Georgios Athanasiadis (footballer, born 1993)
Georgios Athanasiadis (Greek: Γεώργιος Αθανασιάδης; born 7 April 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol, on loan from AEK Athens.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Athanasiadis | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Melanthio, Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Sheriff Tiraspol (on loan from AEK Athens) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Iraklis | |||
| Ethnikos Sochou | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Panthrakikos | 59 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Asteras Tripolis | 41 | (0) |
| 2019– | AEK Athens | 19 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2022 | |||
Career
Asteras Tripolis
On 29 June 2016, Asteras Tripolis officially announced the signing of Athanasiadis on a three-year deal.[2]
AEK Athens
On 13 June 2019, AEK Athens officially announced the acquisition of the Greek goalkeeper, who signed a contract, running until the summer of 2023.[3]
Sheriff Tiraspol
On 18 June 2021, he was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol until the summer of 2022.[4] The Greek keeper had a vital contribution in the qualifying phase and play-off round, as in a total of eight matches, he kept clean sheets in six of them. In the qualifying phase, Athanasiadis made 21 saves and produced another man-of-the-match performance on 21 August against Dinamo Zagreb, when he kept a clean sheet, making six crucial saves. On 28 September 2021, in the second UEFA Champions League group-stage match he performed impressively against Real Madrid as the 28-year-old goalkeeper made 10 saves, six within the area, produced one of the great Champions League shocks as the competition's least experienced club upstaged the 13-time European champions at the Bernabeu. He had a total of 48 touches in the match, stopping every effort of Carlo Ancelotti's players, except for Karim Benzema's penalty, in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Champions League group stage. He was voted Man of the Match for his performance.[5] [6]
On 24 December 2021, Giorgos Athanasiadis, was named the best goalkeeper of the year in Moldova and is undoubtedly the reward for his excellent performances with his club. In the league participated in 11 matches for Benfica, recording an impressive 9 clean sheets, while he has played in 13 matches in the UEFA Champions League.[7] Athanasiadis was the goalkeeper with the most saves in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage. His 29 appearances against Real Madrid CF, Inter Milan and FC Shakhtar Donetsk, one more than the performance of Simon Mignolet. In fact, 10 of Athanasiadis's interventions took place in the same game, at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real, where the Moldovan champions prevailed with a remarkable 2–1. That performance is a record of interventions in an away match for a team that won.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panthrakikos | 2012–13 | Superleague Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 0 | ||||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2016–17 | Superleague Greece | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 58 | 0 | |||
| AEK Athens | 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2021–22 | Moldovan National Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Career Total | 131 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Moldovan Super Cup
References
- Georgios Athanasiadis at Soccerway
- "Ο Αστέρας ανακοίνωσε τον Αθανασιάδη". www.sport24.gr. 29 June 2016.
- "ΑΕΚ: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Αθανασιάδης". www.sport24.gr. 13 June 2019.
- "ΑΕΚ: Ολοκληρώθηκε ο δανεισμός του Αθανασιάδη στη Σερίφ". www.sport24.gr. 18 June 2021.
- "Αθανασιάδης: Με εκπληκτική εμφάνιση και δέκα αποκρούσεις σταμάτησε μόνος του τη Ρεάλ". www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2021.
- "Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff - Goals and highlights - Champions League 21/22". www.marca.com. 29 September 2021.
- "Γκολκίπερ της χρονιάς στη Μολδαβία ο Αθανασιάδης". www.sport24.gr. 24 December 2021.
- "Champions League: Ο Αθανασιάδης πρώτος στις αποκρούσεις, ο Βλαχοδήμος τρίτος". www.sport24.gr. 24 December 2021.
External links
- Georgios Athanasiadis at Soccerway
- Georgios Athanasiadis at ESPN FC
- Georgios Athanasiadis – UEFA competition record (archive)