Andreas Gianniotis Explained

Andreas Gianniotis
Birth Date:18 December 1992
Birth Place:Serres, Greece
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Kasımpaşa
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:2005–2006
Youthclubs1:Iraklis
Youthyears2:2006–2011
Youthclubs2:Apollon Kalamarias
Years1:2011–2012
Clubs1:Ethnikos Gazoros
Caps1:18
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2017
Clubs2:Olympiacos
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Fostiras (loan)
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:PAS Giannina (loan)
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2017
Clubs5:Panionios (loan)
Caps5:36
Goals5:0
Years6:2017–2018
Caps6:26
Goals6:0
Clubs7:Olympiacos
Years7:2018–2019
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Clubs8:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Years8:2019–2021
Caps8:3
Goals8:0
Years9:2020–2021
Clubs9:Atromitos (loan)
Caps9:18
Goals9:0
Years10:2021–2023
Clubs10:Atromitos
Caps10:52
Goals10:0
Years11:2023–
Clubs11:Kasımpaşa
Caps11:31
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalyears2:2018
Nationalteam1:Greece U21
Nationalteam2:Greece
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:22 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:01:52, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Andreas Gianniotis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ανδρέας Γιαννιώτης; born 18 December 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.

Club career

Gianniotis joined Olympiacos from Football League 2 side Ethnikos Gazoros on 22 June 2012 after impressive league performances in the 2011–12 Football League 2.[1] [2]

He joined Fostiras on loan in January 2014. He joined PAS Giannina on loan in August 2014.[3] He joined Olympiacos in January 2015.[4] He joined Panionios on loan for two years in summer 2015. His performances during the last two years, was his passport to be called by Skibbe for the crucial game against Bosnia which will held in Zenica on 9 June.[5]

On summer 2017, the administration of Olympiacos wants to extend the current contract of talented goalkeeper, which expires in the summer of 2019. The 24-year-old player spent the last two seasons on loan to Panionios, with more than 35 performances for all competitions, while the Reds are planning to extend his current contract until the summer of 2021.[6]

On 1 September 2017, after the acquisition of ex-international goalie Silvio Proto, Giannotis is not in the season plans of Albanian manager of the Reds, Besnik Hasi, and he solved his contract with the club, in order to find more playing time.[7] On 4 September 2017, Atromitos officially announced the signing of goalkeeper Andreas Gianniotis, who was recently released from Olympiacos, until the end of 2018–19 season.[8] On 4 November 2017, in a goalless home Superleague draw game against rivals Panionios, Giannotis kept a 8 in a row clean sheets, entered as the new no.7 at the Top 10 of all time performances for the Greek championship.[9]

On 29 May 2018, Gianniotis returned to Olympiacos on a trade deal with Atromitos. Olympiacos will activate the return clause in Gianniotis’ current contract with Atromitos and instead of paying them €300,000 for the player, Olympiacos will give Spyros Risvanis on a free transfer in exchange for the goalkeeper.[10] On 9 August 2018, he made his international debut in a 4–0 home win UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round, 1st leg game against FC Luzern.[11]

On 5 June 2019, Gianniotis signed a three-year contract with champions Maccabi Tel Aviv which included an option to extend his stay by a further year for an estimated €500,000 fee per year.[12] He started as the undisputed first goalie of the club, gaining his first title as a starter in a 1–0 2019 Israel Super Cup game against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, but on 18 August 2019 he suffered a ruptured sideband in the ankle in the semifinal Toto Cup Al game against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

On 6 August 2020, Gianniotis returned to Atromitos on a season-long loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv.[13] In the 2020/21 season, Gianniotis made 18 league appearances and kept 6 clean sheets.

On 30 June 2021, Gianniotis returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv after his one season loan with Atromitos had come to an end.

International career

On 16 March 2018, he was called in the Greece national team from Michael Skibbe for the friendly matches against Switzerland on 23 March 2018 and Egypt on 27 March 2018. On 27 March 2018, he made his debut in the Greece national team against Egypt as a starter.[14]

Career statistics

[15] [16]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ethnikos Gazoros2011–12Football League18000180
Fostiras (loan)2013–14Football League 14000140
PAS Giannina (loan)2014–15Super League Greece001010
Panionios (loan)2015–16Super League Greece302050
2016–1733010340
Total36030390
Atromitos2017–18Super League Greece 26000260
Olympiacos2018–19Super League Greece701050130
Maccabi Tel Aviv2019–20Israeli Premier League301010401080
2021–22Israeli Premier League000010000010
Total 301020401090
Atromitos (loan)2020–21Super League Greece18000180
Atromitos2021–2221010220
2022–2331030340
Total 70040740
Kasımpaşa2023–24Süper Lig31000310
Career total20501002090102270

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

2012–13, 2014–15

2014–15

Maccabi Tel-Aviv

2019–20

2019

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ο Ολυμπιακός υπέγραψε για τέσσερα χρόνια με τον 18χρονο Ανδρέα Γιαννιώτη (Olympiacos signed for four years the 18-year-old Andreas Gianniotis). In.gr. Greek. 5 July 2012.
  2. Web site: O Ανδρέας Γιαννιώτης στον Ολυμπιακό (Gianniotis to Olympiacos). 22 June 2012. olympiacos.org. Greek.
  3. Web site: Ο Ανδρέας Γιαννιώτης, στον ΠΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ. 8 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215032535/http://www.pasgiannina.gr/articles/o_andreas_gianniotes_ston_pas_giannina. 15 February 2017. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Επιστροφή για τον Ανδρέα Γιαννιώτη. 23 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Πέντε "πρεμιέρες" στην Εθνική Ανδρών κόντρα στην Βοσνία . 1 June 2017 . www.ant1news.gr . 4 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Νέο συμβόλαιο στον Γιαννιώτη . 3 June 2017 . www.novasports.gr . 4 June 2017 . 5 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170605140518/http://www.novasports.gr/podosfairo/ellada/super-league/article/328529/neo-sumvolaio-ston-giannioti/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Έκπληξη! Έφυγε ως ελεύθερος από τον Ολυμπιακό Έλληνας άσος . 1 September 2017 . www.sportdog.gr . 3 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Πήρε Γιαννιώτη ο Ατρόμητος . 4 September 2017 . www.sport24.gr . 5 September 2017.
  9. Web site: Στην έβδομη θέση των κορυφαίων ο "κέρβερος" Γιαννιώτης . 4 November 2017 . www.sdna.gr . 4 November 2017.
  10. Web site: Οριστικό: Ο Γιαννιώτης στον Ολυμπιακό, ο Ρισβάνης στον Ατρόμητο . 29 May 2018 . www.sport24.gr . 30 May 2018.
  11. News: Ολυμπιακός-Λουκέρνη 4-0 . www.gazzetta.gr . 9 August 2018. el.
  12. News: Υπογράφει στην Μακάμπι Τελ Αβίβ ο Γιαννιώτης . www.sdna.gr . 5 June 2019. el.
  13. Web site: Ατρόμητος: Πήρε δανεικό τον Γιαννιώτη από Μακάμπι . www.sport24.gr . 6 August 2020.
  14. Web site: Ανανεωμένη και ωραία η Εθνική, δίκαια 1-0 την Αίγυπτο. sport24.gr. 28 March 2018. el. 27 March 2018.
  15. Web site: Andreas Gianniotis. Soccerway. 1 July 2017.
  16. Web site: Andreas Gianniotis. superleaguegreece.net. 1 July 2017. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612153145/http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/panionios-396/2015-2016-superleague-52/players/gianniotis-andreas-1832. dead.
  17. Web site: IEFIMERIDA.GR. NEWSROOM. 2018-01-29. Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: Μάνταλος-Ιβιτς οι κορυφαίοι της χρονιάς 2016/17 [εικόνες] ΣΠΟΡ]. 2022-01-10. iefimerida.gr. el.
  18. Web site: 2019-02-15. Τα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΠ για τη σεζόν 2017-18. 2022-01-10. TaMeteora.gr. el.