Christos Donis

Christos Donis

Personal information
Full name	Christos Donis
Date of birth	9 October 1994
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lugano
Number	16
Youth career
2008–2012	Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Panathinaikos	29	(1)
2016–	→ Lugano (Loan)	1	(0)
National team
2011–2012	Greece U18	3	(1)
2012–	Greece U19	9	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Christos Donis (Greek: Χρήστος Δώνης, born 9 October 1994) is a Greek professional Footballer. He currently plays for Lugano as a midfielder. He is son of the former professional footballer, Giorgos Donis.

Career

He is a product of Panathinaikos's youth ranks. He promoted to the first team on July 1, 2012, signing a contract which keeps him in Panathinaikos until 2015.^[1] He made his debut at the 4-0 win against Proodeftiki F.C. for the Greek Football Cup.^[2] He made his championship debut at a game against Levadiakos on the 18th of December 2013, scoring his first goal with the team. On late November 2015, Christos Donis is expected to leave Panathinaikos in January transfer season, according to greek newspaper. The Greek midfielder has not playing time this season and if the situation not change with new manager, Andrea Stramaccioni, will seek a transfer at a european league.^[3]

On 15 February 2016, Panathinaikos officially announced the loan of Christos Donis to swiss club FC Lugano until the end of season, with a contract option to purchase him. The 21-year-old midfielder will have his younger brother, Tasos (who joined Zdenek Zeman's team on loan from Juventus), as a teammate.^[4]

Career Statistics

As of 7 June 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe*		Other**		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Panathinaikos	2012–13	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2013–14	11	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	18	2
	2014–15	18	0	5	0	7	0	3	0	33	0
	2015–16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals		29	1	12	1	7	0	5	0	53	2

(* includes Europa League, Champions League)
(**Superleague Greece Play-offs)

Honours

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2014

Extremal Links

• Proflie at pao.gr (in Greek)

References

1. sport 24.gr Επαγγελματίας ο Χρήστος Δώνης (trans. title: Christos Donis became professional) in Greek
2. sportdog.gr Παναθηναϊκός-Προοδευτική 4-0 (trans. tile: Panathinaikos-Proodeftiki 4-0) in Greek
3. Donis wants to leave Panathinaikos
4. Panathinaikos lend Christos Donis to FC Lugano