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Nikos Giannitsanis
Greek footballer
Nikos Giannitsanis (Greek: Νίκος Γιαννιτσάνης; born 16 February 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as centre forward for Super League 2 club Proodeftiki.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Iakovos Giannitsanis | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marko F.C. | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Smyrnis | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | PAEEK | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kifisia | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | Proodeftiki | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Greece U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2012 | Greece U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Greece U19 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 | |||
Early career
On 19 October 2012, Giannitsanis along with three other players, signed his first professional contract with Panathinaikos. On 19 December 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
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]
- As of 15 July 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2012–13 | Superleague | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Niki Volos (loan) | 2014–15 | Superleague | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Lamia | 2014–15 | Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Panelefsiniakos | 2015–16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 9 | ||
| Trikala (loan) | 2016–17 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | 36 | 17 | ||
| AEL | 2017–18 | Superleague | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Trikala | 2017–18 | Football League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Meuselwitz | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nordost | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 9 | |
| Career total | 120 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 38 | ||
- Panathinaikos
- "Transfers: Chemnitz und Erfurt mit Rekorden". fussball.de. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- "Νίκη και πρόκριση στον επόμενο γύρο". www.sport24.gr. 19 December 2012.
- "Στη Λαμία ο Γιαννιτσάνης!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2015-01-21.
- ""Έκλεισε" και Γιαννιτσάνη η Λάρισα!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- "Ανακοίνωσαν Σιδεράκη και Γιαννιτσάνη τα Τρίκαλα!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ""Διαστημικά" Τρίκαλα, ΟΦΗ τριών ταχυτήτων!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- "Πρώτος βαθμός για ΑΕΛ και Αστέρα, 1-1 στη Λάρισα". www.sport24.gr. 28 August 2017.
- "Βήμα πρόκρισης για την ΑΕΛ, 3-0 τη Παναχαϊκή". www.sport24.gr. 25 October 2017.
- "Στον ΑΟ Τρίκαλα ο Νίκος Γιαννιτσάνης". www.aotrikala.gr. 10 January 2018.
- "Συμπαίκτες στη Γερμανία" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 16 July 2018.
- "Απόλλων Σμύρνης: Ο Γιαννιτσάνης και επίσημα κάτοικος Ριζούπολης" (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- Nikos Giannitsanis at Soccerway