2024–25 AEK Athens F.C. season explained

Club:AEK Athens
Season:2024–25
Manager:Matías Almeyda
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Evangelos Aslanidis
League:Super League
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Greek Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2 Result:Third qualifying round
League Topscorer:
Frantzdy Pierrot
Levi García (4 each)
Season Topscorer:
Levi García (9)
Highest Attendance:31,100 (vs Panathinaikos)
(29 September 2024)
Lowest Attendance:11,468 (vs Noah)
(15 August 2024)
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Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 season is the 101st season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 64th competitive season and tenth consecutive in the top flight of Greek football. They will compete in the Super League, the Greek Cup and the Conference League. The season began on 24 July 2024 and will finish on 30 June 2025.

Kits

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Management team

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Players

Squad information

NOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player's arrival or exit is announced. Updated 19 September 2024, 23:59 UTC+3.

No.PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age)SignedPrevious clubTransfer feeContract until
Goalkeepers
1Thomas StrakoshaGK19 March 19952024 BrentfordFree2029
91GK19 August 19912024 PanathinaikosFree2027
Cican StankovićGK4 November 19922021 Red Bull Salzburg€1,150,0002025
Defenders
2Harold MoukoudiCB27 November 19972021 Saint-ÉtienneFree2026
3Stavros PiliosLB / LM10 December 20002023 PAS GianninaFree2027
12Lazaros RotaRB / RM23 August 19972021 Fortuna SittardFree2026
18Alexander CallensCB / LB4 May 19922024 Girona€300,0002026
21Domagoj Vida (Captain)CB / RB29 April 19892022 BeşiktaşFree2025
24Gerasimos MitoglouCB20 October 19992021 Volos€300,0002026
28Ehsan HajsafiLB / LM / LW / AM / CM / DM25 February 19902021 SepahanFree2025
29Moses OdubajoRB / RM / LB / LM28 July 19932024 Aris€1,000,0002026
Midfielders
4Damian Szymański (Vice-captain)CM / DM / AM16 June 19952020 Akhmat Grozny€1,300,0002027
6Jens JønssonDM / CM / CB10 January 19932022 CádizFree2026
8Mijat GaćinovićAM / CM / LM / LW / RM / RW8 February 19952022 Hoffenheim€1,000,0002026
13Orbelín PinedaAM / CM / LM / LW / RM / RW / SS / DM / RB24 March 19962023 Celta de Vigo€6,500,0002027
19Niclas EliassonLM / RM / LW / RW7 December 19952022 Nîmes€2,000,0002028
20Petros MantalosAM / LM / CM / LW / SS / RM / RW31 August 19912014 Xanthi€500,0002026
22Paolo FernandesAM / RM / LM / RW / LW19 August 19982023 Volos€700,0002027
23Robert LjubičićCM / DM / LM / LB / AM / SS14 July 19992024 Dinamo Zagreb€4,000,0002029
25Konstantinos Galanopoulos (Vice-captain 2)CM / DM28 December 19972015 AEK Athens U202025
37Roberto PereyraCM / AM / LM / RM / SS7 January 19912024 UdineseFree2026
Forwards
5Nordin AmrabatRW / LW / RM / LM / AM / SS / ST31 March 19872021 Al NassrFree2025
7Levi GarcíaST / RW / RM / SS / LW / LM20 November 19972020 Beitar Jerusalem€2,600,0002028
9Erik LamelaRW / LW / AM / SS / RM / LM4 March 19922024 SevillaFree2027
10Steven Zuber (Vice-captain 3)LW / LM / SS / AM / RW / RM17 August 19912022 Eintracht Frankfurt€1,600,0002025
11Aboubakary KoïtaLW / LM / ST / RW / RM20 September 19982024 Sint-Truidense€4,000,0002029
14Frantzdy PierrotST29 March 19952024 Maccabi Haifa€2,500,0002027
16Sotiris TsiloulisRW / LW / RM / LM / AM / ST / SS / CM14 February 19952024 LamiaFree2026
26Anthony Martial5 December 19952024 Manchester UnitedFree2027
From AEK Athens B
81Angelos AngelopoulosGK19 February 20032021 AEK Athens U192025
99Georgios TheocharisGK30 June 20022020 AEK Athens U192025
34Christos KosidisCB28 February 20052023 AEK Athens U192028
75Christos GiannoulisLB8 October 20042024 AEK Athens U192029
46Konstantinos RoukounakisDM / CM17 July 20012021 AEK Athens U192026
97Judah GarcíaAM / LM / LW / CM24 October 20002021 NEROCAFree2025
82Spyros SkondrasLW / LM6 April 20012022 PanetolikosFree2025

Transfers

In

Summer

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1 BrentfordFree transfer30 June 2029[1]
9 SevillaFree transfer30 June 2027[2]
11 Sint-Truidense€4,000,00030 June 2029[3]
14 Maccabi Haifa€2,500,000[4] 30 June 2027[5]
16 LamiaFree transfer30 June 2026[6]
18 Girona€300,000[7] 30 June 2026[8]
26 Manchester UnitedFree transfer30 June 2027[9]
27 AEK Athens ΒPromotion30 June 2025
29 Aris€1,000,000[10] 30 June 2026[11]
37 UdineseFree transfer30 June 2026[12]
91 PanathinaikosFree transfer30 June 2027[13]
Zorya LuhanskLoan return30 June 2024

Out

Summer

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9 AtromitosEnd of contract[14]
11 Cerro PorteñoEnd of contract[15] [16]
14 Houston Dynamo€9,000,000[17] [18] [19]
18 GironaLoan return
29 ToulouseEnd of contract[20]
30 AEK LarnacaContract termination[21]
53 AEK Athens Β
70 MazatlánFree transfer[22]
align=center colspan=2Retired[23]

Loan out

Summer

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27 LamiaFree30 June 2025[24]
90 LevadiakosFree30 June 2025[25]

Notes

a. Sint-Truidense keeps the 10% of the player's rights.[26]

Contract renewals

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530 June 202430 June 2025[27]
1930 June 202730 June 2028[28]
2730 June 202530 June 2026[29]

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Summer: €7,800,000

Winter: €0

Total: €7,800,000

Income

Summer: €9,000,000

Winter: €0

Total: €9,000,000

Net Totals

Summer: €1,200,000

Winter: €0

Total: €1,200,000

Competitions

Super League Greece

See main article: 2024–25 Super League Greece.

Regular season

Fixtures

Greek Cup

See main article: 2024–25 Greek Football Cup.

AEK Athens entered the Greek Cup at the round of 16.

Quarter-finals

UEFA Conference League

See main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024

Third qualifying round

Statistics

Squad statistics

! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Defenders|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Midfielders|-! colspan="15" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| Forwards|-! colspan="13" style="background:#FFDE00; color:black; text-align:center;"| From AEK Athens B|-|}

Goalscorers

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1740059
21440004
2620204
3220013
41120002
810012
510012
5310001
1010001
2300011
1910001
2210001
2810001
Own goals00011
Totals 21 0 1 10 32

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

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Levi García Inter Club d'Escaldes4–0 (A)1 August 2024Conference League[30]

Assists

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11220002
2810012
2010012
710012
420002
22110001
310001
2310001
510001
910001
19000 11
800011
1110001
2610 001
1310001
Totals 21 16 0 0 5 21

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal, then by shirt number and then alphabetically by surname. Clean sheets in games where both goalkeepers participated are awarded to the goalkeeper who started the game. Goalkeepers with no appearances are not included.

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11800210
29100101
Totals 8 0 1 2 11

Disciplinary record

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Awards

PlayerAwardSource
Stavros PiliosDFStoiximan Best Goal (1st Matchday)[31]
Niclas EliassonMFStoiximan Best Goal (3rd Matchday)[32]
Stavros PiliosDFStoiximan Player of the Month (August)[33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Strakosha joins AEK FC!. 8 July 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  2. Web site: Erik Lamela joins AEK FC!. 21 July 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  3. Web site: Aboubakary Koita joins AEK FC!. 13 July 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  4. Web site: Το deal της ΑΕΚ με Μακάμπι Χάιφα και Πιερό!. Τσακίρης. Γιώργος. 9 September 2024. gazzetta.gr. Online. el.
  5. Web site: Frantzdy Pierrot joins AEK FC!. 10 September 2024. aekfc.gr. Online.
  6. Web site: Στην ΑΕΚ ο Σωτήρης Τσιλούλης!. 21 June 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  7. Web site: ΟΡΙΣΤΙΚΟ! Η ΑΕΚ πήρε τον Κάλενς. 23 June 2024. sportime.gr. el. Online.
  8. Web site: Στην ΑΕΚ έως το 2026 ο Αλεξάντερ Κάλενς!. 24 June 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  9. Web site: Anthony Martial joins AEK FC!. 19 September 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  10. Web site: Ο Άρης κάνει λόγο για πώληση 1 εκατ.ευρώ του Οντουμπάτζο στην ΑΕΚ - Ανοιχτός ο δανεισμός του Φερνάντες. 18 July 2024. enwsi.gr. Online.
  11. Web site: Moses Odubajo joins AEK FC!. 18 July 2024. aekfc.gr. Online.
  12. Web site: Roberto Pereyra joins AEK FC!. 12 July 2024. aekfc.gr. Online.
  13. Web site: Alberto Brignoli joins AEK FC!. 2 July 2024. aekfc.gr. Online.
  14. Web site: Παίκτης της ομάδας μας ο Τομ Φαν Βέερτ. 10 June 2024. atromitosfc.gr. el. Online.
  15. Web site: Σέρχιο, θα είσαι πάντα ένας από εμάς!. 13 July 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  16. Web site: Αραούχο: Επίσημα στη Σέρο Πορτένιο του Χιμένεθ ο «Τσίνο». 18 September 2024. gazzetta.gr. el. Online.
  17. Web site: Η ΑΕΚ ανακοίνωσε την παραχώρηση του Πόνσε – Έβαλε 9 εκατ. ευρώ στα ταμεία της. 17 June 2024. newpost.gr. Online. el.
  18. Web site: Παραχώρηση Εζεκιέλ Πόνσε. 17 June 2024. aekfc.gr. el. Online.
  19. Web site: Houston Dynamo FC sign forward Ezequiel Ponce from AEK Athens on club-record transfer fee. 17 June 2024. houstondynamofc.com. el. Online.
  20. Web site: Djibril Sidibé signe au TéFéCé. 2 August 2024. toulousedc.gr. fr. Online.
  21. Web site: Υπογραφή συμφωνίας με Γιώργο Αθανασιάδη. 23 August 2024. aek.com.cy. el. Online.
  22. Web site: OFICIAL: MAZATLÁN ANUNCIA A RODOLFO PIZARRO COMO SU NUEVO REFUERZO. 16 September 2024. record.com.mx. Online. es.
  23. Web site: Oleg Danchenko: "I weighed everything carefully and decided to end my professional career". 24 June 2024. dynamo.kiev.ua. Online.
  24. Web site: Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Vedad Radonja. 19 August 2024. lamia1964.gr. el. Online.
  25. Web site: Ο Ζίνι στον Λεβαδειακό. 11 September 2024. levadiakosfc.gr. el. Online.
  26. Web site: Έκλεισε τον Κοϊτά η ΑΕΚ με 4 εκατ. ευρώ στη Σεντ Τρουιντέν: Έρχεται στην Ελλάδα στο τέλος της εβδομάδας ο Μαυριτανός μεσοεπιθετικός. hellasjournal.com. 9 July 2024. Online. el.
  27. Web site: Νέο συμβόλαιο για τον Νόρντιν Άμραμπατ!. aekfc.gr. 2 July 2024. el. Online.
  28. Web site: New contract for Niclas Eliasson!. aekfc.gr. 24 July 2024. Online.
  29. Web site: Ραντόνια: Νέο συμβόλαιο και δανεισμός στην Λαμία. aek1924.gr. 12 August 2024. Online. el.
  30. Web site: Inter Escaldes v AEK Athens UEFA Conference League. UEFA.com. Online.
  31. Web site: Stoiximan Best Goal 1ης αγωνιστικής ο Σταύρος Πήλιος. 23 August 2024. slgr.gr. el. Online.
  32. Web site: Stoiximan Best Goal 3ης αγωνιστικής ο Νίκλας Ελίασον. 6 September 2024. slgr.gr. el. Online.
  33. Web site: Stoiximan Player of the Month του Αυγούστου ο Σταύρος Πήλιος. 11 September 2024. slgr.gr. el. Online.