Nikos Giannakopoulos

Nikos Giannakopoulos
Personal information
Full name Nikolaos Giannakopoulos[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-19) 19 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tripoli, Greece
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Panionios
Number 1
Youth career
–2009 Asteras Tripolis
2009–2010 Blackburn Rovers
2010–2011 Asteras Tripolis
2011–2014 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Udinese 0 (0)
2012–2014 → Panionios (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 Panionios 8 (0)
2015–2017 Panathinaikos 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Aris Limassol (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2018 Kerkyra 25 (0)
2018–2020 Panetolikos 18 (0)
2020–2021 Apollon Smyrnis 0 (0)
2022–2023 Zimbru Chișinău 22 (0)
2023–2024 Hapoel Petah Tikva 4 (0)
2024 EIF 1 (0)
2024– Panionios 10 (0)
International career
2011 Greece U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

Nikolaos Giannakopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Γιαννακόπουλος; born 19 February 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Panionios.

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.[2] After a period of a year he joined the youth team of Italian club Udinese Calcio.[3]

He soon however was released and returned to his country joining Panionios. On 27 August 2012, he made his league debut against Aris.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

On 26 June 2017, Giannakopoulos signed a two-year contract with Kerkyra.[7]

On 4 July 2018, following Kerkyra's relegation to Football League, he joined Panetolikos on a two-year deal.[8]

On 13 March 2024, Giannakopoulos signed with newly promoted Finnish Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF.[9] He was injured in his Veikkausliiga debut, in the opening game of the season. On 30 June 2024, his contract with EIF was terminated by mutual consent.[10]

Career statistics

As of 10 June 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panionios 2012–13 Super League Greece 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2013–14 Super League Greece 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2014–15 Super League Greece 8 0 3 0 — — 11 0
Total 35 0 3 0 — — 38 0
Panathinaikos 2015–16 Super League Greece 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Aris Limassol (loan) 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 23 0 1 0 — — 24 0
Kerkyra 2017–18 Super League Greece 25 0 1 0 — — 26 0
Panetolikos 2018–19 Super League Greece 11 0 3 0 — — 14 0
2019–20 Super League Greece 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Total 18 0 4 0 — — 22 0
Apollon Smyrnis 2020–21 Super League Greece 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Zimbru Chișinău 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 22 0 0 0 — 2 0 24 0
Hapoel Petah Tikva 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
EIF 2024 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 127 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 141 0

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Greece" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Blackburn Rovers swoop for Greek goalkeeper". 10 June 2009.
  3. ^ "UDINESE – a giugno arriva il baby portiere Giannakopoulos". udineseblog.it. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Panionions vs Aris". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Οι λεπτομέρειες του συμβολαίου του Γιαννακόπουλου!". www.sdna.gr. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Γιαννακόπουλος στον Άρη Λεμεσού". panathinaikos24.gr. August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Στην Κέρκυρα ο Γιαννακόπουλος". www.aokkerkyra.gr. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Επίσημο: Παίκτης του Παναιτωλικού ο Γιαννακόπουλος". www.sport24.gr. 4 July 2018.
  9. ^ MÅLVAKT FRÅN GREKLAND TILL EIF, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 13 March 2024
  10. ^ EIF OCH MÅLVAKTEN NIKOLAOS GIANNAKOPOULOS GÅR SKILDA VÄGAR, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 30 June 2024