Mattheos Maroukakis Explained

Mattheos Maroukakis
Birth Date:1990 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Position:Centre forward
Youthyears1:2005–2007
Youthclubs1:Keravnos Agios Dimitrios
Years1:2007–2013
Clubs1:Kallithea
Caps1:143
Goals1:35
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Panionios
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Ionikos
Caps3:13
Goals3:3
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:Panachaiki
Caps4:29
Goals4:11
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:AEL
Caps5:34
Goals5:13
Years6:2017
Clubs6:Trikala
Caps6:4
Goals6:1
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:Asteras Amaliada
Caps7:21
Goals7:11
Years8:2018–2019
Clubs8:Aittitos Spata
Caps8:9
Goals8:3
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Panargiakos
Years10:2019–2022
Clubs10:Kallithea
Caps10:23
Goals10:10
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Greece U19
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2011–2012
Nationalteam2:Greece U21
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:13 March 2022

Mattheos Maroukakis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ματθαίος Μαρουκάκης; born 4 January 1990) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.[1]

Early years

Maroukakis was born in Athens but was raised in Lemnos. He made his first football steps in the local amateur side Keravnos Agios Dimitrios. Unlike other children starting at an early age their involvement with football, he decided to begin in the age of 12! In the summer of 2007, aged 17, he went to Athens to study computer developing and started training with the youth squad of Kallithea in order not to completely lose contact with football, as a student. He started as a centre back but later he decided to play as a forward. A year later, on 1 July 2008, he signed a five-year professional contract and moved to the first squad.[2]

Career

He played in Kallithea for almost 6 years making a total of 143 appearances and scored 35 goals. On 1 July 2013, he moved to Super League club Panionios where he had in fact minimum participation (his first out of 3 appearances was on 18 August 2013 against OFI in the Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium) so on 2 January 2014, he moved to Gamma Ethniki club Ionikos. In the summer of 2014 he moved to Patras based Football League club Panachaiki where he had a full season with 29 appearances and 11 goals. On 31 July 2015 he signed a three-year contract with AE Larissa where he had an excellent beginning scoring 7 goals in the first 8 league games. At the end of season, he celebrated the championship as the club promoted to Super League. On 31 December 2016, Maroukakis left the team by mutual agreement. On 2 January 2017 he joined Trikala.[3] After only two months he terminated his contract stating personal problems.

On 9 September 2018, he joined Aittitos Spata, ahead of the 2018–19 season.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: sportime.gr. 29 June 2019. Καλλιθέα: Και επίσημα ο Μαρουκάκης. 31 July 2020. sportime.gr. el.
  2. Web site: pamesports.gr. Ο άγνωστος κύριος Μαρουκάκης (Greek). 11 January 2013. 31 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20130203190629/http://www.pamesports.gr/170439/o-agnwstos-kyrios-maroykakhs. 3 February 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Ποδόσφαιρο - Νέα, Αγώνες, Αποτελέσματα | gazzetta.gr.
  4. News: Επίσημα στον Αήττητο Σπάτων ο Μαρουκάκης (pic). 9 September 2018. el.