Giorgos Giakoumakis

Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greek: Γιώργος Γιακουμάκης; born 9 December 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo.

Giorgos Giakoumakis
Giakoumakis with AEK Athens in 2018
Personal information
Full name Georgios Giakoumakis
Date of birth (1994-12-09) 9 December 1994
Place of birth Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2011 Atsalenios
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Atsalenios 23 (8)
2012–2017 Platanias 59 (14)
2014 → Episkopi (loan) 11 (2)
2017–2020 AEK Athens 30 (1)
2019 → OFI (loan) 10 (2)
2020 → Górnik Zabrze (loan) 12 (3)
2020– VVV-Venlo 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Greece U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2015

Club career

Early career

Giakoumakis, who comes from a Hellenized-Gypsy family, started his career at Atsalenios. In 2012, he signed for Platanias and he debuted for the club in a 3–2 win against Skoda Xanthi, coming in as a substitute in the 78th minute.[1] In January 2014 he signed for Episkopi on loan until the end of the season and he made a total of 11 appearances and scoring two goals. He returned to Platanias, starting playing more often in the 2014–15 season and on 26 April 2015, he scored his first Superleague goal, in a 2–0 home win Panetolikos.

AEK Athens

On 23 December 2016, AEK and Platanias have already agreed terms, over the transfer of talented striker to the Greek Cup winners. The 22-year-old player, who is considered to be among the brightest talents at his position in Greece, will join AEK in the summer of 2017 and sign a four-season contract with the team of Spanish manager Manolo Jiménez.[2][3] On 26 June 2017, Giakoumakis joined AEK Athens from the Superleague Greece on a four-year contract.[4] At his return after an early injury, at Europa match AEK v AC Milan, supporters chanted his name. On 20 December 2017, he scored his first goal with the club in all competitions in a 4–0 away Greek Cup win against Panetolikos.[5] On 4 February he scored as a late substitute, in the extra time with a kick sealing a glorious 2–1 away win game against champions Olympiacos. It was his first goal in Super League with AEK.[6]

He scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season, in a 2–1 home win against Lamia for the Greek Cup, taking advantage of Lucas Boyé's excellent solo effort.[7]

Loans to OFI and Górnik Zabrze

On 24 January 2019, after a year-and-a-half in AEK Athens, Giakoumakis signed a six months contract with OFI in the club's effort to avoid relegation, with an undisclosed purchase option for the summer of 2019.[8] On 17 March 2019, he scored his first goal with the club in a crucial 2–0 home win over fellow strugglers Levadiakos to climb above their SuperLeague rivals, however both clubs still sit in the relegation zone.[9]

On 3 March 2020, he was loaned out to Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze for the remainder of the current football season.[10] On 30 May 2020, Giakoumakis scored the winning goal for Górnik Zabrze against ŁKS Łódź sealing a vital 1–0 away win for his club.[11] On 23 June 2020, Giakoumakis scored his third goal for Gornik Zabrze in the Ekstraklasa, while teammate Stavros Vasilantonopoulos registered his second marker for the club in the same match. The Greek striker connected with a low pass across the box, neatly turning the ball beyond the goalkeeper into the far right corner, sealing a 3–1 away win game against ŁKS Łódź.[12]

VVV-Venlo

On 11 August 2020, Giakoumakis was sold to VVV-Venlo for a fee of €200,000. He signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year with the Dutch club.[13]

International career

Greece U21

On 30 March 2015, head coach Kostas Tsanas announced his first call up (replaced Nikolaos Ioannidis) and make his debut with Greece U21 for an international friendly game at Peristeri Stadium against Croatia U21.

Personal life

Giakoumakis is of Gypsy origin.

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 August 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Platanias 2012–13 Superleague Greece 9030——120
2013–14 5000——50
2014–15 9110——101
2015–16 10200——102
2016–17 261141——3012
Total 591481——6715
Episkopi (loan) 2013–14 Football League 112———112
Total 112———112
AEK Athens 2017–18 Superleague Greece 1116140—212
2018–19 602130—111
2019–20 1200020—140
Total 2918190—463
OFI (loan) 2018–19 Superleague Greece 12300——123
Total 12300——123
Górnik Zabrze (loan) 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 123———123
Total 123———123
Career total 12323163900014826

Honours
AEK Athens
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References
  1. "Γιακουμάκης Γιώργος". Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  2. Στην ΑΕΚ ο Γιακουμάκης Retrieved 23 December 2016
  3. Κετσετζόγλου: «Έτσι έδεσε η ΑΕΚ Γιακουμάκη που είναι παίκτης του Λύμπε» Retrieved 23 December 2016
  4. "Στην ΑΕΚ και επίσημα ο Γιακουμάκης". www.sport24.gr. 26 June 2017.
  5. "Παναιτωλικός-ΑΕΚ 0-4". www.gazetta.gr. 20 December 2017.
  6. "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ LIVE" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 4 February 2018.
  7. "ΑΕΚ - Λαμία 2-1: Έβαλε Μπογέ, έκανε την ανατροπή". www.sport24.gr. 12 October 2018.
  8. "ΟΦΗ: Γιακουμάκης και επίσημα στους Κρητικούς με οψιόν αγοράς". www.sport24.gr. 24 January 2019.
  9. "ΟΦΗ - Λεβαδειακός 2-0: Φιλί ζωής για τους Κρητικούς". www.sport24.gr. 17 March 2019.
  10. "GRECKIE POSIŁKI! DWÓCH PIŁKARZY AEK-U WYPOŻYCZONYCH DO GÓRNIKA". GÓRNIK ZABRZE OFFICIAL SITE (in Polish). Online. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. "ŁKS Łódź - Górnik Zabrze 0-1". www.sofascore.com. 30 May 2020.
  12. "SKRÓT MECZU ŁKS ŁÓDŹ – GÓRNIK ZABRZE 1:3". lkslodz.pl. 23 June 2020.
  13. "Επίσημο: Στη Φένλο ο Γιακουμάκης". www.sport24.gr. 11 August 2020.
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