Giorgos Merkis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgos Merkis | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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APOEL | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–2001 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2016 | Apollon Limassol | 252 | (17) |
| 2016– | APOEL | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Cyprus | 32 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015 |
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Giorgos Merkis (Greek: Γιώργος Μερκής) (born 30 July 1984) is a Cypriot international footballer who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division as a central defender.
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Career
Apollon Limassol
Merkis is a product of Apollon Limassol academies, making his first team debut during 2001–02 season at the age of 17. He spent the vast majority of his career with Apollon, where he managed to win one championship, two cups and one super cup. After fifteen years at the club, his contract was mutually terminated on 12 January 2016.[1]
APOEL
On 12 January 2016, Merkis signed an 18-month contract with fellow Cypriot First Division club APOEL.[2]
International career
Merkis made his international debut with Cyprus National Team on 1 March 2006, in friendly match against Armenia at Tsirion Stadium, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in Cyprus' 2–0 win. He scored his first goal on 16 November 2014, netting the opening goal in Cyprus' 5–0 home victory against Andorra for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[3]
Honours
References
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Giorgos Merkis – UEFA competition record
- Giorgos Merkis at Soccerway
- Giorgos Merkis at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Giorgos Merkis at footballzz.co.uk
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- Articles containing Greek-language text
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Limassol
- Greek Cypriot people
- Cypriot footballers
- Association football defenders
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- APOEL FC players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Cyprus international footballers
