Nikos Giannitsanis

Nikos Giannitsanis (Greek: Νίκος Γιαννιτσάνης; born 16 February 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as centre forward for Super League 2 club Apollon Smyrnis.[1]

Nikos Giannitsanis
Personal information
Full name Nikolaos Iakovos Giannitsanis
Date of birth (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Apollon Smyrnis
Number 26
Youth career
Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Panathinaikos 3 (0)
2014 → Niki Volos (loan) 7 (0)
2015 Lamia 2 (0)
2015–2016 Panelefsiniakos 29 (9)
2016–2018 AEL 10 (1)
2016–2017 → Trikala (loan) 31 (15)
2018 Trikala 19 (2)
2018–2019 Meuselwitz 26 (9)
2019– Apollon Smyrnis 7 (0)
National team
2010–2012 Greece U17 7 (3)
2012 Greece U18 3 (0)
2012–2013 Greece U19 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2020

Club career

Early career

On 19 October 2012, Giannitsanis along with three other players, signed his first professional contract with Panathinaikos. On December 19, 2012, he made his professional debut with Panathinaikos.[2] On 9 July 2014 he was loaned to Niki Volos. After being released from Panathinaikos he signed a contract with Lamia.[3] On 26 August 2015 he signed a contract with Panelefsiniakos.

AEL and Trikala

His productive season gained him a three-year contract with Superleague side AEL.[4] One month later he was loaned to Trikala.[5] On 6 November 2016 he scored his first goal in an away loss against Panserraikos. On 23 April 2017, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 5-0 home win against Aiginiakos.[6] He appeared in 36 games, 31 for the Football League and 5 for the Cup, scoring 15 and 2 goals respectively.

Return to AEL

On 28 August 2017 he made his debut for AEL in a 1-1 home draw against Asteras Tripoli.[7] On 25 October 2017, he scored his first goal in a 3-0 home win against Panachaiki for the Cup.[8]

Return to Trikala

On 10 January 2018, he returned to Trikala.[9]

Meuselwitz

On 16 July 2018, he agreed to join Meuselwitz on a free stransfer.[10]

Apollon Smyrnis

On 11 July 2019, he signed a contract with Apollon Smyrnis.[11]

Club statistics
As of 15 July 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panathinaikos 2012–13 Superleague 0010—10
2013–14 2000—20
Total 2010—30
Niki Volos (loan) 2014–15 Superleague 6010—70
Lamia 2014–15 Football League 2000—20
Panelefsiniakos 2015–16 26930—299
Trikala (loan) 2016–17 311552—3617
AEL 2017–18 Superleague 8021—101
Trikala 2017–18 Football League 19200—192
Meuselwitz 2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 26940—309
Career total 120351630013638

Honours
Panathinaikos

References
  1. "Transfers: Chemnitz und Erfurt mit Rekorden". fussball.de. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. "Νίκη και πρόκριση στον επόμενο γύρο". www.sport24.gr. 19 December 2012.
  3. "Στη Λαμία ο Γιαννιτσάνης!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  4. ""Έκλεισε" και Γιαννιτσάνη η Λάρισα!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  5. "Ανακοίνωσαν Σιδεράκη και Γιαννιτσάνη τα Τρίκαλα!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  6. ""Διαστημικά" Τρίκαλα, ΟΦΗ τριών ταχυτήτων!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  7. "Πρώτος βαθμός για ΑΕΛ και Αστέρα, 1-1 στη Λάρισα". www.sport24.gr. 28 August 2017.
  8. "Βήμα πρόκρισης για την ΑΕΛ, 3-0 τη Παναχαϊκή". www.sport24.gr. 25 October 2017.
  9. "Στον ΑΟ Τρίκαλα ο Νίκος Γιαννιτσάνης". http://www.aotrikala.gr. 10 January 2018. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. "Συμπαίκτες στη Γερμανία" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 16 July 2018.
  11. "Απόλλων Σμύρνης: Ο Γιαννιτσάνης και επίσημα κάτοικος Ριζούπολης" (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-07-11.
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