Paul Stalteri
Stalteri playing for Canada in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul Andrew Stalteri | ||
| Date of birth | October 18, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback/Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Malton Bullets | ||
| 1995–1996 | Clemson Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx | 16 | (7) |
| 1998–2005 | Werder Bremen | 151 | (6) |
| 2005–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Fulham (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 241 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Canada U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Canada U-20 | 9 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Canada U-23 | 7 | (2) |
| 1997–2010 | Canada | 84 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Andrew Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a former Canadian soccer player who spent most of his professional career in Germany. He won the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in the 2003–04 season. Stalteri also played football in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham.
A regular for the Canadian national team, Stalteri made a national record 84 appearances at the senior level, scoring 7 goals. He was part of the squad that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000.
He announced his retirement from the game at the age of 35 on March 20, 2013.
Stalteri was born to an Italian father and a Guyanese mother. While growing up, Stalteri says his favourite player was Paolo Maldini and the first live football match he ever saw was Toronto Blizzard. He also considered Physical Education to be his favourite subject.
While playing youth soccer in Ontario with the Malton Bullets, won a Robbie International Soccer Tournament Championship.
A defender who can play either side of the field as well as in midfield, Stalteri began his soccer career playing one year of college soccer at Clemson University in 1996. Following his first 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-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 and a half seasons in the reserves, Stalteri made his debut with the club in August 2000, scoring in the first game of the season against Energie Cottbus.
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