Georgios Sarris

Georgios Sarris
Personal information
Full name Georgios Sarris
Date of birth (1989-08-09) 9 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Ergotelis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Ergotelis 92 (1)
2014–2015 AEK Athens 9 (0)
2015–2016 Kayseri Erciyesspor 26 (2)
2016–2018 Hamilton Academical 51 (1)
2019 Petrolul 7 (0)
2019–2020 Flamurtari 5 (0)
2020–2022 Ergotelis 27 (1)
2022–2023 Irodotos 5 (0)
2023 Chania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Georgios Sarris (Greek: Γεώργιος Σαρρής; born 8 September 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.[1]

Career

Ergotelis

Sarris began his football career at the infrastructure segments of his local club Ergotelis. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2009.[2] At the age of 19, Sarris made two league appearances in his first season[3] and one appearance in the 2009–10 season.[4] In the 2010–11 season he began gaining substantially more playing time, making eight appearances in the league[5] and one in the cup,[6] while the next season saw him making another 21 appearances. At the end of the 2011−12 season, Ergotelis were relegated to the Football League. As many of the club veterans refused to follow the club in the lower division, Sarris became a permanent starter in 34 games, cementing the club's defense which only conceded 25 goals in 40 matches total, thus significantly contributing to the club's 2nd place finish and instant promotion to the Superleague.[2] His steady performances had already made Sarris a target for many major clubs in Greece, though he chose to stay at Ergotelis for one more season in the Superleague, during which the club achieved its best ever finish to date in the competition. During the season, Sarris scored the first goal in his career in a 0−2 away win vs. Aris on 26 March 2014.[7]

AEK Athens

On July 1, 2014, Sarris signed with traditional Greek giants AEK, who had been willingly relegated to the third division two years prior to clear past debts, and were about to play in the Football League.[8] He made a small contribution to the club division title win with 9 league appearances, adding another three in the Cup.

Kayseri Erciyesspor

On 31 August 2015 Sarris signed a one-year contract with Kayseri Erciyesspor for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made 26 appearances for the "Blue Dragons", also scoring two goals, yet the club was relegated from the top-flight at the end of the season.

Hamilton Academical

On 23 July 2016, Sarris signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical on a Bosman free deal.[10][11] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 away draw against Rangers. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 December 2017, in a 3–2 win at home to Ross County.[12] On 28 December 2017, manager Martin Canning has confirmed that Georgios Sarris has played his last game for Hamilton Academical. The Accies board were reportedly unhappy with the Greek defender's conduct immediately after 1-0 loss to Partick Thistle at Firhill. Sarris reacted angrily to a collision with Thistle striker Miles Storey and was booked at the final whistle by referee Bobby Madden.[13] Hamilton initially decided to release from his contract,[14] but reversed this decision two weeks later.[15]

He was one of seven first-team players released by Hamilton at the end of the 2017–18 season.[16]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 12 January 2019, Petrolul Ploiești announced the signing of the 29-year-old Greek defender until the summer of 2020.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 September 2021 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ergotelis 2008–09 Superleague Greece 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2009–10 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2010–11 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
2011–12 21 0 0 0 — — 21 0
2012–13 Football League 34 0 1 0 — — 35 0
2013–14 Superleague Greece 26 1 2 0 — — 28 1
Total 92 1 4 0 — — 96 1
AEK Athens 2014–15 Football League 7 0 3 0 — 2[a] 0 12 0
Total 7 0 3 0 — 2 0 12 0
Kayseri Erciyesspor 2015–16 TFF First League 26 2 0 0 — — 26 2
Total 26 2 0 0 — — 26 2
Hamilton Academical 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 30 0 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 34 0
2017–18 21 1 0 0 3 0 — 24 1
Total 51 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 58 1
Petrolul Ploiești 2018–19 Liga II 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Flamurtari 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
Total 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
Ergotelis 2020–21 Super League 2 2 0 — — — 2 0
2021–22 0 0 1 1 — — 1 1
Total 2 0 1 1 — — 3 1
Career total 190 4 10 1 5 0 3 0 208 5
  1. ^ Appearance in the Football League play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

AEK Athens

References

  1. ^ Georgios Sarris at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b ΑΝΑΝΕΩΣΕ Ο ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΣΑΡΡΗΣ. Ergotelis F.C. (in Greek). Ergotelis. 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Ergotelis 2008-09 statistics". Galanis Sports Data. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Ergotelis 2009-10 statistics". Galanis Sports Data. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Ergotelis 2010-11 statistics". Galanis Sports Data. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Greek Cup 2010-11 (Round 4, 27 Oct 2010, PAS Giannena - Ergotelis 1-0)" (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  7. ^ Αρης - Εργοτέλης 0-2 (in Greek). gazetta.gr. 26 March 2014.
  8. ^ Κλείνει ο Σαρρής στην ΑΕΚ! (in Greek). gazetta.gr. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  9. ^ Στην Τουρκία ο Σαρρής (in Greek). www.novasports.gr. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  10. ^ Στη Σκωτία και τη Χάμιλτον ο Σαρρής (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Hamilton Accies: Georgios Sarris signs two-year contract". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016.
  12. ^ Crawford, Kenny (16 December 2017). "Hamilton 3–2 Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Georgios Sarris exits Hamilton after 'post-Partick conduct' - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 4 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Chrysovalantis Kozoronis: Hamilton Academical sign Greek midfielder". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Georgios Sarris: Hamilton bring released defender back into fold". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  16. ^ Craig Fowler (14 May 2018). "Hamilton Accies announce departure of seven first-team players". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Σαρρή η Πετρολούλ Πλοϊέστι". www.gazzetta.gr. 12 January 2019.
  18. ^ Acord cu jucătorul grec Georgios Sarris. fcpetrolul.ro (in Romanian)
  19. ^ Georgios Sarris at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2017.