Dimitrios Diamantopoulos Explained

Dimitrios Diamantopoulos
Birth Date:1988 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Thessaloniki, Greece
Height:1.79m (05.87feet)
Position:Centre forward
Currentclub:Ayia Napa
Clubnumber:19
Youthyears1:1994–2007
Youthclubs1:PAOK
Years1:2007–2009
Clubs1:Thermaikos
Caps1:42
Goals1:9
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Eordaikos
Caps2:26
Goals2:9
Years3:2010–2012
Clubs3:Veria
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Fokikos
Caps4:20
Goals4:6
Years5:2012–2013
Clubs5:Kerkyra
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2013
Clubs6:Apollon Kalamarias
Caps6:7
Goals6:2
Years7:2013–2014
Clubs7:Doxa Drama
Caps7:18
Goals7:10
Years8:2014–2016
Clubs8:Olympiacos Volos
Caps8:34
Goals8:15
Years9:2016
Clubs9:Agrotikos Asteras
Caps9:13
Goals9:3
Years10:2016–2017
Clubs10:Apollon Smyrnis
Caps10:22
Goals10:9
Years11:2017–2020
Clubs11:Aris
Caps11:37
Goals11:17
Years12:2020–2021
Clubs12:Chania
Caps12:26
Goals12:5
Years13:2021–2022
Clubs13:Xanthi
Caps13:26
Goals13:10
Years14:2022-2023
Clubs14:Achironas Onisilos
Caps14:25
Goals14:15
Years15:2023-
Clubs15:Ayia Napa
Caps15:5
Goals15:2
Pcupdate:23 October 2023

Dimitrios Diamantopoulos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημήτριος Διαμαντόπουλος; born 18 November 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Ayia Napa.

Career

Born in Thessaloniki,[1] Diamantopoulos started his career in the youth teams of PAOK.[2] He signed his first professional contract in 2007 for local club Thermaikos – during his two-year stay, he made a total of 42 appearances and scored 7 goals in the Football League 2.[1] In 2009, he moved to another Football League 2 side, Eordaikos, where he made 26 appearances and scored 6 goals.[1]

In 2010, he moved to Veria in the Football League, where he stayed for 18 months with no goals scored in 14 appearances.[2] In January 2012 he moved to Fokikos of the same league, for which he made 20 appearances, scoring 6 goals and being one of the masterminds of the team's performance in the second half of the 2011–12 season, where the newly promoted club narrowly escaped relegation.[3]

In July 2012 he moved to Kerkyra in the Greek Superleague.[2] [3] He played for six months in Kerkyra and then moved to various Football League clubs, namely Apollon Kalamarias, Doxa Drama, Olympiakos Volou and Agrotikos Asteras. On 27 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Smyrni.[4] [5] However after the end of the season he left the team, as he wasn't part of the coach's future plans.[6]

Aris

On 12 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Aris.[7] On 12 November, the 29-year-old striker scored a brace helping his club to seal a 2-0 home win against Kallithea, which were his first goals of the 2017-18 season.[8] One week later he scored with a penalty in a dramatic 3-2 away win against Ergotelis, after a catastrophic first half in which his team were two goals down.[9] On 10 December he scored in a difficult 2-1 away win against Doxa Drama.[10] On 14 January 2018 he sealed a 2-0 away win against Apollon Larissa.[11] On 10 February, he scored in the 89th minute in a 3-1 away win against Panserraikos.[12] On 25 February, he was the MVP of a 4-1 away win against Aiginiakos, scoring a brace.[13] On 24 March, he scored a brace helping his club to escape with a 3-2 win against Kissamikos in its rally to win promotion to the Superleague.[14] On 15 April, he scored twice in a 5-2 home win against Panegialios.[15] Ten days later, he scored another two goals in a 3-0 home win against Apollon Larissa.[16] On 16 May, he scored a brace against Sparti, improving his tally to 16 goals.[17]

On 31 October 2018, he scored both goals in a 2-1 home win against Aittitos Spata in the group stages of the 2018–19 Greek Cup.[18] It was his first appearance of the season. On 9 December, Diamantopoulos scored his first ever Superleague goal in a disappointing 4-2 away loss against Atromitos.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.fokikos.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1067:2012-01-17-19-01-49&catid=1:genika. el:Απέκτησε Διαμαντόπουλο, συζητάει με Βραζιλιάνο. Signed Diamantopoulos, discussing with a Brazilian. 17 January 2012. fokikos.gr. Greek. 23 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120126020317/http://www.fokikos.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1067:2012-01-17-19-01-49&catid=1:genika. 26 January 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: http://www.aokerkyra.com.gr/index.php/omada-neon/u21/1661-lr--- . el:"Φαίακες" οι Βασιλόγιαννης, Διαμαντόπουλος . Vasilogiannis, Diamantopoulos now "Faiakes". 5 July 2012. aokerkyra.com.gr. Greek. 23 August 2012.
  3. News: http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=10587&subid=2&pubid=129091125. https://archive.today/20130217160657/http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=10587&subid=2&pubid=129091125. dead. 17 February 2013. el:Πήρε Διαμαντόπουλο, τελειώνει με Γιάντση. Signed Diamantopoulos, concluding with Giantsis. Kiousis. T.. Methymakis, K.. 7 July 2012. Goal News. Greek. 23 August 2012.
  4. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/944396/diamantopoylos-dietias-ston-apollona-smyrnis . el:Διαμαντόπουλος διετίας στον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης! . www.gazzetta.gr . Greek . 27 June 2016. 27 June 2016.
  5. News: http://www.metrosport.gr/article/ta-thelo-tou-diamantopoulou . el:Ο Διαμαντόπουλος εξηγεί τα θέλω του στο metrosport.gr . www.metrosport.gr . Greek . 29 June 2016. 29 June 2016.
  6. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1093048/hairetoyn-perogamvrakis-diamantopoylos . el:Χαιρετούν Περογαμβράκης-Διαμαντόπουλος!. 2017-06-07. el.
  7. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1109068/ypegrapse-o-diamantopoylos-akoloythoyn-akomi-treis . el:Υπέγραψε ο Διαμαντόπουλος!. 2017-07-12. el.
  8. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1160374/aris-kallithea-2-0 . el:Άρης- Καλλιθέα 2-0!. 2017-11-12. el.
  9. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1163087/ergotelis-aris-2-3-vid . el:Συγκλονιστική ανατροπή από τον Άρη!. 2017-11-19. el.
  10. Web site: Άρης 7 x 7, πέρασε κι από τη Δράμα . www.sport24.gr . 10 December 2017.
  11. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1185215/apollon-larisas-aris-0-2 . el:Απόλλων Λάρισας-Άρης 0-2!. 2018-01-14. el.
  12. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/football-league/article/1196476/panserraikos-aris-1-3 . el:Νίκη στο φινάλε για τον Άρη!. 2018-02-10. el.
  13. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1202656/aiginiakos-aris-1-4 . el:Αιγινιακός - Άρης 1-4!. 2018-02-25. el.
  14. News: Aris beat Kissamikos and maintain Football League's top spot. 2018-03-24. en.
  15. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/football-league/article/1219936/aris-panaigialeios-5-2 . el:Αρης-Παναιγιάλειος 5-2. 2018-04-15. el.
  16. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/football-league/article/1223446/aris-apollon-larisas-3-0 . el:Αρης-Απόλλων Λάρισας 3-0. 2018-04-25. el.
  17. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/football-league/article/1230551/sparti-aris-0-3-vid . el:Σπάρτη-Άρης 0-3 (vid). 2018-05-16. el.
  18. News: http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/kypello-elladas/article/1286943/aris-aittitos-spaton-2-1 . el:Άρης - Αήττητος Σπατών 2-1. 2018-10-31. el.
  19. Web site: Ατρόμητος - Άρης 4-2: Ματσάρα στο Περιστέρι, ξανά δεύτερη η αρμάδα του Κάναντι . www.sport24.gr . 9 December 2018.