Nikos Giannakopoulos
Greek footballer (born 1993)
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Nikolaos Giannakopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Γιαννακόπουλος; born 19 February 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Panionios.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Giannakopoulos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panionios | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| 2009–2010 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2010–2011 | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| 2011–2014 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Panionios (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Panionios | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Panathinaikos | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kerkyra | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Panetolikos | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Apollon Smyrnis | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Zimbru Chișinău | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | EIF | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Panionios | 44 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Greece U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2026 | |||
Career
Giannakopoulos began his career in the youth team of Asteras Tripolis, after which he joined the youth team of Blackburn Rovers,[2] and after a year at Blackburn Rovers, he joined the youth team of Italian club Udinese Calcio.[3]
Eventually, Giannakopoulos was released and returned to his country to join Panionios. On 27 August 2012, he made his league debut against Aris.[4] Giannakopoulos has been the first-choice keeper for the club since the early part of 2013. There was a brief period when Kostas Peristeridis displaced him from top spot again after young Giannakapoulos oversaw a run of 3 straight defeats. But he regained his spot later in the 2013–14 season and has been the first choice ever since. Arguably his best performance came in the early part of his career when he kept a clean sheet against Greek giants, Panathanaikos. He repeated this feat the following season as Panionios beat Panathanaikos 3–0 with Giannakopoulos as a main goalie.
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, adding another high-caliber Greek talent to their squad.[5] On 17 April 2016, in the last game of the 2015–16 season, he made his debut with the club in a 6–1 home win against Panthrakikos. As he is not among the first priorities of Panathinaikos coach Andrea Stramaccioni he signed a long-term year loan with Cypriot club Aris Limassol FC.[6]
On 26 June 2017, Giannakopoulos signed a two-year contract with Kerkyra.[7]
On 4 July 2018, following the relegation of Kerkyra to the Football League, he joined Panetolikos on a two-year deal.[8]
On 13 March 2024, Giannakopoulos signed with newly promoted Finnish Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF.[9] He was injured in his Veikkausliiga debut, in the opening game of the season. On 30 June 2024, his contract with EIF was terminated by mutual consent.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 10 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panionios | 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aris Limassol (loan) | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Kerkyra | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Panetolikos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| EIF | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 127 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 0 | ||
