Christos Donis

Christos Donis (Greek: Χρήστος Δώνης, born 9 October 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo, on loan from Italian side Ascoli.

Christos Donis
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo (on loan from Ascoli)
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2012 Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Panathinaikos 104 (4)
2015–2016 → Lugano (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 → PAS Giannina (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Iraklis (loan) 15 (4)
2020– Ascoli 5 (0)
2021– → VVV-Venlo (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Greece U18 3 (1)
2012–2013 Greece U19 9 (2)
2015 Greece U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:24, 31 January 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Club career

Panathinaikos

Donis is a product of Panathinaikos' youth ranks. He promoted to the first team on July 1, 2012, signing a contract which keeps him in Panathinaikos until 2015.[1] He made his debut at the 4–0 win against Proodeftiki for the Greek Cup.[2] He made his championship debut at a game against Levadiakos on the 18th of December 2013, scoring his first goal with the team.

On 15 February 2016, Panathinaikos officially announced the loan of Christos Donis to Swiss club Lugano until the end of the season, with a contract option to purchase him. The 21-year-old midfielder wοuld have his younger brother, Tasos (who joined Zdeněk Zeman’s team on loan from Juventus), as a teammate.[3] On 27 June 2016, after an unsuccessful semester with Lugano, his club officially announced his loan to the Superleague club PAS Giannina until the end of the 2016–17 season.[4] On 29 November 2016, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away Greek Cup win against Agrotikos Asteras, helping his club to proceed to the last 16.[5] In January 2017 he was transferred to Iraklis, on loan.[6] On 5 April 2017, he was the only scorer in a crucial 1–0 home win game against Levadiakos, sealing a crucial victory in his club effort to avoid relegation.[7] On 9 April 2017, he scored for a consecutive game sealing a valuable 2–1 away win against his former club PAS Giannina in his club's constant effort to avoid relegation.[8] On 30 April 2017, he helped his club to sealing a 2–2 away draw against Asteras Tripolis, with a wonderful free kick, concluded his exceptional performance in the second half of the 2016–17 season.[9]

Donis returned to Panathinaikos for the 2017–18 season. On 21 January 2018, he opened the score in a hammering 4–0 home win game against Kerkyra. It was his first goal with the club after almost four years.[10] On 6 April 2019, he scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season was in the right place at the right time to convert an excellent pass from Italian striker Federico Macheda, as Panathinaikos moved to within five points of fifth-placed Aris after claiming a solid 2–0 home win over the Thessaloniki club at the Olympic Stadium.[11] On 12 January 2020, he scored his first goal for the 2019–20 season as he intercepted the ball from a poor clearance made by Panionios defence, and he surged forward before hitting a powerful diagonal shot past the goalkeeper, Jérémy Malherbe to open the score in a 3–0 home win game against Panionios.[12]

Ascoli

On 16 September 2020, he signed a three years' contract with Italian Serie B club Ascoli, on a free transfer with annual fees at the range of €300,000.

VVV-Venlo

On 19 january 2021, he was loaned to VVV-Venlo.[13]

Personal life

Donis is the son of the former professional footballer and current manager, Giorgos Donis. His younger brother, Tasos, plays for French club Stade de Reims.

Career statistics
As of 22 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panathinaikos2012–13Superleague Greece 0020—0020
2013–14 13151—182
2014–15 21050—70330
2017–18 19140—30261
2018–19 25120—271
2019–20 26151—312
Total 1044232001001376
Lugano (loan)2015–16Swiss Super League 1000—10
PAS Giannina (loan)2016–17Superleague Greece 3031—40101
Iraklis (loan)2016–17 15400—154
Ascoli2020-21Serie B 2000—20
Career totals 12582630014016511

    Honours
    Panathinaikos

    References
    1. sport 24.gr Επαγγελματίας ο Χρήστος Δώνης (trans. title: Christos Donis became professional) in Greek
    2. sportdog.gr Παναθηναϊκός-Προοδευτική 4-0 (trans. title: Panathinaikos-Proodeftiki 4-0) in Greek
    3. Panathinaikos lend Christos Donis to FC Lugano
    4. Επίσημο: Δανεικός στον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα ο Δώνης
    5. Με Δώνη στους "16" του Κυπέλλου ο ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα
    6. ""Χαρούμενος που ήρθα στον Ηρακλή, μπορούμε να σωθούμε!"" (audio) (in Greek). 17 January 2017.
    7. Ηρακλής - Λεβαδειακός 1-0
    8. ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα - Ηρακλής 1-2
    9. Φινάλε με ισοπαλία, 2-2 για Αστέρα και Ηρακλή
    10. Τεσσάρα στην Κέρκυρα με όμορφη μπάλα ο Παναθηναϊκός
    11. "Παναθηναϊκός - Άρης 2-0: Το σημάδι του Ινσούα!". www.gazzetta.gr. 6 April 2019.
    12. [https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/panathhnaikos-paniwnios-3-0-triara-kai-eksada-gia-to-trifulli.5668560.html Παναθηναϊκός - Πανιώνιος 3-0: Τριάρα και εξάδα για το τριφύλλι
    13. "Calciomercato: contratto pluriennale al centrocampista Christos Donis" (in Italian). Ascoli. 16 September 2020.
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