Giorgos Kyriakopoulos

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Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
Personal information
Full name Georgios Kyriakopoulos
Date of birth (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2011 Thyella Patras
2011–2013 Asteras Tripolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Asteras Tripolis 58 (4)
2015–2016 → Ergotelis (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → Lamia (loan) 13 (0)
2019– Sassuolo 60 (1)
National team‡
2014 Greece U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Greece U19 13 (0)
2016–2018 Greece U21 6 (1)
2020– Greece 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:54, 19 December 2021. (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:02, 28 March 2021 (UTC).

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Greek: Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος, born 5 February 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Kyriakopoulos was born in Patras, Greece. As a child he played for Thyella Patras until 2011. At the age of 14, he moved to Asteras Tripolis and was a key member of the U17 and U20 teams of the club.

Asteras Tripolis[]

His first professional contract with Asteras Tripolis signed it in 2013. He played as on loan at the Football League with Ergotelis and Lamia.

Loan to Ergotelis[]

On 13 August 2015, Kyriakopoulos moved to Ergotelis as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis.[2]

Loan to Lamia[]

On 26 January 2016, Kyriakopoulos moved to Lamia as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis.[3]

Loan to Sassuolo[]

On 2 September 2019, Kyriakopoulos moved to Sassuolo as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis, for an initial loan fee of €200,000 with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2020.[4]

Sassuolo[]

On 22 June 2020, Sassuolo have officially exercised their option to purchase defender Georgios Kyriakopoulos from Asteras Tripolis. The 24-year-old left-back had arrived last summer on loan for €200,000 with an option to buy for a further €1.2m. During his debut Serie A season, Kyriakopoulos has so far made 17 appearances in the Neroverdi jersey and he also contributed with three assists.[5] On 23 May 2021, Kyriakopoulos scored his first goal in Serie A, with an amazing shot from 35 meters opening the score in the last matchday of 2020–21 season against Lazio, but he was sent off in the second half with a 2nd yellow card. It was his first goal with the club in all competitions.[6]

International career[]

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Austria.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 19 December 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asteras Tripolis 2013–14 Super League Greece 5 0 1 0 0 0 – 6 0
2014–15 1 0 2 0 0 0 – 3 0
2016–17 8 1 4 0 – – 12 1
2017–18 18 2 3 0 – – 21 2
2018–19 24 1 4 0 2 2 – 30 3
2019–20 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 58 4 14 2 2 2 0 0 74 6
Ergotelis (loan) 2015–16 Football League 12 0 4 0 – – 16 0
Lamia (loan) 2015–16 Football League 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 26 0 0 0 – – 26 0
2020–21 23 1 1 0 – – 24 1
2021–22 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Total 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 61 1
Career total 143 5 19 0 2 2 0 0 164 7

References[]

  1. ^ Giorgos Kyriakopoulos at Soccerway
  2. ^ Επίσημα στο Ηράκλειο ο Κυριακόπουλος;Received 13 August 2015
  3. ^ Στη Λαμία θα συνεχίσει την καριέρα του ο Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος, με τη μορφή δανεισμού από τον Αστέρα.;Received 26 January 2016
  4. ^ Αστέρας Τρίπολης: Στη Σασουόλο ο Κυριακόπουλος;Received 2 September 2019
  5. ^ Από τον Αστέρα Τρίπολης στην ιταλική U.S. Sassuolo ο Κυριακόπουλος;Received 22 June 2020
  6. ^ Κυριακόπουλος και Βέρντε απειλούν να αφήσουν εκτός Ευρώπης τη Ρόμα του Μουρίνιο;Received 23 May 2021
  7. ^ "Austria v Greece game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.

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