Giannis Boutsakis Explained

Giannis Boutsakis
Fullname:Ioannis Boutsakis
Birth Date:8 February 1994
Birth Place:Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Currentclub:Giouchtas
Clubnumber:30
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2001–2012
Youthclubs1:Atsalenios
Years1:2012–2017
Years2:2017–2022
Caps2:115
Goals2:5
Years3:2022–
Clubs3:Chania
Caps3:23
Goals3:1
Pcupdate:16 June 2023

Giannis Boutsakis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γιάννης Μπουτσάκης; born 8 February 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League 2 club Giouchtas.

Career

Atsalenios

Born in Heraklion, Boutsakis began playing football at the age of 7, when his parents signed him up at the infrastructure segments of local club Atsalenios.[1] He was promoted to the senior squad in 2012, and stayed with the club until the summer of 2017, when he was transferred to Second Division club Ergotelis.[1]

Ergotelis

Boutsakis made his professional debut for Ergotelis as a starter in the club's first match of the season during a 2−0 Cup loss against Panserraikos on 18 September 2017.[2] He kept his place as a regular starter throughout the duration of the season, and was called up by the club's administration to sign a new three-year contract in June 2018.[3]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ergotelis2017–18Football League29020310
2018–1926161322
2019–20Superleague 216220182
2020–21262262
2021–22001010
Total9751111086
Career total9751111086

Personal life

In 2018, Boutsakis obtained a degree from the Department of Preschool Education of the University of Crete,[4] for which he received an honorary award during the 2018 Greek football PSAP awards.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Στον Εργοτέλη ο Μπουτσάκης (Greek) . 31 August 2017 . www.footballleaguenews.gr.
  2. Web site: Αναφορά Αγώνα: ΠΑΝΣΕΡΡΑΙΚΟΣ- ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ ~ Round 1 ~ 6ος ΟΜΙΛΟΣ Κυπέλλου (Greek) . 18 September 2017 . www.footballleaguenews.gr.
  3. Web site: Μπουτσάκης τριετίας! (Greek) . 13 June 2018 . www.capitano.gr.
  4. Web site: Γιάννης Μπουτσάκης: Ο δάσκαλος του Εργοτέλη (Greek) . 9 May 2018 . www.sport24.gr.
  5. Web site: Μπουτσάκης και Καϊπερς παρέλαβαν τα βραβεία τους (VIDEO) (Greek) . 12 February 2019 . Ergotelis FC.