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 Super League club AEK Athens.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Melanthio, Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 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 | 50 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 | |||
Club 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 confirmed the signing of the Greek goalkeeper, with his contract running until the summer of 2023.[3] Athanasiadis made his debut vs Zorya Lugansk on 26/11/2020, where AEK lost 0–3 after staying with 10 men. During the 2020–21 season he shared the goalkeeper position with Tsintotas and AEK managed to clinch a spot in the Conference league Qualifiers, by clinching 4th place 3 match days before the end of the season. Athanasiadis won the Super League on 14/5/2023 when he started and kept a clean in AEK Athens' 4–0 victory over Volos.
Loan to 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, keeping six clean sheets in eight matches. In the qualifying phase, Athanasiadis made 21 saves and produced another man-of-the-match performance on 21 August against Dinamo Zagreb, keeping 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, making 10 saves, producing one of the great Champions League shocks as the competition's least experienced club defeated the 13-time European champions at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He was voted Man of the Match for his performance.[5][6]
On 24 December 2021, Athanasiadis was named the best goalkeeper of the year in Moldova for his excellent performances with his club. In the league, he participated in 11 matches for Sheriff, recording an impressive nine clean sheets, while he played in 13 matches in the UEFA Champions League including the qualifying rounds.[7] He was the goalkeeper with the most saves in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage with 29 saves.[8]
International career
Athanasiadis was called up by the senior Greece side for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Cyprus in June 2022.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | 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[lower-alpha 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2021–22 | Moldovan National Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Career total | 166 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 0 | ||
- Includes Greek Cup, Moldovan Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Thirteen appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Moldovan Super Cup
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
AEK Athens
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.
- "Season 2021/22: Player stats". UEFA.
- "Northern Ireland 0-1 Greece". BBC. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
External links
- Georgios Athanasiadis at Soccerway
- Georgios Athanasiadis at ESPN FC
- Georgios Athanasiadis – UEFA competition record (archive)