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Giorgos Kyriakopoulos

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
Kyriakopoulos with Sassuolo in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Monza
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2011 Thyella Patras
2011–2013 Asteras Tripolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Asteras Tripolis 58 (4)
2015–2016 → Ergotelis (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → Lamia (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 → Sassuolo (loan) 26 (0)
2020–2024 Sassuolo 64 (2)
2023 → Bologna (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024 → Monza (loan) 28 (0)
2024– Monza 9 (1)
International career‡
2014 Greece U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Greece U19 13 (0)
2016–2018 Greece U21 6 (1)
2020– Greece 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Greek: Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος, born 5 February 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left wing-back for Italian Serie A club Monza and the Greece national team.

Club career

Early career

Kyriakopoulos was born in Patras, Greece. As a child he played for Thyella Patras until 2011. At the age of 14, he moved to Asteras Tripolis and was a key member of the U17 and U20 teams of the club.

Asteras Tripolis

His first professional contract with Asteras Tripolis signed it in 2013. He played as on loan at the Football League with Ergotelis and Lamia.

Loan to Ergotelis

On 13 August 2015, Kyriakopoulos moved to Ergotelis as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis.[2]

Loan to Lamia

On 26 January 2016, Kyriakopoulos moved to Lamia as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis.[3]

Loan to Sassuolo

On 2 September 2019, Kyriakopoulos moved to Sassuolo as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis, for an initial loan fee of €200,000 with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2020.[4]

Sassuolo

On 22 June 2020, Sassuolo have officially exercised their option to purchase defender Kyriakopoulos from Asteras Tripolis. The 24-year-old left-back had arrived last summer on loan for €200,000 with an option to buy for a further €1.2 million. During his debut Serie A season, Kyriakopoulos has so far made 17 appearances in the Neroverdi jersey and he also contributed with three assists.[5] On 23 May 2021, Kyriakopoulos scored his first goal in Serie A, with an amazing shot from 35 meters opening the score in the last matchday of 2020–21 season against Lazio, but he was sent off in the second half with a second yellow card. It was his first goal with the club in all competitions.[6] On 16 January 2022, he gave two assists in a 4–2 home loss against Hellas Verona.[7]

Loan to Bologna

On 31 January 2023, Kyriakopoulos moved on loan to Bologna, with an option to buy.[8]

Loan to Monza

On 28 July 2023, Kyriakopoulos was loaned out to fellow Serie A side Monza for one year, with a conditional obbligation to buy.[9]

International career

Kyriakopoulos made his national team debut on 7 October 2020, in a friendly against Austria.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 October 2024[11]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asteras Tripolis 2013–14 Super League Greece 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2014–15 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17 8 1 4 0 – 12 1
2017–18 18 2 3 0 – 21 2
2018–19 24 1 4 0 2[b] 2 30 3
2019–20 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 58 4 14 2 2 2 74 6
Ergotelis (loan) 2015–16 Football League 12 0 4 0 – 16 0
Lamia (loan) 2015–16 Football League 13 0 0 0 – 13 0
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 26 0 0 0 – 26 0
2020–21 23 1 1 0 – 24 1
2021–22 29 0 2 0 – 31 0
2022–23 12 1 1 0 – 13 1
Total 90 2 4 0 0 0 89 2
Bologna (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 12 0 0 0 – 12 0
Monza (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 28 0 1 0 – 29 0
Monza 2024–25 Serie A 9 1 2 1 – 11 2
Total 37 1 3 1 0 0 40 2
Career total 222 7 25 1 2 2 249 10
  1. ^ Includes Greek Football Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Giorgos Kyriakopoulos". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Επίσημα στο Ηράκλειο ο Κυριακόπουλος;Received 13 August 2015
  3. ^ Στη Λαμία θα συνεχίσει την καριέρα του ο Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος, με τη μορφή δανεισμού από τον Αστέρα.;Received 26 January 2016
  4. ^ Αστέρας Τρίπολης: Στη Σασουόλο ο Κυριακόπουλος;Received 2 September 2019
  5. ^ Από τον Αστέρα Τρίπολης στην ιταλική U.S. Sassuolo ο Κυριακόπουλος. Archived 29 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Received 22 June 2020.
  6. ^ Κυριακόπουλος και Βέρντε απειλούν να αφήσουν εκτός Ευρώπης τη Ρόμα του Μουρίνιο. Received 23 May 2021.
  7. ^ Sassuolo 2–4 Verona: Barak hat-trick hero for Hellas. Received 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Georgios Kyriakopoulos al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Georgios Kyriakopoulos è biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Austria v Greece game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  11. ^ Giorgos Kyriakopoulos at Soccerway
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