Nikos Giannakopoulos

Nikos Giannakopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Nikos Giannakopoulos
Date of birth	19 February 1993
Place of birth	Greece
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	45
Youth career
–2009	Asteras Tripolis
2009–2010	Blackburn Rovers
2010–2012	Udinese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2015	Panionios	35	(0)
2015–	Panathinaikos	1	(0)
National team^‡
2011	Greece U19	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:26, 24 January 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2013

Nikos Giannakopoulos (born 19 February 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Panathinaikos ^[1] as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Giannakopoulos joined the youth team of English club Blackburn Rovers in 2009.^[2] He soon however was released and returned to his country joining Panionios. On 27 August 2012, he made his league debut against Aris.^[3]

On 29 July 2015, Giannakopoulos signed his four (three years with an option for an additional one) years' contract with Greek giants Panathinaikos for €180,000. ^[4]

References

1. "Ο Γιαννακόπουλος στον Παναθηναϊκό". panathinaikos24.gr. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2. "Big Sam brings young Greek goalkeeper Giannakopoulos to Blackburn". Dailymail. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
3. "Panionions vs Aris". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
4. "Οι λεπτομέρειες του συμβολαίου του Γιαννακόπουλου!". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

External links

• Nikos Giannakopoulos profile at Soccerway