Giannis Papanikolaou

Giannis Papanikolaou (Greek: Γιάννης Παπανικολάου; born 18 November 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish club Raków Częstochowa.[1]

Giannis Papanikolaou
Papanikolaou with Greece in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Papanikolaou
Date of birth (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2014 AEK Athens
2014–2016 Platanias
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Platanias 42 (3)
2019–2020 Panionios 30 (0)
2020– Raków Częstochowa 5 (0)
National team‡
2019– Greece U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

Platanias

On 23 April 2017, Papanikolaou made his official debut in a 3–1 home loss against PAOK.[2] On 5 November 2017, he scored his first professional goal in a 5–1 away loss against Olympiacos.[3]

Panionios

On 11 June 2019, Panionios officially announced the signing of Papanikolaou on a free transfer.[4] The young winger, who made 31 appearances during the 2018–19 season, scoring four goals and giving five assists, joined the club, following his refusal to renew his contract with Platanias.[5]

Raków Częstochowa

On 11 August 2020, Papanikolaou joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Platanias 2016–17 Superleague Greece 2000——20
2017–18 12130——151
2018–19 Football League 28211——293
Total 42341——464
Panionios 2019–20 Superleague Greece 30021——321
Raków Częstochowa 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 5000——50
Career total 773620000835

References
  1. "Giannis Papanikolaou, Platanias F.C." Super League Greece. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. Φουριόζος ο ΠΑΟΚ, "καθάρισε" με 3-1 τον Πλατανιά. www.sport24.gr. 23 April 2017.
  3. Απολαυστικός ο Ολυμπιακός, διέλυσε με 5-1 τον Πλατανιά. www.sport24.gr. 5 November 2017.
  4. Πανιώνιος: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Παπανικολάου. www.sport24.gr. 11 June 2019.
  5. Τα «σπάνε» Παπανικολάου και Πλατανιάς (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-06-05.

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