Dimitris Kourbelis

Dimitrios "Dimitris" Kourbelis (Greek: Δημήτριος "Δημήτρης" Κουρμπέλης, born 2 November 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Panathinaikos (he is Captain) and National Football Team of Greece, as Defensive Midfielder.

Dimitris Kourbelis
Kourbelis playing for Greece U19
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Kourbelis
Date of birth (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993
Place of birth Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2011 Asteras Tripolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Asteras Tripolis 103 (2)
2016– Panathinaikos 98 (5)
National team‡
2011–2012 Greece U19 15 (1)
2013 Greece U20 5 (0)
2012–2015 Greece U21 11 (1)
2017– Greece 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:27, 19 November 2019 (UTC).

Club career

Asteras Tripolis

On 31 May 2015, Kourbelis reached 100 appearances for Asteras Tripolis and scored his first goal in 2014–15 playoffs against Atromitos.[1] He made 131 appearances across all competitions in his career at Tripoli.

Panathinaikos

On 23 December 2016, Kourbelis signed a 3.5-season contract with Greek club Panathinaikos and was officially announced by Athens club, on an annual fee of €250,000. The Greens will pay €500,000 to his former club during the next three seasons, along with a 25% next transfer percentage and some appearances and targets bonus, which could increase the cost of 23-year-old international's move to the team of manager Marinos Ouzounidis to €700,000.[2][3] The Greek international quickly earned respect within the club and his quick transition from Asteras Tripolis to Panathinaikos, proved his ability to overcome new challenges. On 5 January 2017, he made his debut with the club playing as a starter in a 1–0 away loss against Platanias and ever since, Kourbelis has become an irreplaceable option in the Green’s squad. Although Kourbelis might not have the abilities of a ”game changing” player, he has managed to add quality to Panathinaikos’ game and become a backbone in the club’s roster. Last season, he showed great composure in important matches as one of his best games in the Green shirt was against rivals Olympiacos.

After the sale of Zeca to Copenhagen, despite the fact that he had spent only 8 months with the club, he was appointed as the new captain for the 2017–18 season.[4]

On 13 January 2018, according to "Live Sport" athletic newspaper, Genoa is offering about €2 million to the financially struggling Greens, in order to secure the capture of 24-year-old international defensive midfielder and captain of the club in the January transfer window, without ignoring other German and Italian clubs that asked about the market value of the player.[5] At the last week of the 2018 January transfer window, PAOK submitted a proposal to financial struggling Greens for the acquisition of the international midfielder. PAOK are offering Panathinaikos €1.5 million for Kourbelis, including the services of Ergys Kaçe, Giannis Mystakidis and Dimitris Konstantinidis for the second half of this season, but the player is reluctant for this transfer, besides the annual fee of €450,000.[6] At the last day of the January transfer window, the administration of PAOK did not manage to reach an agreement with Kourbelis, while Sampdoria will try to capture Panathinaikos' captain. The 25-year old defensive midielder wants to compete in a team abroad with italian club eyeing his case. The Genova's team is willing to offer about €2 million for Kourbelis and news update is expected. Nevertheless, Panathinaikos maybe capture either Konstantinidis, Kaçe and Mystakidis regardless the Kourbelis future.[7] Eventually, the captain of Panathinaikos will remain in the club for the rest of the season.[8] On 3 February 2018, Kourbelis suffered an injury during the first half of home clash against Panetolikos He is expected to remain out of action for 3–4 weeks and his absence will definitely be a major blow for the plans of Panathinaikos' manager Marinos Ouzounidis.[9]

On 1 September 2018, he scored his first goal with the club in all competitions, with a penalty kick after 21-year-old winger Tasos Chatzigiovanis was fouled in the box by Lamia's goalscorer Daniel Adejo, sealing a 3–1 home win game.[10] On 24 November 2018, Kourbelis scored as Tasos Chatzigiovanis squared the ball for the captain. His initial shot struck Apollon defender Klodian Gino, but the ball fell favorably for Kourbelis to score from the rebound, in a hammering 5–1 home win game against struggling Apollon Smyrnis.[11]

On 27 November 2019, he renew his contract with the club until the summer of 2023 for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 22 January 2020, the Greek international defender let fly with an unstoppable shot from just outside the penalty area which left Balázs Megyeri no chance, in a hammering 3–0 home win game against Atromitos.[13] On 1 July 2020, the Greece international midfielder made a vital interception before striding forward and beat Fabian Ehmann with four minutes to go to the interval, giving the lead in a 2-0 home win game against Aris. [14]

International career

On 9 June 2017, Kourbelis earned Michael Skibbe's first call to Greek National team as a result of his remarkable appearances to Panathinaikos. On the same match, he officially debuted in the Greek national team coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 July 2020[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asteras Tripolis 2011–12 Superleague Greece 15020——170
2012–13 Superleague Greece 2005030—280
2013–14 Superleague Greece 1802020—220
2014–15 Superleague Greece 2621071—343
2015–16 Superleague Greece 2002040—260
2016–17 Superleague Greece 40———40
Total 1032120161—1313
Panathinaikos 2016–17 Superleague Greece 19020——210
2017–18 Superleague Greece 2303040—300
2018–19 Superleague Greece 25220——272
2019–20 Superleague Greece 31341——354
Total 98511140—1136
Career total 2017231201002449

(* Include Superleague Greece Playoffs)
(** Include UEFA Europa League)

International
As of match played 10 November 2019
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 201710
201860
201991
Total161

International goals
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.[16]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 May 2019New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey Turkey1–01–2Friendly

Honours
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References
  1. "Θεραπεία ο Λούι, "100άρης" με γκολ ο Κουρμπέλης". www.contra.gr. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. "Ανακοίνωσε Κουρμπέλη ο Παναθηναϊκός". www.gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. "Μποροβήλος: "Ο Κουρμπέλης δόθηκε με 700.000 ευρώ και 25% ποσοστό μεταπώλησης"". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. "Κουρμπέλης ο νέος αρχηγός". www.novasports.gr. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. "Genoa CFC made offer to Panathinaikos for the purchase of Kourbelis". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. ""Ναι" του Αλαφούζου, διστάζει ο Κουρμπέλης για ΠΑΟΚ". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. "Ανατροπή: Προς Σαμπντόρια ο Κουρμπέλης (αποσύρει το ενδιαφέρον ο ΠΑΟΚ)". politis.com.cy. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. "Έμεινε στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κουρμπέλης". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. "ΣΟΚ με Κουρμπέλη στον ΠΑΟ - "Έγκλημα" από τον παίκτη στον τραυματισμό του". sportdog.gr. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  10. "Οι μπέμπηδες έκαναν τη διαφορά, 3-1 ο Παναθηναϊκός τη Λαμία". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. "Παναθηναϊκός - Απόλλων Σμύρνης 5-1: "Κέντα" με Μακέντα το τριφύλλι". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. "Παναθηναϊκός: Στο τριφύλλι για 3,5 χρόνια ακόμα ο Κουρμπέλης". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  13. "Παναθηναϊκός - Ατρόμητος 3-0: Τριάρα και εδραίωση στην τετράδα με ωραία μπάλα". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  14. "Παναθηναϊκός - Άρης 2-0: Τα έκανε όλα ο αρχηγός". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  15. "Kourbelis profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  16. "Dimitris Kourbelis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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