Nikos Giannakopoulos

Nikos Giannakopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Γιαννακόπουλος, born 19 February 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Apollon Smyrnis.

Nikos Giannakopoulos
Personal information
Full name Nikolaos Giannakopoulos
Date of birth (1993-02-19) 19 February 1993
Place of birth Tripoli, Greece
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Apollon Smyrnis
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2009 Asteras Tripolis
2009–2010 Blackburn Rovers
2010–2012 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Panionios 35 (0)
2015–2017 Panathinaikos 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Aris Limassol (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2018 Kerkyra 25 (0)
2018–2020 Panetolikos 18 (0)
2020– Apollon Smyrnis 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Greece U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2013

Club career

Giannakopoulos started his career in the youth team of Asteras Tripolis, before he joined the youth team of English club Blackburn Rovers in 2009.[1] After a period of a year he joined the youth team of Italian club Udinese Calcio.[2]

He soon however was released and returned to his country joining Panionios. On 27 August 2012, he made his league debut against Aris.[3] He has been the first-choice keeper for the club since the early part of 2013. There was a brief period when Kostas Peristeridis displaced him from top spot again after young Giannakapoulos oversaw a run of 3 straight defeats. But he regained his spot later in the 2013–14 season and has been the first choice ever since. Arguably his best performance came in the early part of his career when he kept a clean sheet against Greek giants, Panathanaikos. He repeated this feat the following season as Panionios beat Panathanaikos 3–0 with Giannakopoulos as a main goalie.

On 29 July 2015, Giannakopoulos signed his four (three years with an option for an additional one) years' contract with Greek giants Panathinaikos for €180,000, adding another high-caliber Greek talent to their squad.[4] On 17 April 2016, in the last game of the 2015–16 season, he made his debut with the club in a 6–1 home win against Panthrakikos. As he is not among the first priorities of Panathinaikos coach Andrea Stramaccioni he signed a long-term year loan with Cypriot club Aris Limassol FC.[5]

On 26 June 2017, Giannakopoulos signed a two-year contract with Kerkyra.[6]

On 4 July 2018, following Kerkyra's relegation to Football League, he joined Panetolikos on a two-year deal.[7]

Career statistics
As of 15 October 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panionios 2012–13 Superleague Greece 14000——140
2013–14 13000——130
2014–15 8030——110
Total 35030——380
Panathinaikos 2015–16 Superleague Greece 1000——10
Aris Limassol (loan) 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 23010——240
Kerkyra 2017–18 Superleague Greece 25010——260
Panetolikos 2018–19 11030——140
2019–20 7010——80
Total 18040——220
Apollon Smyrnis 2020–21 Superleague Greece 0000——00
Career total 10209000001110

References
  1. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/4430374.blackburn-rovers-swoop-greek-goalkeeper/
  2. "UDINESE – a giugno arriva il baby portiere Giannakopoulos". udineseblog.it. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. "Panionions vs Aris". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Οι λεπτομέρειες του συμβολαίου του Γιαννακόπουλου!". www.sdna.gr. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Γιαννακόπουλος στον Άρη Λεμεσού". panathinaikos24.gr. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. "Στην Κέρκυρα ο Γιαννακόπουλος". www.aokkerkyra.gr. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  7. "Επίσημο: Παίκτης του Παναιτωλικού ο Γιαννακόπουλος". www.sport24.gr. 4 July 2018.
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