Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, an Australian forward born on 9th April 1999, is currently aged 26 and makes his mark as a striker for Motherwell. With a height of 6ft (1.84m) and carrying 13st 3lb (84kg) around the pitch, he's a substantial presence up front for any team. He's also having the honour of representing Australia at the national level.
Stamatelopoulos's market value is roughly £380k, according to Transfermarkt.
Stamatelopoulos started his footballing journey in July 2017 when he joined Adelaide United in the A-League in Australia as a trainee. Across the 2017 - 2018 and 2018 - 2019 seasons with Adelaide United, he made a total of 14 first team league appearances and scored four goals.
In the summer of 2019, he sought a new challenge, joining Western United in the NPL, where he made ten league appearances during the 2019 - 2020 season.
In January 2021, Stamatelopoulos made another transfer, this time to Newcastle United Jets, also in the A-League. He struck the net three times and played a dozen times in his debut season with the Jets. Impressively, in the 2023 - 2024 season, he secured 17 goals from 25 appearances.
His rising star caught the eyes of clubs beyond Australia, and in August 2021 he transferred to Rodos in the Football League in Greece. A year later, in July 2022, he was on the move again, this time to PAS Giannina, where he made 17 league appearances.
In a surprising turn of events, he returned to Newcastle United Jets in July 2023 and enjoyed a fruitful period, again racking up 17 goals in 25 appearances in the 2023 - 2024 season.
The big move to Scotland came in July 2024, when Stamatelopoulos transferred to Motherwell in the Premiership for a fee of around £260k. In his first season at Motherwell, he appeared in 16 league matches and scored five goals. His current 2025 - 2026 season has seen him continue this form, netting three times in eight appearances.
He made notable contributions to Motherwell's 2025 - 2026 League Cup campaign, scoring once despite only starting five times and famously coming on as a substitute once. Additionally, he represented Australia in the World Cup Qualifiers Asia 2024 - 2026, making one appearance as a substitute.
