Georgios Vagiannidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Βαγιαννίδης; born 12 September 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Panathinaikos | 1 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Panathinaikos B | 13 | (0) |
| 2021– | Panathinaikos | 53 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Greece U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Greece U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Greece | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editPanathinaikos
editVagiannidis plays mainly as a right-back and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. On 16 February 2020, Vagiannidis made his professional debut and scored his first goal, getting an assist as Panathinaikos beat Panetolikos 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium. In May 2020, Italian giants Inter expressed interest in acquiring the talented young player of Panathinaikos. The 18-year-old right-back had recently reached a verbal agreement with Panathinaikos to sign a new contract before talks were halted due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[2]
Inter Milan
editOn 5 June 2020, Vagiannidis has penned a four-year contract with Inter of Serie A. Inter will not need to negotiate with Panathinaikos to land Vagiannidis and will only have to pay a FIFA determined compensation amount of €400,000. The Greek full-back will reportedly earn around €300,000 per year in Milan.[3]
Loan to Sint-Truiden
editOn 1 October 2020, Vagiannidis signed with Sint-Truiden on loan.[4] On 3 February 2021, he made his debut with the new club in Belgian Cup against Lokeren-Temse at the Daknamstadion in the season 2020–21.[5]
Return to Panathinaikos
editOn 3 September 2021, Panathinaikos officially announced the return of Georgios Vagiannidis, who signed on a free transfer, a four-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.[6] Towards the end of 2024 talks between him and the club have begun regarding a new contract signed until 2027.[7]
International career
editVagiannidis made his debut for the Greece national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Finland at the Karaiskakis Stadium. He substituted Fotis Ioannidis in the 77th minute of Greece's 3–0 victory.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 28 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Panathinaikos B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 3 | ||
Honours
edit- Panathinaikos
References
edit- ^ "Greek Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis to Sign 4 Year Deal with Inter". 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα"" (in Greek). 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte" (in Italian). 4 June 2020.
- ^ "GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV". www.voetbalkrant.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσαν την επιστροφή του Βαγιαννίδη οι πράσινοι" (in Greek). 3 September 2021.
- ^ GOULIS, KOSTAS. "Panathinaikos: Towards an agreement with Vagiannidis for a new contract until 2027".
- ^ "Greece v Finland game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
- ^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
External links
edit- Georgios Vagiannidis at ESPN FC
- Georgios Vagiannidis at Soccerway