Giorgos Kyriakopoulos

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Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
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Kyriakopoulos in 2022 with Sassuolo
Personal information
Full name Georgios Kyriakopoulos
Date of birth (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Patras, Greece
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Position(s) Left-back, Left-winger
Team information
Current team
Bologna
(on loan from Sassuolo)
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2011 Thyella Patras
2011–2013 Asteras Tripolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Asteras Tripolis 58 (4)
2015–2016 Ergotelis (loan) 12 (0)
2016 Lamia (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 Sassuolo (loan) 26 (0)
2020– Sassuolo 64 (2)
2023– Bologna (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2014 Greece U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Greece U19 13 (0)
2016–2018 Greece U21 6 (1)
2020– Greece 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Greek: Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος, born 5 February 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Italian Serie A club Bologna, on loan from Sassuolo. He represents the Greece national team.[2]

Club career

Early career

Kyriakopoulos was born in Patras, Greece. As a child he played for Thyella Patras until 2011. At the age of 14, he moved to Asteras Tripolis and was a key member of the U17 and U20 teams of the club.

Asteras Tripolis

His first professional contract with Asteras Tripolis signed it in 2013. He played as on loan at the Football League with Ergotelis and Lamia.

Loan to Ergotelis

On 13 August 2015, Kyriakopoulos moved to Ergotelis as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis.[3]

Loan to Lamia

On 26 January 2016, Kyriakopoulos moved to Lamia as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis.[4]

Loan to Sassuolo

On 2 September 2019, Kyriakopoulos moved to Sassuolo as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis, for an initial loan fee of €200,000 with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2020.[5]

Sassuolo

On 22 June 2020, Sassuolo have officially exercised their option to purchase defender Georgios Kyriakopoulos from Asteras Tripolis. The 24-year-old left-back had arrived last summer on loan for €200,000 with an option to buy for a further €1.2 million. During his debut Serie A season, Kyriakopoulos has so far made 17 appearances in the Neroverdi jersey and he also contributed with three assists.[6] On 23 May 2021, Kyriakopoulos scored his first goal in Serie A, with an amazing shot from 35 meters opening the score in the last matchday of 2020–21 season against Lazio, but he was sent off in the second half with a second yellow card. It was his first goal with the club in all competitions.[7] On 16 January 2022, he gave two assists in a 4–2 home loss against Hellas Verona.[8]

Loan to Bologna

On 31 January 2023, Kyriakopoulos moved on loan to Bologna, with an option to buy.[9]

International career

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Austria.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asteras Tripolis 2013–14 Super League Greece 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2014–15 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17 8 1 4 0 12 1
2017–18 18 2 3 0 21 2
2018–19 24 1 4 0 2 2 30 3
2019–20 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 58 4 14 2 2 2 0 0 74 6
Ergotelis (loan) 2015–16 Football League 12 0 4 0 16 0
Lamia (loan) 2015–16 Football League 13 0 0 0 13 0
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 26 0 0 0 26 0
2020–21 23 1 1 0 24 1
2021–22 29 0 2 0 31 0
2022–23 7 1 1 0 8 1
Total 85 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 89 2
Career total 168 6 22 0 2 2 0 0 192 8

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