Makis Giannikoglou

Makis Giannikoglou (Greek: Μάκης Γιαννίκογλου, born 25 March 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Super League club PAS Giannina.

Makis Giannikoglou

Giannikoglou with AEK Athens in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Serafim Giannikoglou
Date of birth	(1993-03-25) 25 March 1993
Place of birth	Kavala, Greece
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	PAS Giannina
Number	1
Youth career
–2011	Skoda Xanthi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Omonia	0	(0)
2013–2014	Kavala	23	(0)
2014	Fokikos	0	(0)
2015–2017	Iraklis	6	(0)
2017–2018	PAS Giannina	4	(0)
2018–2019	AEK Athens	0	(0)
2019–	PAS Giannina	2	(0)
National team
2009–2010	Greece U17	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2019

He started his football in the youth ranks of Skoda Xanthi. Professionally he has played for Omonia, Kavala, Fokikos, Iraklis, PAS Giannina and AEK. He has been capped for Greece U17.

Club career

Giannikoglou was playing for the second team of Skoda Xanthi. Later on, in 2011 he signed a contract with the Cypriot team Omonia. In July 2014 he signed for Fokikos.[1] On 30 December 2014 he signed for Iraklis for two and a half years.[2]

On 10 August 2017 he signed for PAS Giannina for a year.[3]

On 26 June 2018, Giannikoglou signed with AEK Athens until the summer of 2021. The 25-year old goalkeeper Giannikoglou, who only made four Super League appearances with PAS Giannina in the 2017–18 campaign, has signed a three-year deal with AEK after his PAS Giannina's contract reached its conclusion. AEK confirmed the transfer with this following statement on their official website: “AEK FC announces the arrival of goalkeeper Makis Giannikoglou, who has signed a cooperation agreement until the summer of 2021.” In an interview with the official AEK's site, Giannikoglou shared his emotions from the move: “I am very happy to be an AEK player, it’s a dream come true,” beamed Giannikoglou. “I am delighted to work with Vasilis Barkas and Panagiotis Tsintotas, the goalkeepers which made AEK champions alongside Giannis Anestis. It’s a great incentive for any Greek footballer to wear the AEK shirt, my goal is to work hard and be ready for when I receive a chance.”[4]

On 13 June 2019, Giannikoglou returned to PAS Giannina.[5]

International career

Giannikoglou debuted for Greece U17 in 2009 in a friendly match against Belarus national under-17 football team.[1] He appeared in two more matches in 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Liechtenstein.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 November 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental^[A]		Others^[B]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kavala	2013–14	Football League Greece	23	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	24	0
Fokikos	2014–15	Football League Greece	0	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	1	0
Iraklis	2014–15	Football League Greece	2	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	3	0
	2015–16	Superleague Greece	2	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	0
	2016–17	Superleague Greece	2	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	3	0
	Total		6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
PAS Giannina	2017–18	Superleague Greece	4	0	4	0	–	–	–	–	8	0
AEK Athens	2018–19	Superleague Greece	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
PAS Giannina	2019–20	Superleague Greece 2	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
Career total			33	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	41	0

Honours

Omonia

• Cypriot Cup: 2012
• Cyprus FA Shield: 2012

References

1. "Μπαμ με Μαραντά ο Φωκικος" (in Greek). Fokikos AC. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
2. "Ο ΤΕΡΜΑΤΟΦΥΛΑΚΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΚΟΓΛΟΥ ΓΙΑ ΔΥΟΜΙΣΗ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΗ" (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
3. "Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ 1966". 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10.
4. "Επίσημο: Στην ΑΕΚ οι Αλμπάνης και Γιαννίκογλου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 26 June 2018.
5. "ΕΝΑΡΞΗ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΚΟΓΛΟΥ". 13 June 2019.

External links

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