Dimitris Diamantakos
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Diamantakos playing for Greece U19 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Diamantakos | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Atromitos Piraeus | ||
| 2009–2012 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2016 | Olympiacos | 8 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Panionios (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Aris (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Ergotelis (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Karlsruhe (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2016– | Karlsruhe | 11 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Greece U17 | 12 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Greece U19 | 22 | (10) |
| 2013 | Greece U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Greece U21 | 11 | (5) |
| 2014– | Greece | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2016. | |||
Dimitrios "Dimitris" Diamantakos (Greek: Δημήτρης Διαμαντάκος, born 5 March 1993 in Piraeus) is a Greek footballer who currently plays for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruhe as a forward. He is often referred to as "the Spartan".[1]
Club career
Olympiacos
Diamantakos started his career at Atromitos Piraeus, from which he moved to the youth teams of Olympiacos in 2009.[2]
Loan spells
In 2012, he moved to Superleague side Panionios on loan.[3] In January 2013 he joined Aris FC on loan.[4] He made 13 appearances without scoring any goal. In June 2013 he joined Ergotelis on loan.[5] He did his best season so far by scoring 10 goals in 27 appearances in the league and in the cup.
Back to Olympiacos
Following his loan spell at Ergotelis, Olympiacos decided to keep him for the 2014–2015 season. Diamantakos made his debut on 23 August 2014 with Olympiacos in the Superleague on a home game against Niki Volos and managed to score his first goal in the 28th minute with a close range strike.[6][7] In February 2015, according to Russian reports, Arsenal Tula was close to signing Dimitris Diamantakos. With the Russian transfer window still open the striker reportedly was in the club's shortlist.[8]
Overall, he had little playing time in his first season with Olympiacos, having to settle for a role mainly on the bench. He scored 4 goals in 17 appearances across all competitions helping his club on its route to winning the Greek Cup.[9]
Loan to Karlsruhe
In August 2015, Diamantakos joined Karlsruhe, again on loan.[1] On 6 November 2015, in his fourth appearance he scored his first goal for the club scoring in a 3-0 home win against VfL Bochum.[10] On 12 December 2015, he scored his third goal in the league, helping his club return to winning ways against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[11] On 18 December 2015, Diamantakos scored for the third time in a row, sealing Karlsruhe's win away to FC St. Pauli. [12]
Karlsruhe
On 18 February 2016, Karlsruhe completed the permanent signing of the Greek striker for a reported transfer fee of €1 million.[13] On 20 February 2016, he scored the second goal helping his club to escape with a 2–2 home draw against Eintracht Braunschweig after teammate Ylli Sallahi had been sent off.[14][15] On 3 April 2016, he scored in a 3-1 home win game against TSV 1860 Munich. [16] On 2 May 2016, Diamantakos scored twice as Karlsruher SC beat neighbours SV Sandhausen 3-0 on Monday to record a third successive home win.[17]
International career
Diamantakos is a Maniot. He was a member of the Greek under-19 squad that earned second place in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[18] Diamantakos made his international debut for Greece on 7 September 2014 against Romania.
Honours
- Olympiacos
References
- 1 2 Holley, Christopher (6 August 2015). "Dimitris Diamantakos joins Karlsruher SC on loan". Vavel. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ Ο Δημήτρης Διαμαντάκος στον Ολυμπιακό [Dimitris Diamantakos to Olympiacos] (in Greek). RedPlanet.gr. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ Πάει Πανιώνιο ο Διαμαντάκος (in Greek). Redplanet.gr. 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Ο Διαμαντάκος στον ΑΡΗ [Diamantakos to Aris] (in Greek). arisfc.gr. 17 January 2013.
- ↑ Στον Εργοτέλη ο Διαμαντάκος [Diamantakos to Ergotelis] (in Greek). Sport24. 23 August 2013.
- ↑ Νίκη για τον Θρύλο (in Greek). Olympiacos.org. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ Video: Goal Niki Volos (in Russian). gole.su. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "Russian interest in Diamantakos". www.sdna.gr. 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Προς Γερμανία ο Διαμαντάκος". www.sport24.gr. 1 July 2015.
- ↑ 2. Bundesliga: Diamantakos glänzt, Bochum taumelt weiter. www.spiegel.de. 6 November 2015.
- ↑ Karlsruhe return to winning ways against Fürth. www.bundesliga.com. 12 December 2015.
- ↑ Karlsruhe snatch lucky win away to St. Pauli. www.bundesliga.com. 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Karlsruhe bought Diamantakos from Olympiakos. www.sdna.gr. 18 February 2016.
- ↑ 2. Bundesliga: Braunschweig verspielt Sieg in Überzahl. www.spiegel.de. 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Έσωσε την Καρλσρούη ο Διαμαντάκος. www.sport24.gr. 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Karlsruhe cruise past troubled 1860. www.bundesliga.com. 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ο Διαμαντάκος και οι άλλοι...". www.sport24.gr. 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "EURO U-19 2012: Η αποστολή για τα τελικά" [EURO U-19 2012: The squad for the finals] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
External links
- Profile at Olympiacos.org (Greek)
- Dimitris Diamantakos profile at Soccerway
- Onsports.gr Profile
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