Giorgos Masouras

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Giorgos Masouras
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Masouras playing for Greece
Personal information
Full name Georgios Masouras
Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 28)
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 90 (30)
National team‡
2015–2017 Greece U21 8 (0)
2018– Greece 23 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:38, 14 November 2021 (UTC).

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

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.

On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2019–20 Superleague season, in a 2–1 away win against Aris.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] On 8 November 2020, he scored with a wonderful kick after an assist from Kostas Fortounis sealing a 2–0 away win against OFI.[9] On 12 May 2021, Masouras scored in the first half sealing a 1-0 home win game against rivals PAOK. The game was especially important for Pedro Martins' team, as with this game, Olympiakos win its 46th championship. [10] On 16 May 2021, Masouras scored a brace in a glorious 4-1 away win in the derby against Panathinaikos. It was the biggest away victory of Olympiacos against Panathinaikos in the Super League Greece since 1959-60 season. Masouras became the first player to score two goals so quickly (7', 12 ') in a derby against Panathinaikos. The previous record was from Rafik Djebbour (22', 34'), on December 9, 2012. It was his best season, so far in his career (15 goals, 6 assists). [11] [12]

On 30 September 2021, in a UEFA Europa League group stage, Giorgos Masouras made the difference by scoring twice (63 ′, 68 ′), while he also gave an assist to Tiquinho's goal, to help his team seal an emphatic 3–0 away win against Fenerbahçe. He was voted man of the match for his performance, [13] as well as Player of the week. [14]

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.[15] On 18 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss game against Estonia.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 23 January 2022[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panionios 2014–15 Superleague Greece 14 0 6 1 — 20 1
2015–16 Superleague Greece 32 1 5 1 — 37 2
2016–17 Superleague Greece 34 6 3 0 — 37 6
2017–18 Superleague Greece 29 4 9 3 4[a] 1 42 8
2018–19 Superleague Greece 14 6 2 1 — 16 7
Total 123 17 25 6 4 1 152 24
Olympiacos 2018–19 Superleague Greece 10 4 4 0 2[a] 0 16 4
2019–20 Superleague Greece 32 9 5 1 16 1 53 11
2020–21 Superleague Greece 31 13 6 1 12 1 49 15
2021–22 Superleague Greece 17 4 0 0 10 3 27 7
Total 90 30 15 2 40 5 145 37
Career total 213 47 40 8 44 6 297 61
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals[]

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.[17]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Liechtenstein 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 6 June 2021 La Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga, Spain  Norway 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 14 November 2021 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Kosovo 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

Olympiacos

Individual[]

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. ^ "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ολυμπιακός 0-5". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 2-0". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Πρόκριση με το μυαλό του και το σπαθί του". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - Αστέρας 3-0: Καθάρισαν Φορτούνης και Μασούρας". www.sport24.gr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ^ "ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-2: Πρώτη εκτός έδρας νίκη με Χασάν - Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-0: Γιορτή με Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός- Ολυμπιακός 1-4". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 16 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Η κορυφαία σεζόν του Γιώργου Μασούρα και το ιστορικό του ρεκόρ στη Λεωφόρο". www.newsbeast.gr (in Greek). 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Φενερμπαχτσέ – Ολυμπιακός 0-3: Με "πορθητή" Μασούρα στους 16!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 30 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Πολυτιμότερος παίκτης της 2ης αγωνιστικής ο Μασούρας!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 2 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Μασούρας: "Παιδικό όνειρο η κλήση στην Εθνική"" (in Greek). 9 November 2018.
  16. ^ "G. Masouras". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Giorgos Masouras". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  18. ^ "NIVEA MEN Player of the Month του Σεπτεμβρίου ο Μασούρας". Super League (in Greek). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  19. ^ Team, ΤοΒΗΜΑ (2021-12-13). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ – Καλύτερος Έλληνας ποδοσφαιριστής ο Μασούρας". Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα Online (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  20. ^ TEAM, ΦΩΣ. "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: Κορυφαίος ο Φορτούνης, στην καλύτερη ενδεκάδα πέντε «ερυθρόλευκοι»". Fosonline.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  21. ^ "Οι βραβεύσεις της «40ης Γιορτής του Ποδοσφαιριστή» (vids)". ΠΣΑΠΠ | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ (in Greek). 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

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