Dimitrios Stamou

Dimitrios Stamou (Greek: Δημήτριος Στάμου; born 27 April 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League 2 club AEL.^[1]

Dimitrios Stamou

Personal information
Full name	Dimitrios Stamou
Date of birth	(1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	AEL
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2010	Iraklis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Iraklis	3	(0)
2011–2014	PAOK	0	(0)
2013	→ Kerkyra (loan)	7	(0)
2014–2017	Iraklis	45	(1)
2017–2018	Platanias	15	(0)
2018–2019	Iraklis	12	(0)
2019–2021	Veria	20	(0)
2021–2022	Olympiacos Volos	17	(1)
2022–2023	Ierapetra	22	(0)
2023-	AEL	20	(0)
International career‡
2011	Greece U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 August 2014

He started his career in Iraklis before moving to PAOK and Kerkyra. Stamou has been capped for Greece U21.

Club career

Iraklis

Stamou is a product of the youth academies of Iraklis and signed his first professional contract for the club in the summer of 2010.^[2] He debuted in the Superleague debut during a 0–0 home draw against Kerkyra.^[2][3] In the end, he managed to make 3 league appearances for the club.^[2]

PAOK

On 29 July 2011, Stamou signed a three-year contract with PAOK, after he was released from Iraklis.^[4] However, due to a series of injuries and subsequent operations, he failed to make his debut in the 2011–12 season.^[5] In January 2013 Stamou was loaned out to Kerkyra to get some playing time.^[6] He debuted for the club on 20 January 2013 in an away match against Skoda Xanthi.^[7] He totally appeared in 7 league matches for the club and in one cup match.^[8][9] Stamou returned to PAOK in the following summer.^[10] In July 2014 he was released by PAOK.^[8][11]

Return to Iraklis

On 29 July 2014 Stamou returned to Iraklis by signing a two-year contract.^[12]

Platanias

On 28 June 2017 Stamou signed a three-year contract with Platanias.^[13]

Third spell with iraklis

On 7 August 2018, he returned to Iraklis for the third time in his career.^[14]

International career

Stamou is a Greece national under-21 football team international. He was called by Greece under-21 manager Georgios Georgiadis for the first time in June 2011 to appear in two friendly matches against Bulgaria under-21 and Poland under-21.^[15] He made his debut in an official UEFA under-21 match during a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Belarus.^[16]

Playing style

Stamou is 1.83 meters tall and is equally adept at playing as either a defensive midfielder or a centre back.^[4]

References

1. "Ανακοίνωση (In Greek)". www.aelfc.gr. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. ΠΑΟΚ Επιστροφή στο μέλλον [PAOK Return to the future]. Makedonia (in Greek). 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
3. K., K. (29 January 2011). Ντεμπούτο ο Στάμου [Stamou debuting]. Eleftherotypia (in Greek). Retrieved 28 September 2012.
4. Ανακοινώθηκε η απόκτηση του Στάμου [The signing of Stamou is announced] (in Greek). SentraGoal. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
5. Tsakaleas, Antonis (19 August 2012). Ο Δώνης τεστάρει συνέχεια τους πιτσιρικάδες [Donis continuously checking the youngsters]. Goal News (in Greek). Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
6. Κέρκυρα: Απέκτησε δανεικό τον Στάμου (in Greek). ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
7. Ξάνθη - Κέρκυρα 0–0 (in Greek). sport24.gr. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
8. Δημήτρης Στάμου (in Greek). myplayer.gr. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
9. Κέρκυρα-Λεβαδειακός 0–1 (in Greek). contra.gr. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
10. "Dimitris Stamou speaks to paokfc.gr". contra.gr. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
11. Κοντά σε Στάμου (in Greek). sport24.gr. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
12. Υπέγραψε ο Στάμου (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
13. "Ανακοίνωσε Στάμου ο Πλατανιάς!" (in Greek). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
14. "Ο Στάμου στον Ηρακλή" (in Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
15. Ελπίδες: Η αποστολή για Βουλγαρία & Πολωνία [U21:The squad for Bulgaria & Poland] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
16. "Dimitris Stamou U21 profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

External links

• Dimitrios Stamou at Soccerway