Giannis Loukinas

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Giannis Loukinas
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Loukinas
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Athens Kallithea FC
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2007 Agia Paraskevi
2006–2007 → Olympiacos (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Agia Paraskevi 29 (6)
2009–2011 Panionios 2 (0)
2010 → AEL Kalloni (loan) 14 (5)
2011 → PAO Rouf (loan) 8 (2)
2011–2012 Niki Volos 24 (3)
2012–2013 Fokikos 26 (3)
2013–2014 Chania 35 (9)
2014–2017 Iraklis 69 (18)
2017–2018 Karaiskakis 29 (11)
2018–2019 PAS Giannina 3 (4)
2019–2020 Platanias 39 (23)
2020–2021 Veria 17 (9)
2021–2022 Kalamata 30 (21)
2022– Athens Kallithea 23 (17)
International career‡
2009 Greece U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2014

Giannis Loukinas (Greek: Γιάννης Λουκίνας; born 20 September 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea FC.

A prolific scorer, Loukinas has registered more than 100 career goals in Greek league and cup competitions.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Loukinas started his football in the academy of Agia Paraskevi.[1] After scoring twice against Olympiacos in friendly matches, he was signed on loan by Olympiacos and moved to the club's U20 squad.[1] After a year at Olympiacos, he returned to Agia Paraskevi, where he broke through the first team in the 2008–09 season, appearing in 29 matches and scoring six goals.[1][2]

His performances earned him a transfer to Super League 1 club Panionios.[3] Loukinas made his first team debut in a home defeat against Larissa.[4] He would play in one more match before he was loaned out to Kalloni and PAO Rouf.[5]

In the 2011–12 season he was indispensable for Niki Volou appearing in all but four matches and scoring three goals in the club's push for promotion.[2][6]

He played for Fokikos in the 2012–13 season making 24 appearances with three goals before a hernia injury forced him out for the rest of the season.[2][7]

On 3 August 2013, Loukinas signed for Chania.[8] His first goal for Chania was an injury time winner against Acharnaikos on 24 November 2013.[9] He would play 34 matches for Chania on the season, scoring nine goals.[2]

Iraklis[edit]

On 11 July 2014 he signed a three-year contract with Greek Football League side Iraklis.[10] Loukinas debuted for his new club in the opening match of the season, a cup match against Lamia.[11] He scored twice in his league debut for Iraklis in a win away to Tyrnavos.[12] On 20 May 20 2015, Loukinas scored the winner against AEL to lift Iraklis back to Super League 1. In total, Loukinas scored 15 goals between league and playoffs in the 2014/15 season to help Iraklis earn their promotion, and he spent the next two seasons with the club in the top flight.

Karaiskakis, Giannina, Platanias, Veria[edit]

From Iraklis, he would move on to Karaiskakis, PAS Giannina, Platanias, and Veria, scoring at least nine goals in each of the next four seasons.

Kalamata[edit]

In July 2021, Loukinas signed for Kalamata and enjoyed the best season of his career as top scorer in Super League 2’s South Group with 21 goals in 2021/22.

Athens Kallithea FC[edit]

In July 2022, Loukinas joined Athens Kallithea FC.[13] In the 2022/23 season, Loukinas was the top scorer in the south group of Super League 2 with 19 goals.

Γιάννης Λουκίνας 2022-2023 | 19 goals

International career[edit]

Loukinas has made his debut for Greece U-19 on 25 May 2009 in a home defeat against Portugal U-19.[14] He made one more appearance three days later on a match against Denmark U-19.[15]

Personal life[edit]

Zlatan Ibrahimović is Loukinas' idol and Manchester United is his favourite club abroad.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Γιάννης Λουκίνας (in Greek). contra.gr. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Γιάννης Λουκίνας". myplayer.gr. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ^ Πανιώνιος: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). enet.gr. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Πανιώνιος Λάρισα 0-3". sport-fm.gr.gr. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Λουκίνας στο scorernews.gr: "Ήρθα στο Ρουφ λόγω ομάδας και Γκόφα"" (in Greek). scorernews.gr. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Στην Football League και πάλι η Νίκη Βόλου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. ^ Φωκικός: Σοκ με Λουκίνα! (in Greek). onsports.gr. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ Και επίσημα Παπατζίκος και Λουκίνας (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  9. ^ Α.Ο.ΧΑΝΙΑ-ΑΧΑΡΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2-1 (in Greek). Chania FC. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  10. ^ Υπέγραψε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Θετικό ξεκίνημα με νίκη" (in Greek). Bluearena. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Τύρναβος-ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ 0-2" (in Greek). Bluearena. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Giannis Loukinas joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  14. ^ "Δεύτερη ήττα για την Εθνική Νέων". sport24.gr. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Νέοι: "Αντίο" με ήττα". Ethnospor. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

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