Dimitrios Goutas
Greek footballer (born 1994)
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Dimitrios Goutas (Greek: Δημήτριος Γούτας; born 4 April 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği.
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Goutas in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Goutas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kavala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Xanthi | 77 | (8) |
| 2015–2019 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Xanthi (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lech Poznań II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Atromitos | 62 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Sivasspor | 63 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Cardiff City | 80 | (5) |
| 2025– | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Greece U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Greece U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 2013 | Greece U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Greece U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Greece | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Xanthi
After moving up through the academy system at Skoda Xanthi, Goutas made his first team debut on 28 October 2012, in a 0–0 away draw against Veria.[2] On 9 December 2012, he scored his first professional goal, in a 4–0 home win Panionios.[3] On 13 March 2013, Goutas scored his second goal, in a 2–0 away win against Panthrakikos.[4]
Olympiacos
On 17 July 2015, Goutas signed for Olympiacos, for a fee of €800,000 and a 30% of his next transfer's value.[5]
Loan moves
On 23 December 2015, Goutas returned to his former club Xanthi on loan until the end of season.[6] On 22 August 2016, Goutas signed for Belgian club Kortrijk on a 12-month loan deal.[7] On 17 September 2016, he made his debut at the club as a starter in a 2–1 away loss against Zulte Waregem. On 8 August 2017, Goutas joined Sint-Truiden on a 12-month loan transfer, playing for second consecutive year in Belgian First Division A.[8] On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal with the club, sealing a victory against Royal Excel Mouscron.[9] On 28 August 2018, Goutas signed for Polish club Lech Poznań, on a season-long loan.[10][11]
Atromitos
On 24 June 2019, Goutas ended his contract with Olympiacos.[12] Two days later he signed with Peristeri club Atromitos on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13] His first goal came in a 2–2 away draw against Lamia on 1 September 2019.[14] On 27 September 2020, he scored with a header in stoppage time, to give his team an important 2–2 away draw against OFI.[15]
On 8 June 2021, Atromitos announced his departure from the club.[16]
Sivasspor
On 16 July 2021, Goutas signed for Turkish club Sivasspor, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. It was reported that he was previously close to signing with another Turkish club, Göztepe.[17] On 29 August 2021, Goutas made his Süper Lig debut, scoring a brace to help his team seal a 2–2 home draw with Göztepe. He was voted man of the match for his performance.[18] On 5 February 2022, he scored the only goal in a devastating 5–1 away loss again Gaziantep[19]
Cardiff City
On 5 July 2023, after Goutas' contract with Sivasspor expired, he signed a two-year deal with Cardiff City.[20]
Gençlerbirliği
On 11 July 2025, Goutas moved to Turkish club Gençlerbirliği on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[21]
International career
Goutas made his debut with Greece national football team in a World Cup qualification home match against Spain on 11 November 2021, in which Greece lost 1–0.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Xanthi | 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 8 | 14 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 95 | 8 | ||||
| Xanthi (loan) | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2018–19[23] | III liga, gr. II | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Atromitos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 72 | 6 | ||||
| Sivasspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 5 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24 | Championship | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 348 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 406 | 28 | ||
- Includes Greek Cup, Belgian Cup, Polish Cup, Turkish Cup, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
- As of match played 27 September 2022[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | |||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
