Biography

BIOGRAPHY

James Pantemis was born on February 21, 1997, in Kirkland, Quebec He is a goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer.

Pantemis started playing football for AS Pierrefonds at the age of four and later played for Lakeshore SC before joining the Montreal Impact's academy system in 2014. In 2016, Pantemis joined FC Montreal, the reserve team of the Montreal Impact in the United Soccer League. He made his professional debut on May 2, 2016. After recovering from his LCL injury, Pantemis would train with Serie A club Bologna in September 2017, and would sign a first team contract with Montreal Impact in November 2017. 

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. He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.

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.