Tasos Avlonitis

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Tasos Avlonitis
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Avlonitis playing for Greece U21
Personal information
Full name Anastasios Avlonitis
Date of birth (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Chalcis, Greece
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Ascoli
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2007 Chalkineo Evias
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Egaleo 31 (1)
2008–2009 → Ilisiakos (loan) 21 (2)
2010–2011 Kavala 4 (0)
2011–2014 Panionios 59 (0)
2014–2015 Olympiacos 18 (2)
2015–2016 Sturm Graz 16 (0)
2017 Heart of Midlothian 9 (0)
2017–2018 Panathinaikos 6 (0)
2018–2020 Sturm Graz 47 (1)
2020– Ascoli 27 (0)
National team
2009 Greece U19 2 (0)
2011–2012 Greece U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:13, 18 December 2021 (UTC).

Tasos Avlonitis (Greek: Τάσος Αυλωνίτης; born 1 January 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie B club Ascoli.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Avlonitis started as an amateur in his hometown team Chalkineo Evias in which he played in the local league. In 2007, he was signed to Egaleo, which for three seasons played in Football League. In the 2008–09 season he was loaned to Ilisiakos. In 2010, he signed to Kavala, where he played the 2010–11 season. After the involvement of the club President Psomiadis in a match-fixing scandal, Avlonitis was released and signed a contract with Panionios.[1]

Olympiacos[]

In July 2014, Olympiacos announced the transfer of Avlonitis from former club Panionios for a fee of around €670,000. On his first derby game against Panathinaikos, on 26 October 2014, Avlonitis scored the winning goal for Olympiacos, as they beat Panathinaikos 1–0 at home. His next goal came against Panthrakikos in a 5–1 home win. On 30 January 2015, the Austrian club Sturm Graz have expressed an interest to sign Olympiacos defender on loan. The Greek defender is not in Marco Silva's plans and Sturm Graz are moving towards to clinch a loan deal until the end of the season.[2] Eventually, the central defender will continue his career in Austria for Sturm Graz, on loan until the end of 2015–16 season.[3] On 6 February 2016, he made his debut with the club in a 2–2 away draw against Altach.

On 1 September 2016, he mutually solved his contract with Olympiacos.[4]

Heart of Midlothian[]

On 30 January 2017, Avlonitis signed for Scottish Premiership club, Heart of Midlothian on a six-month deal running until the end of the 2016–17 season.[5] On 22 May 2017, Avlonitis was released by the club, following the end of the Premiership season.[6][7]

Panathinaikos[]

On 11 September 2017, Avlonitis signed a two years contract with Superleague club Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee.[8] In the first half of the 2016–17 season, the central defender was bright in for defensive cover and has found first team minutes hard to come by since arriving but when called upon he has demonstrated he can be trusted. Given his lack of playing time it is hard to judge but he is expected to feature more often in the second half of the season after the probable departure of Rodrigo Moledo.

Sturm Graz[]

In April 2018, Avlonitis signed a two-year contract with his former club Sturm Graz, in which he played on loan from Olympiacos on the second half of the 2015–16 season. He had previously terminated his contract with Panathinaikos at his own request.[9] On 9 August 2018, he played his first international game as a starter in a 2–0 home loss for UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round, 1st leg game against AEK Larnaca. On 21 September 2019, he scored his first goal with the club with a kick after a Kiril Despodov's corner in an away 3–3 draw against SV Mattersburg. The Greek defender, who has been irreplaceable this season in Sturm Graz's backline, produced a cheeky back-heel assist to register his second assist of the season. As a result of his excellent form, was included in the Best XI for matchday 18 in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[10][11] On 28 December 2019, Sturm Graz revealed their Team of the Decade, with Avlonitis and Charalampos Lykogiannis both included in the starting 11.[12]

Ascoli[]

On 21 September 2020, he joined Italian club Ascoli on a 2-year contract.[13]

International career[]

He was also a former Greece under-19 and Greece under-21 international.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 18 December 2021
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Egaleo 2007–08 Football League Greece 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
Ilisiakos 2008–09 Football League Greece 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Kavala 2010–11 Super League Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panionios 2011–12 Super League Greece 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2012–13 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2013–14 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Total 59 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
Olympiacos 2014–15 Super League Greece 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2
2015–16 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
Sturm Graz 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Heart of Midlothian 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Panathinaikos 2017–18 Super League Greece 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Sturm Graz 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 20 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 25 0
2019–20 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
Total 47 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 53 1
Ascoli 2020–21 Serie B 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2021–22 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 230 4 23 0 3 0 0 0 256 4

Honours[]

Olympiacos

References[]

  1. ^ "Τρίτη μετεγγραφή η Καβάλα (Third transfer for Kavala)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Sturm Graz eyeing Avlonitis loan deal". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Olympiakos lend Avlonitis to Sturm Graz". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Λύθηκε το συμβόλαιο του Αυλωνίτη με τον Ολυμπιακό". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Hearts sign Greek duo Alexandros Tziolis and Anastasios Avlonitis". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Είπε "αντίο" στη Χαρτς ο Αυλωνίτης". www.sport24.gr. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Alex Tziolis will leave Hearts".
  8. ^ "Επίσημο: Αυλωνίτης διετίας στον Παναθηναϊκό". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ http://www.sport24.gr/football/EllinesExoterikou/o-aylwniths-epestrepse-sth-stoyrm-gkrats.5176520.html
  10. ^ 3:3! Spektakuläres Remis zwischen Mattersburg und Sturm Graz!
  11. ^ FOUNTAS, AVLONITIS INCLUDED IN MATCHDAY 18 BEST XI IN AUSTRIA
  12. ^ AVLONITIS, LYKOGIANNIS BOTH INCLUDED IN STURM GRAZ TEAM OF THE DECADE
  13. ^ "Calciomercato: ufficiale il difensore Anastasios "Tasos" Avlonitis" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 21 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Tasos Avlonitis profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

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