fußball-Bundesliga: 2004
• DFB-Pokal: 2004

[edit] Country

Canada

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2000
  • Third place: 2002, 2007

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Paul Stalteri career stats at Soccerbase
• Paul Stalteri FIFA competition record
• CanadaSoccer.com with a national team player profile of Stalteri
• Official Website
• Paul Stalteri profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours (palmares) and timeline

v • d • e Canada squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Forrest • 2 Clarke • 3 Watson • 4 Menezes • 5 de Vos • 6 Bent • 7 Stalteri • 8 Dasovic • 9 Corazzin • 10 Xausa • 11 Brennan • 12 Onstad • 13 Fletcher • 14 Imhof • 15 Hastings • 16 Kusch • 17 de Rosario • 18 Nsaliwa • 19 Peschisolido • 20 McKenna • 21 Bircham • 22 Franks • Coach: Osieck

v • d • e Canada squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Sutton • 2 Braz • 3 Jazić • 4 Reda • 5 Hainault • 6 de Guzman • 7 Stalteri • 8 Harmse • 9 Friend • 10 Gerba • 11 Hastings • 12 Gervais • 13 Hutchinson • 14 De Rosario • 15 Bernier • 16 Nash • 17 Hume • 18 Nakajima • 19 Ribeiro • 20 Pozniak • 21 Ledgerwood • 22 Onstad • 23 Giacomi • Coach: Hart

v • d • e Canada squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Sutton • 2 Cann • 3 Klukowski • 4 Hainault • 5 McKenna • 6 de Guzman • 7 Stalteri • 8 de Jong • 9 Gerba • 10 Johnson • 11 Hastings • 12 Nakajima • 13 Hutchinson • 14 Jakovic • 15 Simpson • 16 Jackson • 17 Peters • 18 Wagenaar • 19 Harmse • 20 Bernier • 21 Pozniak • 22 Stamatopoulos • 23 Gbeke • Coach: Hart