AEK Athens 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was the 100th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 63rd competitive season and ninth consecutive in the top flight of Greek football . They competed in the Super League , the Greek Cup , the Champions League and the Europa League . The season began on 15 August 2023 and finished on 19 May 2024.
Kits
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Management team
Position
Staff
Manager
Matías Almeyda
Assistant manager
Daniel Vega
Goalkeepers coach
Carlos Roa
Fitness coach
Guido Bonini
Fitness coach
Kostas Parousis
Fitness coach
Sotiris Mavros
Kinesiologist
Fabio Álvarez
Sporting director
Bruno Alves
Video Analyst
Agustin Zalazar
Video Analyst
Giannis Antonopoulos
Technical director
Radosław Kucharski
Executive director
Panagiotis Kone
Scout
Stamoulis Petrou
Scout
Dimitrios Xouris
Scout
Fanouris Goundoulakis
Head of Medical
Lakis Nikolaou
Team doctor
Charis Lalos
Head of Rehabilitation
Dimitris Ioannou
Podiatrist
Manos Arvanitakis
Physiotherapist
Konstantinos Pavlidis
Physiotherapist
Thomas Papadas
Assistant Physiotherapist
Lefteris Gaitanos
Εrgophysiologist
Athanasios Zavvos
Nutritionist
Nicos Hantzis
Rehabilitation coach
Angelos Kontarinis
Academy manager
Gennaios Karachalios
Academy director
Ilias Kyriakidis
Team manager
Dimitris Nalitzis
Players
NOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player's arrival or exit is announced. Updated 31 January 2024, 18:46 UTC+2.
No.
Player
Nat.
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Signed
Previous club
Transfer fee
Contract until
Goalkeepers
1
Cican Stanković
GK
(1992-11-04 ) 4 November 1992 (aged 31)
2021
Red Bull Salzburg
€1,150,000
2025
30
Georgios Athanasiadis (Vice-captain 4)
GK
(1993-04-07 ) 7 April 1993 (aged 31)
2019
Asteras Tripolis
Free
2025
Defenders
2
Harold Moukoudi
CB
(1997-11-27 ) 27 November 1997 (aged 26)
2021
Saint-Étienne
Free
2026
12
Lazaros Rota
RB / RM
(1997-08-23 ) 23 August 1997 (aged 26)
2021
Fortuna Sittard
Free
2026
17
Stavros Pilios
LB / LM
(2000-12-10 ) 10 December 2000 (aged 23)
2023
PAS Giannina
Free
2027
18
Alexander Callens / LB
CB
(1992-05-04 ) 4 May 1992 (aged 32)
2023
Girona
Free
2024
21
Domagoj Vida
CB / RB
(1989-04-29 ) 29 April 1989 (aged 35)
2022
Beşiktaş
Free
2025
24
Gerasimos Mitoglou
CB
(1999-10-20 ) 20 October 1999 (aged 24)
2021
Volos
€300,000
2026
26
Ehsan Hajsafi
LB / LM / LW / AM / CM / DM
(1990-02-25 ) 25 February 1990 (aged 34)
2021
Sepahan
Free
2025
29
Djibril Sidibé
RB / LB / RM / CB
(1992-07-29 ) 29 July 1992 (aged 31)
2022
Monaco
Free
2024
Midfielders
4
Damian Szymański (Vice-captain)
CM / DM / AM
(1995-06-16 ) 16 June 1995 (aged 29)
2020
Akhmat Grozny
€1,300,000
2027
6
Jens Jønsson
DM / CM / CB
(1993-01-10 ) 10 January 1993 (aged 31)
2022
Cádiz
Free
2026
8
Mijat Gaćinović
AM / CM / LM / LW / RM / RW
(1995-02-08 ) 8 February 1995 (aged 29)
2022
Hoffenheim
€1,000,000
2026
13
Orbelín Pineda
AM / CM / LM / LW / RM / RW / SS / DM / RB
(1996-03-24 ) 24 March 1996 (aged 28)
2023
Celta de Vigo
€6,500,000
2027
19
Niclas Eliasson
LM / RM / LW / RW
(1995-12-07 ) 7 December 1995 (aged 28)
2022
Nîmes
€2,000,000
2027
20
Petros Mantalos
AM / LM / CM / LW / SS / RM / RW
(1991-08-31 ) 31 August 1991 (aged 32)
2014
Xanthi
€500,000
2026
22
Paolo Fernandes
AM / RM / LM / RW / LW
(1998-08-19 ) 19 August 1998 (aged 25)
2023
Volos
€700,000
2027
23
Robert Ljubičić
CM / DM / LM / LB / AM
(1999-07-14 ) 14 July 1999 (aged 24)
2024
Dinamo Zagreb
€4,000,000
2029
25
Konstantinos Galanopoulos (Vice-captain 2)
CM / DM
(1997-12-28 ) 28 December 1997 (aged 26)
2015
AEK Athens U20
—
2025
70
Rodolfo Pizarro
AM / LW / RW / CM / LM / RM
(1994-02-15 ) 15 February 1994 (aged 30)
2023
Inter Miami
Free
2025
Forwards
5
Nordin Amrabat
RW / LW / RM / LM / AM / SS / ST
(1987-03-31 ) 31 March 1987 (aged 37)
2021
Al Nassr
Free
2024
7
Levi García
ST / RW / RM / SS / LW / LM
(1997-11-20 ) 20 November 1997 (aged 26)
2020
Beitar Jerusalem
€2,600,000
2028
9
Tom van Weert
ST / SS
(1990-06-07 ) 7 June 1990 (aged 34)
2022
Volos
€500,000
2024
10
Steven Zuber (Vice-captain 3)
LW / LM / SS / ST / AM / RW / RM
(1991-08-17 ) 17 August 1991 (aged 32)
2022
Eintracht Frankfurt
€1,600,000
2025
11
Sergio Araujo (Captain)
ST / SS / LW / RW
(1992-01-28 ) 28 January 1992 (aged 32)
2021
Las Palmas
€1,462,500
2024
14
Ezequiel Ponce
ST / SS / LW / RW
(1997-03-29 ) 29 March 1997 (aged 27)
2023
Elche
€3,500,000
2027
53
Theodosis Macheras
LW / RW / RM / LM
(2000-05-09 ) 9 May 2000 (aged 24)
2020
AEK Athens U19
—
2026
90
Zini
ST / SS / LW / LM / RW / RM
(2002-07-03 ) 3 July 2002 (aged 21)
2023
1º de Agosto
€350,000
2028
Left during Winter Transfer Window
3
Milad Mohammadi
LB / LM / LW
(1993-09-29 ) 29 September 1993 (aged 30)
2021
Gent
Free
2025
From AEK Athens B
39
Panagiotis Ginis
GK
(1999-01-23 ) 23 January 1999 (aged 25)
2018
AEK Athens U19
—
2024
99
Georgios Theocharis
GK
(2002-06-30 ) 30 June 2002 (aged 22)
2020
AEK Athens U19
—
2024
37
Vedad Radonja
RB / LB / RM / DM
(2001-09-06 ) 6 September 2001 (aged 22)
2020
Dinamo Zagreb U19
Free
2025
55
Konstantinos Chrysopoulos
CB
(2003-05-21 ) 21 May 2003 (aged 21)
2023
Aris
€800,000
2028
63
Rockson Yeboah
CB
(2004-08-02 ) 2 August 2004 (aged 19)
2023
Tehiman United
Free
2024
44
Anel Šabanadžović
CM / DM
(1999-05-24 ) 24 May 1999 (aged 25)
2019
Željezničar
€450,000
2023
46
Konstantinos Roukounakis
DM / CM
(2001-07-17 ) 17 July 2001 (aged 22)
2021
AEK Athens U19
—
2026
96
Jallow Lamarana
CM / DM
(2002-03-21 ) 21 March 2002 (aged 22)
2023
Elite United
Free
2024
97
Judah García
AM / LM / LW / CM
(2000-10-24 ) 24 October 2000 (aged 23)
2021
NEROCA
Free
2024
72
Apostolos Christopoulos
ST / SS
(2003-01-29 ) 29 January 2003 (aged 21)
2021
AEK Athens U19
—
2024
82
Spyros Skondras
LW / LM
(2001-04-06 ) 6 April 2001 (aged 23)
2022
Panetolikos
Free
2025
Transfers
In
Summer
Winter
Out
Summer
Winter
Loan in
Summer
Loan out
Summer
Notes
a. ^ Aris keeps the 50% of the player's rights.[ 20]
Contract renewals
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
Summer: €10,800,000
Winter: €4,000,000
Total: €14,800,000
Income
Summer: €1,800,000
Winter: €0
Total: €1,800,000
Net Totals
Summer: €9,000,000
Winter: €4,000,000
Total: €13,000,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Super League
26 August 2023
3 March 2024
Matchday 1
2nd
26
17
8
1
60
25
+35
0 65.38
Super League Play-offs
10 March 2024
19 May 2024
Matchday 1
2nd
10
6
1
3
20
8
+12
0 60.00
Greek Cup
10 January 2024
17 January 2024
Round of 16
Round of 16
2
0
2
0
1
1
+0
00 0.00
UEFA Champions League
15 August 2023
30 August 2023
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
4
1
1
2
5
6
−1
0 25.00
UEFA Europa League
21 September 2023
14 December 2023
Group stage
Group stage
6
1
1
4
6
12
−6
0 16.67
Total
48
25
13
10
92
52
+40
0 52.08
Super League Greece
Regular season
League table
Source:
Super League Greece Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criterion 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for
UEFA competitions).
[ 27]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
26
17
8
1
60
25
+35
59
10
3
0
32
11
+21
7
5
1
28
14
+14
Results by Matchday
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ground H H A H A H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A Result W D W D W W L W W D W W W D D W W D W W W D W W W D Position 7 8 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2024. Source:
slgr.gr A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = Postponed
Fixtures
Play-off round
Table
Source:
Super League Greece Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (Regular season and play-off); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (Regular season and play-off); 4) Regular season position.
[ 29] (C) Champions
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
10
6
1
3
20
8
+12
19
4
1
0
11
2
+9
2
0
3
9
6
+3
Results by Matchday
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ground A H A H H A H A A H Result W W L D W W W L L W Position 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2024. Source:
slgr.gr A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = Postponed
Fixtures
Greek Cup
AEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the round of 16.
Round of 16
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.[ 35]
Statistics
Squad statistics
As of 19 May 2024
Goalscorers
As of 19 May 2024
Hat-tricks
Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.
Assists
As of 19 May 2024
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal, then by shirt number and then alphabetically by surname. Clean sheets in games where both goalkeepers participated are awarded to the goalkeeper who started the game. Goalkeepers with no appearances are not included.
As of 19 May 2024
Disciplinary record
As of 19 May 2024
Starting 11
N.
Formation
Matchday(s)
48
4–1–3–2
1–26
Awards
References
External links
HFF competitions
Leagues
European competitions
Related to national teams