Dimitris Diamantopoulos

Dimitris Diamantopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Διαμαντόπουλος, born 18 November 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Aris.

Dimitris Diamantopoulos
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Diamantopoulos
Date of birth (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
1994–2007 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Thermaikos 42 (9)
2009–2010 Eordaikos 26 (9)
2010–2012 Veria 14 (0)
2012 Fokikos 20 (6)
2012–2013 Kerkyra 5 (0)
2013 Apollon Kalamarias 7 (2)
2013–2014 Doxa Drama 18 (10)
2014–2016 Olympiacos Volos 34 (15)
2016 Agrotikos Asteras 13 (3)
2016–2017 Apollon Smyrnis 22 (9)
2017–2020 Aris 31 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 August 2020

Club career

Born in Thessaloniki,[1] Diamantopoulos started his career in the youth teams of PAOK.[2] He signed his first professional contract in 2007 for local club Thermaikos – during his two-year stay, he made a total of 42 appearances and scored 7 goals in the Football League 2.[1] In 2009, he moved to another Football League 2 side, Eordaikos, where he made 26 appearances and scored 6 goals.[1]

In 2010, he moved to Veria in the Football League, where he stayed for 18 months with no goals scored in 14 appearances.[2] In January 2012 he moved to Fokikos of the same league, for which he made 20 appearances, scoring 6 goals and being one of the masterminds of the team's performance in the second half of the 2011–12 season, where the newly promoted club narrowly escaped relegation.[3]

In July 2012 he moved to Kerkyra in the Greek Superleague.[2][3] He played for six months in Kerkyra and then moved to various Football League clubs, namely Apollon Kalamarias, Doxa Drama, Olympiakos Volou and Agrotikos Asteras. On 27 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Smyrni.[4][5] However after the end of the season he left the team, as he wasn't part of the coach's future plans.[6]

Aris

On 12 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Aris.[7] On 12 November, the 29-year-old striker scored a brace helping his club to seal a 2-0 home win against Kallithea, which were his first goals of the 2017-18 season.[8] One week later he scored with a penalty in a dramatic 3-2 away win against Ergotelis, after a catastrophic first half in which his team were two goals down.[9] On 10 December he scored in a difficult 2-1 away win against Doxa Drama.[10] On 14 January 2018 he sealed a 2-0 away win against Apollon Larissa.[11] On 10 February, he scored in the 89th minute in a 3-1 away win against Panserraikos.[12] On 25 February, he was the MVP of a 4-1 away win against Aiginiakos, scoring a brace.[13] On 24 March, he scored a brace helping his club to escape with a 3-2 win against Kissamikos in its rally to win promotion to the Superleague.[14] On 15 April, he scored twice in a 5-2 home win against Panegialios.[15] Ten days later, he scored another two goals in a 3-0 home win against Apollon Larissa.[16] On 16 May, he scored a brace against Sparti, improving his tally to 16 goals.[17]

On 31 October 2018, he scored both goals in a 2-1 home win against Aittitos Spata in the group stages of the 2018–19 Greek Cup.[18] It was his first appearance of the season. On 9 December, Diamantopoulos scored his first ever Superleague goal in a disappointing 4-2 away loss against Atromitos.[19]

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References
  1. Απέκτησε Διαμαντόπουλο, συζητάει με Βραζιλιάνο [Signed Diamantopoulos, discussing with a Brazilian] (in Greek). fokikos.gr. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. "Φαίακες" οι Βασιλόγιαννης, Διαμαντόπουλος [Vasilogiannis, Diamantopoulos now "Faiakes"] (in Greek). aokerkyra.com.gr. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. Kiousis, T.; Methymakis, K. (7 July 2012). Πήρε Διαμαντόπουλο, τελειώνει με Γιάντση [Signed Diamantopoulos, concluding with Giantsis]. Goal News (in Greek). Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. Διαμαντόπουλος διετίας στον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης! (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. Ο Διαμαντόπουλος εξηγεί τα θέλω του στο metrosport.gr (in Greek). www.metrosport.gr. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. Χαιρετούν Περογαμβράκης-Διαμαντόπουλος! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  7. Υπέγραψε ο Διαμαντόπουλος! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  8. Άρης- Καλλιθέα 2-0! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  9. Συγκλονιστική ανατροπή από τον Άρη! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  10. "Άρης 7 x 7, πέρασε κι από τη Δράμα". www.sport24.gr. 10 December 2017.
  11. Απόλλων Λάρισας-Άρης 0-2! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  12. Νίκη στο φινάλε για τον Άρη! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  13. Αιγινιακός - Άρης 1-4! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  14. "Aris beat Kissamikos and maintain Football League's top spot". Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  15. Αρης-Παναιγιάλειος 5-2 (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  16. Αρης-Απόλλων Λάρισας 3-0 (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  17. Σπάρτη-Άρης 0-3 (vid) (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  18. Άρης - Αήττητος Σπατών 2-1 (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  19. "Ατρόμητος - Άρης 4-2: Ματσάρα στο Περιστέρι, ξανά δεύτερη η αρμάδα του Κάναντι". www.sport24.gr. 9 December 2018.
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