Giorgos Masouras

Giorgos Masouras (Greek: Γιώργος Μασούρας; born 1 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Olympiacos and the Greece national team.

Giorgos Masouras
Masouras playing for Greece
Personal information
Full name Georgios Masouras
Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994
Place of birth Kechrinia, Amfilochia, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 19
Youth career
Omonia Kechrinias
Apollon Smyrnis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Ilisiakos 56 (10)
2014–2019 Panionios 123 (17)
2019– Olympiacos 59 (19)
National team‡
2015–2017 Greece U21 8 (0)
2018– Greece 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:50, 19 November 2020(UTC).

Club career

Masouras started his professional career in Ilisiakos and after he moved to Athenian club Panionios. On 27 April 2016, at the end of the 2015–16 season they reached to an agreement on a new contract with the club. The 22 year old midfielder had an excellent year and Panionios is eager to expedite the procedures for the renewal of his contract which expires on summer 2017. Finally, the two sides reached an agreement for another two years, until the summer of 2019, for an undisclosed fee.[1]

He started the 2018–19 season as the undisputed leader of the club's offense.

Olympiacos

Masouras joined Olympiacos on 3 January 2019.[2] He scored his first goal in a 4–0 win at home to AEL on 30 January, and scored three more goals in the 2018–19 Superleague season.[3]

On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2019–20 Superleague season, in a 2–1 away win against Aris.[4] On 15 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace, converting two right-wing crosses from Hillal Soudani in a hammering 5–0 win against Asteras Tripolis at the Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium.[5] On 18 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace by opening the scoring in the ninth minute as he cleverly turned Konstantinos Kostas Tsimikas’ cross into the net. The 25-year-old then registered his second goal just two minutes later, successfully connecting with Hillal Soudani’s pass to beat the goalkeeper with ease in a 4–1 home win game against AEL.[6] On 1 March 2020, Masouras headed home from a precise Mathieu Valbuena’s cross on the hour mark, in a 2–0 home win game against Panetolikos.[7] On 24 June 2020, Masouras headed the ball beyond Alexandros Paschalakis, with the PAOK goalkeeper just unable to get a hand on it, opening the score in a 2–0 home win Greek Cup game helping his club to reach the 2019–20 Greek Cup final.[8]

On 18 September 2020, in the 2020–21 Super League Greece opener game, the entry of Masouras in the beginning of the second half, scorer of two goals, changed the image of the match and Olympiacos started the championship with a 3–0 home win against Asteras Tripolis.[9] On 8 November 2020, he scored with a wonderful kick after an assist from Kostas Fortounis sealing a 2-0 away win against OFI Crete F.C.[10]

International career

On 9 November 2018, new Greece coach Angelos Anastasiadis called up Masouras for the matches against Finland and Estonia for UEFA Nations League. "All players dream of someday representing their country and I am happy for this opportunity. It is a child's dream for me", Masouras said.[11] On 18 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss game against Estonia.

Career statistics
As of match played 3 February 2021[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panionios 2014–15 Super League Greece 14061—201
2015–16 32151—372
2016–17 34630—376
2017–18 294934[lower-alpha 1]1428
2018–19 14621—167
Total 123172564115224
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 104402[lower-alpha 1]0164
2019–20 329511615311
2020–21 1761180267
Total 59191022619522
Career total 1823635830224746
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2019Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Liechtenstein1–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

Individual
  • Super League Greece Team of the Year: 2018–19

References
  1. Πανιώνιος: Νέο συμβόλαιο σε Μασούρα
  2. Nicolaides, Shaun (3 January 2019). "Official: Olympiacos confirm arrival of Masouras". Agonasport. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. "G. Masouras". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ολυμπιακός 0-5". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 2-0". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. "Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Πρόκριση με το μυαλό του και το σπαθί του". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2020.
  9. "Ολυμπιακός - Αστέρας 3-0: Καθάρισαν Φορτούνης και Μασούρας". www.sport24.gr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. "ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-2: Πρώτη εκτός έδρας νίκη με Χασάν - Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. "Μασούρας: "Παιδικό όνειρο η κλήση στην Εθνική"" (in Greek). 9 November 2018.
  12. "Giorgos Masouras". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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