Giannis Kotsiras

Giannis Kotsiras (Greek: Γιάννης Κώτσιρας; born 16 December 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.[1]

Giannis Kotsiras
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Kotsiras
Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992
Place of birth Megalopolis, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
Panathinaikos
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Panarkadikos 49 (22)
2016–2021 Asteras Tripolis 114 (2)
2021– Panathinaikos 22 (0)
National team
2019– Greece 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

His senior footballing career began in Greece's local divisions when he signed for Doxa Megalopolis. He moved to AO Falesias in 2011, before making the switch in the summer of 2014, as he signed for Gamma Ethniki club Panarkadikos at the age of 21 playing 49 games as a winger and scoring 22 goals. In 2016, Kotsiras signed for the Super League side Asteras Tripolis, a big step in his career.[2] On 17 June 2021, he signed a three years' contract with Panathinaikos, for a transfer fee of €250.000.[3]

International career

Kotsiras made his international debut for Greece on 30 May 2019 in a friendly match against Turkey, which finished as a 1–2 loss.[4] He made his second appearance in a 2–3 home defeat against Armenia replacing an injured player in the first half and playing 73 minutes.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 January 2022
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Asteras Tripoli 2016–17 Superleague Grecce 905100141
2017–18 1812000201
2018–19 2608020360
2019–20 3003000330
2020–21 3111000321
Panathinaikos F.C. 2021–22 Superleague Grecce 1400000140
Career Total 1282191201493

International

As of 11 June 2019[4]
Greece
YearAppsGoals
201920
Total20

Honours

Individual

References

  1. Giannis Kotsiras at WorldFootball.net
  2. Γιάννης Κώτσιρας: O πιο... Αρκάς των Αρκάδων!; Retrieved 17 May 2019, Arcadia Sports
  3. Παναθηναϊκός: Υπογράφει και ανακοινώνεται ο Κώτσιρας; Sport24.gr
  4. "Giannis Kotsiras". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. "Οι βραβεύσεις της «40ης Γιορτής του Ποδοσφαιριστή» (vids)". ΠΣΑΠΠ | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ (in Greek). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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