Makis Giannikoglou (Greek: Μάκης Γιαννίκογλου, born 25 March 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis.[1]
 Giannikoglou with AEK Athens in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serafeim Giannikoglou | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kavala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iraklis | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Omonia | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Kavala | 23 | (0) |
| 2014 | Fokikos | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Iraklis | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | PAS Giannina | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AEK Athens | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | PAS Giannina | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sūduva | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Panserraikos | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kalamata | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Iraklis | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Greece U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024 | |||
He started his football in the youth ranks of Xanthi. Professionally he has played for Omonia, Kavala, Fokikos, Iraklis, PAS Giannina, AEK and lithuanian FK Sūduva. He has been capped for Greece U17.
Club career
Giannikoglou was playing for the second team of Skoda Xanthi. Later on, in 2011 he signed a contract with the Cypriot team Omonia. In July 2014 he signed for Fokikos.[2] On 30 December 2014 he signed for Iraklis for two and a half years.[3]
PAS Giannina
On 10 August 2017 he signed for PAS Giannina for a year.[4]
AEK Athens
On 26 June 2018, Giannikoglou signed with AEK Athens until the summer of 2021. The 25-year old goalkeeper Giannikoglou, who only made four Super League appearances with PAS Giannina in the 2017–18 campaign, has signed a three-year deal with AEK after his PAS Giannina's contract reached its conclusion. AEK confirmed the transfer with this following statement on their official website: “AEK FC announces the arrival of goalkeeper Makis Giannikoglou, who has signed a cooperation agreement until the summer of 2021.” In an interview with the official AEK's site, Giannikoglou shared his emotions from the move: “I am very happy to be an AEK player, it’s a dream come true,” beamed Giannikoglou. “I am delighted to work with Vasilis Barkas and Panagiotis Tsintotas, the goalkeepers which made AEK champions alongside Giannis Anestis. It’s a great incentive for any Greek footballer to wear the AEK shirt, my goal is to work hard and be ready for when I receive a chance.”[5]
PAS Giannina
On 13 June 2019, Giannikoglou returned to PAS Giannina.[6] With PAS Giannina, he won the Football League: 2019–20 and got promoted to the Super League Greece.
International career
Giannikoglou debuted for Greece U17 in 2009 in a friendly match against Belarus national under-17 football team.[2] He appeared in two more matches in 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Liechtenstein.[2]
Career statistics
Club
As of 28 April 2022[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[A] | Others[B] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kavala | 2013–14 | Football League Greece | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Fokikos | 2014–15 | Football League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Iraklis | 2014–15 | Football League Greece | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Superleague Greece | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| PAS Giannina | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| AEK Athens | 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| PAS Giannina | 2019–20 | Super League Greece 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sūduva | 2021 | A Lyga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2022 | A Lyga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
Honours
Sūduva
- Lithuanian Supercup: 2022
- Lithuanian Championship: Runner-Up 2021
Omonia
PAS Giannina
References
External links
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