Stacey Papadopoulos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stacey Shopa Papadopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Heidelberg United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | AWC Matadors | 8 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Heidelberg United | 19 | (14) |
| 2013 | Box Hill United | 23 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Bundoora United | 18 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Calder United | 55 | (4) |
| 2018 | Old Xaverians | 3 | (3) |
| 2019 | Calder United | 24 | (5) |
| 2020 | Kelen | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Calder United | 22 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Western United | 32 | (1) |
| 2024– | Hibernian | 40 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Greece | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2026 | |||
Stacey Shopa Papadopoulos (Greek: Στέισι Σόπα Παπαδοπούλου; born 17 December 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Hibernian. Born in Australia, she represents Greece internationally.[1]
Papadopoulos was born on 17 December 1996 in Australia. Of Greek descent through her parents, she has two older brothers and attended Northcote High School in Australia.[2]
Career
As a youth player, Papadopolous joined the youth academy of Australian side Heidelberg United and was promoted to the club's senior team. Subsequently, she signed for Australian side Calder United, helping the club win the league title and the 2022 Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup.[3]
In 2023, she signed for Australian side Western United, where she made thirty-five league appearances and scored zero goals and helped the club achieve second place in the league. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, she signed for Scottish side Hibs. On 11 August 2024, she debuted for the club during a 2–1 away win over Partick Thistle in the league.[4]
International career
Papadopoulos is eligible to represent either Australia (the country she was born, raised and developed in) or Greece (through her Greek heritage) internationally. Despite dreaming of playing for the Matildas, she was never called up for Australia on any level.[5]
In November 2025, Papadopoulos received her first call-up for Greece, being selected by newly-appointed manager Vasilios Spertos for two friendly matches against Belarus on 29 November and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 December, both matches being hosted in Sarajevo.[1]
Style of play
Papadopoulos plays as a defender. While playing for Calder United, she played as a winger before switching to defender while playing for Western United.[3]