Stacey Papadopoulos


Stacey Shopa Papadopoulos is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Scottish Women's Premier League club Hibernian. Born in Australia, she represents Greece internationally.

Early life

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.

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.
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.

International career

Papadopoulos is eligible to represent either Australia or Greece internationally. Despite dreaming of playing for the Matildas, she was never called up for Australia on any level.
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.

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.

Honours

;Calder United
;Hibernian