Dimitris Diamantopoulos

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Dimitris Diamantopoulos
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Diamantopoulos
Date of birth (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Xanthi
Number 19
Youth career
1994–2007 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Thermaikos 42 (9)
2009–2010 Eordaikos 26 (9)
2010–2012 Veria 14 (0)
2012 Fokikos 20 (6)
2012–2013 Kerkyra 5 (0)
2013 Apollon Kalamarias 7 (2)
2013–2014 Doxa Drama 18 (10)
2014–2016 Olympiacos Volos 34 (15)
2016 Agrotikos Asteras 13 (3)
2016–2017 Apollon Smyrnis 22 (9)
2017–2020 Aris 37 (17)
2020–2021 Chania 26 (5)
2021– Xanthi 7 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021

Dimitris Diamantopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Διαμαντόπουλος, born 18 November 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Super League 2 club Xanthi.

Club career[]

Born in Thessaloniki,[1] Diamantopoulos started his career in the youth teams of PAOK.[2] He signed his first professional contract in 2007 for local club Thermaikos – during his two-year stay, he made a total of 42 appearances and scored 7 goals in the Football League 2.[1] In 2009, he moved to another Football League 2 side, Eordaikos, where he made 26 appearances and scored 6 goals.[1]

In 2010, he moved to Veria in the Football League, where he stayed for 18 months with no goals scored in 14 appearances.[2] In January 2012 he moved to Fokikos of the same league, for which he made 20 appearances, scoring 6 goals and being one of the masterminds of the team's performance in the second half of the 2011–12 season, where the newly promoted club narrowly escaped relegation.[3]

In July 2012 he moved to Kerkyra in the Greek Superleague.[2][3] He played for six months in Kerkyra and then moved to various Football League clubs, namely Apollon Kalamarias, Doxa Drama, Olympiakos Volou and Agrotikos Asteras. On 27 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Smyrni.[4][5] However after the end of the season he left the team, as he wasn't part of the coach's future plans.[6]

Aris[]

On 12 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Aris.[7] On 12 November, the 29-year-old striker scored a brace helping his club to seal a 2-0 home win against Kallithea, which were his first goals of the 2017-18 season.[8] One week later he scored with a penalty in a dramatic 3-2 away win against Ergotelis, after a catastrophic first half in which his team were two goals down.[9] On 10 December he scored in a difficult 2-1 away win against Doxa Drama.[10] On 14 January 2018 he sealed a 2-0 away win against Apollon Larissa.[11] On 10 February, he scored in the 89th minute in a 3-1 away win against Panserraikos.[12] On 25 February, he was the MVP of a 4-1 away win against Aiginiakos, scoring a brace.[13] On 24 March, he scored a brace helping his club to escape with a 3-2 win against Kissamikos in its rally to win promotion to the Superleague.[14] On 15 April, he scored twice in a 5-2 home win against Panegialios.[15] Ten days later, he scored another two goals in a 3-0 home win against Apollon Larissa.[16] On 16 May, he scored a brace against Sparti, improving his tally to 16 goals.[17]

On 31 October 2018, he scored both goals in a 2-1 home win against Aittitos Spata in the group stages of the 2018–19 Greek Cup.[18] It was his first appearance of the season. On 9 December, Diamantopoulos scored his first ever Superleague goal in a disappointing 4-2 away loss against Atromitos.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Απέκτησε Διαμαντόπουλο, συζητάει με Βραζιλιάνο [Signed Diamantopoulos, discussing with a Brazilian] (in Greek). fokikos.gr. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Φαίακες" οι Βασιλόγιαννης, Διαμαντόπουλος [Vasilogiannis, Diamantopoulos now "Faiakes"] (in Greek). aokerkyra.com.gr. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Kiousis, T.; Methymakis, K. (7 July 2012). Πήρε Διαμαντόπουλο, τελειώνει με Γιάντση [Signed Diamantopoulos, concluding with Giantsis]. Goal News (in Greek). Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ^ Διαμαντόπουλος διετίας στον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης! (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ Ο Διαμαντόπουλος εξηγεί τα θέλω του στο metrosport.gr (in Greek). www.metrosport.gr. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ Χαιρετούν Περογαμβράκης-Διαμαντόπουλος! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  7. ^ Υπέγραψε ο Διαμαντόπουλος! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  8. ^ Άρης- Καλλιθέα 2-0! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  9. ^ Συγκλονιστική ανατροπή από τον Άρη! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  10. ^ "Άρης 7 x 7, πέρασε κι από τη Δράμα". www.sport24.gr. 10 December 2017.
  11. ^ Απόλλων Λάρισας-Άρης 0-2! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  12. ^ Νίκη στο φινάλε για τον Άρη! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  13. ^ Αιγινιακός - Άρης 1-4! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  14. ^ "Aris beat Kissamikos and maintain Football League's top spot". Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  15. ^ Αρης-Παναιγιάλειος 5-2 (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  16. ^ Αρης-Απόλλων Λάρισας 3-0 (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  17. ^ Σπάρτη-Άρης 0-3 (vid) (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  18. ^ Άρης - Αήττητος Σπατών 2-1 (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  19. ^ "Ατρόμητος - Άρης 4-2: Ματσάρα στο Περιστέρι, ξανά δεύτερη η αρμάδα του Κάναντι". www.sport24.gr. 9 December 2018.

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