Ilias Koutsoupias
Ilias Koutsoupias (Greek: Ηλίας Κουτσουπιάς; born 10 May 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club Ternana, on loan from Virtus Entella.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Ternana (on loan from Virtus Entella) | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | OFI | ||
2015–2017 | Platanias | ||
2017–2020 | Virtus Entella | ||
2018–2020 | → Bologna (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Virtus Entella | 22 | (3) |
2021– | → Ternana (loan) | 18 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Greece U18 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Greece U19 | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Greece U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:41, 19 March 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Career
Koutsoupias moved to Italy at the age of 16.[1]
He made his Serie B debut for Virtus Entella on 3 October 2020 in a game against Reggiana. He substituted Marco Crimi in the 86th minute.[2] He made his first start for Entella on 20 October 2020 against Frosinone.
On 1 September 2021, Ternana announced the acquisition of 20-year-old central midfielder Ilias Koutsoupias on long-season loan from Virtus Entella. Although there was a lot of interest from Serie A clubs and the former Bologna midfielder was ready for the big step, it seems that this will take a year longer.[3] On 12 March 2022, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2–0 home win game against Cosenza Calcio.[4]
Personal life
His father, Georgios Koutsoupias, is a former professional footballer.[1]
References
- "Η οικογένεια Κουτσουπιά, οι αποκαλύψεις για την Ιταλία και η κατάθεση ψυχής για τον ΟΦΗ" [The Koutsoupias family, the revelations about Italy and the testimony of soul for OFI] (in Greek). Neakriti. 5 July 2020.
- "Entella v Reggiana game report". Soccerway. 3 October 2020.
- "Ανακοινώθηκε από την Τερνάνα ο Κουτσουπιάς". capitano.gr. 1 September 2021.
- "Ternana 2 - 0 Cosenza". www.livescore.bz. 12 March 2022.