Alexandros Safarikas

Alexandros Safarikas (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Σαφαρίκας; born 26 August 1999) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss club Chiasso, while being on loan from Italian club Lecco.[1]

Alexandros Safarikas
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999
Place of birth Veria, Greece
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Chiasso
(on loan from Lecco)
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2015 Nireas Veria
2015–2017 Veria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Veria 1 (0)
2017–2018 AEL 0 (0)
2018– Lecco 51 (0)
2020– → Chiasso (loan) 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021

Career

He began his career by playing for local team Nirea Verias. In 2015, Safarikas joined the youth system of Veria, the major team of the town. He was part of the academy for two years. On 30 April 2017, at the age of 17, he made his debut for the main team, playing in the Greek Superleague, against Xanthi. On 8 June 2017, Safarikas left Veria and joined AEL.[2] After being released from AEL for the 2018–19 season, he joined Italian team Lecco on 7 September 2018.[3] On 6 October 2020, he was loaned to Swiss Challenge League club Chiasso on a two-year loan deal.[1]

References
  1. Bonacina, Matteo (2020-10-06). "Ufficiale | Calcio Lecco, Alexandros Safarikas passa al Chiasso in prestito con diritto di riscatto". Lecco Channel News (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  2. "AEL FC | Official Site | Larissa - Greece - Ανακοίνωση 08/06/2017" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. "FOTO | Nuovo portiere per la Calcio Lecco 1912: Alexandros Safarikas". www.leccochannelnews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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