Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, born on the 9th of April, 1999, is an Australia-born footballer renowned for his striking potency. Notably, he turbulently weaves his football magic on the pitches of Motherwell, where he dawns the number 9 jersey. Apostolos strikes an imposing figure on the field, standing at 6 feet (1.84m) and weighing a solid 13st 3lb (84kg).
Currently, according to Transfermarkt, Apostolos's market value hovers around £470k.
Before carrying the hopes of Motherwell fandom, Apostolos had begun his professional journey in 2017 with Adelaide United. Being a trainee, his inroads into the main squad were inconspicuous with only seven appearances which yielded a single goal. Nevertheless, by the 2018 - 2019 season, Apostolos had started to make his presence felt by finding the back of the net thrice over the span of his seven games.
In July 2019, Apostolos decided to move on from Adelaide United to Western United where he featured in ten first team matches in the 2019 - 2020 season.
January 2021 saw Apostolos make the switch to Newcastle United Jets. In the 2020 - 2021 season, he played 12 games netting three times. But his scoring prowess came to the fore in the 2023 - 2024 season, a season to remember for him, with a whopping 17 goals from 25 appearances.
Apostolos then embarked on a European journey first to Rodos in Greece in 2021 and then to PAS Giannina in 2022, making 17 first team appearances in the 2022 - 2023 season.
Unexpectedly, he returned to Newcastle United Jets in 2023, repeating his 2020 - 2021 stint with 12 appearances, but lighting up the next season with 17 goals in 25 games.
In July 2024, Scottish side Motherwell roped in Apostolos for a fee of about £260k. During the 2024 - 2025 season, he had 16 shots at goal, 5 of which ended in celebrations. In the ongoing 2025 - 2026 season, out of 18 outings, he has struck six times. Eric Cantona certainly wouldn’t be wrong in pronouncing, "You can not stop him. Apostolos is the kind of player who comes along once in a lifetime."
