Alexandros Katranis

Alexandros Katranis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Κατράνης; born 4 May 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor, on loan from French side Saint-Étienne.

Alexandros Katranis
Katranis with Greece in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alexandros Katranis[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998
Place of birth Volos, Greece
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Hatayspor
(on loan from Saint-Étienne)
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2016 Atromitos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Atromitos 17 (0)
2017–2018 Saint-Étienne II 18 (0)
2017– Saint-Étienne 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Royal Mouscron (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Atromitos (loan) 32 (0)
2020– → Hatayspor (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Greece U17 12 (0)
2015–2017 Greece U19 19 (1)
2017– Greece U21 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:29, 25 January 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2020

Club career

Atromitos

Katranis made his professional debut in the Super League for Atromitos on 25 September 2016 in a game against Asteras Tripolis.[2] According to "footballscout24.it" website, was the only Greek player to feature on a list entitled “TOP 40 young talent in world football – born in 1998″.

Saint-Étienne

In August 2017, Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne announced the signing of Katranis on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Atromitos was reported as €800,000 plus as 15% re-sale clause in case of a future transfer.[3][4] He didn't play a single game with the first team as the jump of 14 games in the Super League, in a mid-table club, in a top French club as Saint-Étienne, is a very big gap.[5]

Loan to Royal Mouscron

On 21 June 2018, he signed a long season contract with Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron on loan from Saint-Étienne.[6] At the end of the first round, it seems that it is not counted by the coach and former of the Olympiacos U21 team, Bernd Storck, for the second half of the season. After 8 appearances (7 of which in the starting squad) and 1 in the Belgian Cup, the young defender is expected to return to France. As Foot Sur 7 reported, the 20-year-old left-back has no place in Royal Excel Mouscron and will return to St-Etienne despite the fact that the coach Jean-Louis Gasset, who did not trust Katranis at the beginning of the season and preferred to give him as a loanee.[7]

Loan to Atromitos

On 22 January 2019, the return of the young international to Atromitos was officially finalized for a year and a half with a buy out option, while Katranis is intended as a replacement for Dimitris Giannoulis who returned to PAOK.[8] On 1 August 2019, Atromitos reached the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round thanks to a thrilling 3–2 home win over Dunajska Streda at the Peristeri Stadium which gave the Athens club a 5–3 aggregate success. Katranis opened the score, as he picked up possession on the edge of the penalty area after the ball had deflected into his path. The 21-year-old defender showed great skill and turn of pace to skip past a couple of Dunajska challenges before slotting the ball confidently passed Martin Jedlička in the visiting goal. It was his first goal in European club competitions.[9]

Loan to Hatayspor

On 27 August 2020, the 22-year-old Greek left-back Alexandros Katranis has been sent by Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on loan to Turkish Süper Lig side Hatayspor for the 2020–21 season. Under contract with Les Verts until June 2022, it is unclear whether or not there is an option to buy included in agreement.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 November 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atromitos 2016–17 Superleague Greece 17060——230
Saint-Étienne 2017–18 Ligue 1 0000—0000
Royal Mouscron 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 8010——90
Atromitos (loan) 2018–19 Superleague Greece 10020——120
2019–20 2202041—281
Total Atromitos 49010041—631
Hatayspor 2020-21 Süper Lig 0010—0010
Career total 5701204100731

References
  1. "Alexandros Katranis". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 25 September 2016.
  3. "Youngster Alexandros Katranis signs with Saint Etienne". AGONAsport.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. "Alexandros Katranis à Saint-Etienne, c'est fait". L'Équipe (in French). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. "Pourquoi Gasset se prive toujours de Katranis". www.butfootballclub.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. "Alexandros Katranis (Saint-Etienne) prêté à Mouscron". www.lequipe.fr. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. "Σεντ-Ετιέν: Επιστρέφει ο Κατράνης από τη Μουσκρόν". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  8. "Ατρόμητος: Επέστρεψε ο Κατράνης ως δανεικός για 1,5 χρόνο". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  9. "Ατρόμητος - Ντουνάιτσκα Στρέντα 3-2: Πέταξαν στην επόμενη φάση οι Περιστεριώτες". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. "Τουρκία: Στην Χατάισπορ ο Κατράνης". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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