Konstantinos Manolas (footballer, born 1993)

Konstantinos Manolas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μανωλάς; born 26 March 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Konstantinos Manolas
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2009–2011 AEK Athens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Thrasyvoulos 3 (0)
2012–2013 Levadiakos 2 (0)
2013–2015 Chania 44 (4)
2015 Kerkyra 4 (0)
2015–2016 Levadiakos 16 (0)
2016–2017 AEK Athens 1 (0)
2017 Levadiakos 0 (0)
2018 Lokomotiv Sofia 4 (0)
2018 Aittitos Spata 3 (0)
2019 Ionikos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2018

Club career

Konstantinos Manolas began his football career in the youth teams of AEK Athens, and made his professional debut in the 2011–12 season for Thrasyvoulos. In 2013, he was signed by Levadiakos, and played his first Greek Super League game for the club on 14 April 2013 in a 1–0 home loss against PAOK. After only two appearances he signed for Chania. He played for Chania for two seasons before moving yet again in 2015, this time for Super League club Kerkyra.[1]

In August 2015, Kerkyra was accused, and subsequently found guilty, of committing irregularities in its change of ownership. Its playing license was revoked by Superleague Greece and the club was relegated to Football League, taking the last position on the league table.[2][3] As a result of this relegation, Manolas along with other players, signed for his former club Levadiakos a three-years contract for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]

On 5 August 2016 the son of AEK's legendary veteran and former manager Stelios Manolas, Konstantinos, signed a three-season contract with the Greek Cup winners for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 29 November 2016, he made his debut with the club as a starter in a Greek Cup 2–2 away draw against Anagennisi Karditsa. On 29 August 2017, he mutually solved his contract with AEK, returned to his former club Levadiakos On 24 October 2017, he made his debut with the club in a Greek Cup game against Aiginiakos.

On 13 February 2018, after only one game played with Levadiakos, he solved his contract signing with Second League club Lokomotiv until the summer of 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[7]

On 11 August 2018, he moved to newly promoted side Aittitos Spata on a free transfer.[8]

Personal life

He is the son of the former AEK Athens player, Stelios Manolas. His cousin, Kostas, currently plays for Napoli.

References

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