Nikos Giannitsanis

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Nikos Giannitsanis
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)
2014Niki Volos (loan) 7 (0)
2015 Lamia 2 (0)
2015–2016 Panelefsiniakos 29 (9)
2016–2018 AEL 10 (1)
2016–2017Trikala (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

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]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Meuselwitz[edit]

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

Apollon Smyrnis[edit]

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

Club statistics[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

Panathinaikos

References[edit]

  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". www.aotrikala.gr. 10 January 2018.
  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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