Georgios Manthatis (Greek: Γεώργιος Μανθάτης; born 11 May 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Athens Kallithea.

Georgios Manthatis
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Right wing-back
Team information
Current team
Athens Kallithea
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2016 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Olympiacos 11 (1)
2017–2018PAS Giannina (loan) 27 (0)
2018–2019Panionios (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020Anorthosis (loan) 18 (0)
2021 Panetolikos 11 (1)
2022– Athens Kallithea 61 (2)
2023KTP (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Greece U17 7 (2)
2014–2016 Greece U19 13 (1)
2016–2018 Greece U21 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2018

Club career

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Olympiacos

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Manthatis began his career at Olympiacos and broke into the first team in the 2016/17 season as the Reds won the Super League 1 championship and reached the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, making 18 domestic appearances and nine European appearances.

On 15 December 2016, Manthatis scored the only goal in a Greek Cup preliminary round match against Sparti. It was the first goal with the club in all competitions.[1]

On 18 December 2016, he made his debut in the Super League as a substitute, in a 3–1 home win against Panetolikos. On 21 January 2017, he scored, as a substitute, his first Super League goal in a 2–0 home win game against Xanthi.

He would go out on a series of loans to PAS Giannina,[2] Panionios,[3] Anorthosis,[4] before eventually leaving Olympiacos in 2020.

Panetolikos

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On 23 December 2020, Manthatis joined Panetolikos.[5] In his debut, he scored helping to a 2–1 home win against OFI.[6]

Athens Kallithea

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Manthatis joined AKFC in January 2022. Playing primarily as a right-back, he quickly established himself as a key figure in the team that finished in second place in the 2021–22 season.[7]

Loan to KTP

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In January 2023, AKFC loaned Manthatis to Finnish club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) in top-tier Veikkausliiga.[8] Manthatis would make 17 total league and cup appearances for KTP with one goal and one assist, before being recalled by AKFC in July 2023.[9]

International career

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On 15 March 2017, as an Olympiacos youngster Manthatis' international call in Greece national football team was a big surprise by Michael Skibbe for Greece's crucial qualifier next week against Belgium.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 October 2024
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olympiacos 2016–17 Super League Greece 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 Super League Greece 11 1 7 1 9[b] 0 27 2
Total 11 1 9 1 9 0 29 2
PAS Giannina (loan) 2017–18 Super League Greece 27 0 7 0 34 0
Panionios (loan) 2018–19 Super League Greece 15 0 3 0 18 0
Anorthosis Famagusta (loan) 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 18 0 4 0 22 0
Panetolikos 2020–21 Super League Greece 11 1 1 0 12 1
Athens Kallithea 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 20 1 2 0 22 1
2022–23 Super League Greece 2 5 0 1 0 6 0
2023–24 Super League Greece 2 26 1 2 0 28 1
2024–25 Super League Greece 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 58 2 5 0 63 2
KTP (loan) 2023 Veikkausliiga 10 0 3 1 4[c] 0 17 1
Career total 150 4 32 2 9 0 4 0 195 6

Honours

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Olympiacos

References

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  1. ^ "Με σκόρερ τον Μανθάτη, 1-0 ο Ολυμπιακός την Σπάρτη". Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ 1966". 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ ""Κλείνει" στον Πανιώνιο ο Μανθάτης". www.sport24.gr. 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Επίσημο: Στην Ανόρθωση ο Μανθάτης". www.sport24.gr. 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Μανθάτη". www.sport24.gr. 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Παναιτωλικός - ΟΦΗ 2-1: Τρίποντο με ανατροπή σε δύο λεπτά". www.sport24.gr. 3 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Georgios Manthatis". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Georgios Manthatis on loan to KTP". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Georgios Manthatis returns from loan at KTP". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Η αποστολή της Εθνικής για το Βέλγιο: Μέσα Ζέκα, Μανθάτης, Ανδρούτσος!". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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