James Pantemis

James Pantemis
Pantemis with Portland Timbers in 2024
Personal information
Full name James Pantemis[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997
Place of birth Kirkland, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 41
Youth career
Pierrefonds
Lakeshore
2014–2017 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Montreal 2 (0)
2018–2023 CF Montréal[a] 34 (0)
2020 → Valour FC (loan) 7 (0)
2023 → CF Montréal U23 (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Portland Timbers 55 (0)
International career‡
2012 Canada U15
2013 Canada U16
2015–2016 Canada U20 3 (0)
2018 Canada U21 3 (0)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2026 Canada B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 22, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 17, 2026

James Pantemis (born February 21, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Pantemis started playing soccer for AS Pierrefonds at the age of four and later played for Lakeshore SC before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2014.[3][4]

Club career

FC Montreal

In 2016 Pantemis joined FC Montreal, the second team of the Montreal Impact in the USL. He made his professional debut on May 2, 2016, in a 1–0 defeat to Orlando City II, and also featured in a 2–1 defeat to Bethlehem Steel on May 15, 2016.

He played two games for FC Montreal after tearing his LCL in June 2016, and was still injured when the club ceased operations after the 2016 season, leaving him unattached.[5]

Montreal Impact / CF Montréal

After recovering from his LCL injury, Pantemis trained with Serie A club Bologna in September 2017,[6][7] before signing a first team contract with the Montreal Impact in November 2017.[8]

He made his competitive debut for the Impact on July 24, 2019, in a Canadian Championship match against York9 with the Impact winning 1-0.[9]

On March 6, 2020, Pantemis was sent on loan to Canadian Premier League side Valour FC, reuniting with his former Canada U20 coach Rob Gale.[10] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.[11]

After the 2022 MLS season, where Pantemis split starting duties with Sebastian Breza, his option was initially declined by CF Montréal.[12] Pantemis then signed new one-year deal with the club, with an options for 2024 and 2025.[13] At the end of the 2023, CF Montréal declined his option for 2024, ending his time with the club.[14]

Portland Timbers

In January 2024, Pantemis signed with the Portland Timbers.[15]

International career

Youth

Pantemis was a part of Canada's U-20 program and made his start in a 2–1 victory over England.[16][17][18] In May 2018, Pantemis was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[19]

In February 2020 Pantemis was named to the provisional roster for the Canadian U-23 team ahead of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[20] He was named to the final squad on March 10, 2021.[21]

Senior

In June 2017, he was called up to the Canadian senior national team for a friendly against Curaçao, but did not appear. He was subsequently called up for a friendly against Jamaica in September of that year.[3]

In November 2022, Pantemis was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[22]

In January 2026, he was called up to Canada for a training camp and friendly against Guatemala, which he started, however, as it was designated a B-level friendly, it did not count as an official senior cap.[23]

Personal life

Pantemis was born in Canada and is of Greek descent.[24] He holds a Greek passport.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played August 22, 2026[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Montreal 2016 USL 20————20
CF Montréal[a] 2019 Major League Soccer 00—20——20
2020 3000—00—30
2021 180—00——180
2022 110002000—130
2023 20—00—0020
Total 34000400020400
Valour FC (loan) 2020 Canadian Premier League 70————70
CF Montréal U23 (loan) 2023[27] Ligue1 Québec 10———0010
Portland Timbers 2024 Major League Soccer 15010——00160
2025 1904000—2[c]0250
2026 21000——00210
Total 55050000020620
Career total 990504000201100
  1. 1 2 Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
  2. ↑ Includes Canadian Championship
  3. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

Club

Montreal Impact

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Canada (CAN)" (PDF). FIFA. November 15, 2022. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "James Pantemis". Canada Soccer Foundation. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "A closer look at the CanMNT U20s call-ups against England". rednationonline.ca. Red Nation. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Montréal, C. F. (November 11, 2016). "James Pantemis remains positive". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  6. ↑ Montréal, C. F. (September 6, 2017). "James Pantemis to train with Bologna FC 1909 in September". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Pantemis en stage à Bologne". Journal de Montreal. September 6, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "James Pantemis and Thomas Meilleur-Giguère sign MLS contracts with Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. November 13, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  9. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (July 24, 2019). "Montreal Impact 1, York9 FC 0 - 2019 Canadian Championship Match Recap". Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Valour FC acquire goalkeeper James Pantemis on loan". Valour FC. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Canadian Premier League". August 16, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ "CF Montréal exercises options for 10 players". CF Montreal. November 15, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  13. ↑ Montréal, C. F. (December 16, 2022). "Contract extension for James Pantemis". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  14. ↑ Montréal, C. F. (December 1, 2023). "CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  15. ↑ Timbers, Portland (January 6, 2024). "Timbers sign goalkeepers James Pantemis and Trey Muse | PTFC". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  16. ↑ Staff, USLSoccer com (March 28, 2016). "WFC2's Chung, Bustos Lead Canada U20s Past England". USL Championship. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  17. ↑ Saltzman, Jonathan (September 26, 2022). "OK365". Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Canada Under-20 team blanks Man United's Marcus Rashford and England 2-1". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  19. ↑ Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  21. ↑ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". Canada soccer. March 10, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  22. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 13, 2022). "Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  23. ↑ CPL (January 19, 2026). "Jimoh, Coimbra, Abatneh make CanMNT impact in friendly vs. Guatemala". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  24. ↑ Nef, Thomas (August 26, 2020). "James Pantemis On His Loan Spell In CPL, Developing With Montreal Impact & The 2026 World Cup". World Football Index. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Τζέιμς Παντέμης: Ενας Ελληνας στους 831 παίκτες του Μουντιάλ". ProtoThema (in Greek). November 15, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  26. ↑ James Pantemis at Soccerway
  27. ↑ "2023 L1QC Stats". Spordle. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  28. ↑ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien" [Montreal Impact wins the Canadian Championship]. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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