Ilias Koutsoupias
Greek footballer (born 2001)
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Ilias Koutsoupias (Greek: Ηλίας Κουτσουπιάς; born 10 May 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Frosinone.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Frosinone | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | OFI | ||
| 2015–2017 | Platanias | ||
| 2017–2020 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2018–2020 | → Bologna (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Virtus Entella | 22 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ternana (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Benevento (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Benevento | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bari (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Catanzaro | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Frosinone (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Frosinone | 34 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Greece U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Greece U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Club career
Koutsoupias moved to Italy at the age of 16.[1]
He made his Serie B debut for Virtus Entella on 3 October 2020 in a game against Reggiana. He substituted Marco Crimi in the 86th minute.[2] He made his first start for Entella on 20 October 2020 against Frosinone.
On 1 September 2021, Ternana announced the acquisition of 20-year-old central midfielder Ilias Koutsoupias on a long-season loan from Virtus Entella. Although there was a lot of interest from Serie A clubs and the former Bologna midfielder was ready for the big step, it seems that this will take a year longer.[3] On 12 March 2022, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2–0 home win game against Cosenza Calcio.[4]
On 5 July 2022, Koutsoupias moved to Benevento on loan with an obligation to buy.[5]
On 19 August 2023, Koutsoupias was loaned by Benevento to Bari.[6]
On 18 July 2024, Koutsoupias signed a contract with Catanzaro for three seasons, with an option for a fourth.[7] On 15 January 2025, Koutsopias moved to Frosinone on loan, with a conditional obligation to buy.[8]
Personal life
His father, Georgios Koutsoupias, is a former professional footballer.[1]
