Charalampos Kostoulas
{{short description|Greek footballer (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Charalampos Kostoulas
|image =
|fullname = Charalampos Kostoulas
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|5|30|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|height = 1.85m
|currentclub = Olympiacos
|clubnumber = 84
|position = Forward
|youthyears1 = 2017–2019
|youthclubs1 = Agia Anna Volos
|youthyears2 = 2019–2024
|youthclubs2 = Olympiacos
|years1 = 2022–2024 |clubs1 = Olympiacos B
|caps1 = 22
|goals1 = 3
|years2 = 2024–
|clubs2 = Olympiacos
|caps2 = 22
|goals2 = 7
|nationalyears1 = 2023
|nationalteam1 = Greece U16
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 2
|nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
|nationalteam2 = Greece U17
|nationalcaps2 = 4
|nationalgoals2 = 1
|nationalyears3 = 2023–
|nationalteam3 = Greece U19
|nationalcaps3 = 6
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 2024–
|nationalteam4 = Greece U21
|nationalcaps4 = 2
|nationalgoals4 = 2
|club-update = 30 March 2025
|nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024
}}
Charalampos Kostoulas ({{langx|el|Χαράλαμπος Κωστούλας}}; born 30 May 2007) is a Greek footballer currently playing as a forward for Olympiacos.
Club career
Kostoulas started his career with Agia Anna Volos, before joining Olympiacos in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://regista.gr/charalabos-kostoulas-to-paraskinio-tis-metakinisis-apo-tin-agia-anna-ston-olybiako/|title=Χαράλαμπος Κωστούλας: Το παρασκήνιο της μετακίνησης από την Αγία Άννα στον Ολυμπιακό!|trans-title=Charalambos Kostoulas: The background of the move from Agia Anna to Olympiakos!|first=Kostas|last=Papageorgiou|date=2 February 2023|accessdate=1 April 2023|website=regista.gr|language=Greek}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/olympiakos-charalampos-kostoylas-to-protzekt.9916144.html|title=Ολυμπιακός: Χαράλαμπος Κωστούλας, το πρότζεκτ|trans-title=Olympiacos: Charalampos Kostoulas, the project|first=Manos|last=Navrozidis|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=1 April 2023|website=sport24.gr|language=Greek}} He progressed through the academy, notably scoring sixteen goals in fifteen appearances in the 2021–22 season, as his side went on to win the under-15 championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.almyros.gr/2022/04/06/protathlitis-soyper-ligk-k15-o-charalampos-kostoylas-skorare-16-fores-se-15-agwnes/|title=Πρωταθλητής Σούπερ Λιγκ Κ15 ο Χαράλαμπος Κωστούλας|trans-title=Charalambos Kostoulas is the U15 Super League champion|date=6 April 2022|accessdate=1 April 2023|website=almyros.gr|language=Greek}} He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.goalpost.gr/archives/229449|title=Επαγγελματίας στον Ολυμπιακό ο Χαράλαμπος Κωστούλας|trans-title=Charalambos Kostoulas is a professional at Olympiakos|date=29 September 2022|accessdate=1 April 2023|website=goalpost.gr|language=Greek}}
He made his debut for the Olympiacos B team on 24 January 2023, coming on as a substitute for Giannis Karakoutis in a 4–0 Super League Greece 2 win against Irodotos, becoming the youngest player in the history of the club to play professionally, beating the record held by Kyriakos Papadopoulos.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague-2/2190966/olympiakos-egrapse-istoria-haralampos-kostoylas-xeperase-ton-kyriako|title=Ολυμπιακός: Έγραψε ιστορία Χαράλαμπος Κωστούλας, ξεπέρασε τον Κυριάκο Παπαδόπουλο|trans-title=Olympiacos: Charalambos Kostoulas made history, surpassing Kyriakos Papadopoulos|first=Notis|last=Chalaris|date=24 January 2023|accessdate=1 April 2023|website=gazzetta.gr|language=Greek}}
International career
Kostoulas has represented Greece at under-21 level.{{WorldFootball.net|charalampos-kostoulas}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 6 February 2025}}{{Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Greek Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Olympiacos
|22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
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Honours
=Individual=
- Super League Greece 2 Young Player of the Season: 2023–24
- Super League Greece Player of the Month: December 2024{{Cite web|url=https://www.slgr.gr/el/article/stoiximan-player-of-the-month-tou-dekembriou-o-kharalampos-kostoulas/|title=Stoiximan Player of the Month του Δεκεμβρίου o Χαράλαμπος Κωστούλας|date=9 January 2025|website=slgr.gr|lang=el|location=Online}}
Personal life
Hailing from a footballing family, Kostoulas is the son of former Greek international footballer Athanasios Kostoulas, while his brother, Konstantinos, plays for Rio Ave on loan from Olympiacos.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Olympiacos F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kostoulas, Charalampos}}
Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Greece men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Super League Greece 2 players
Category:Olympiacos F.C. players
Category:Olympiacos F.C. B players
Category:Super League Greece players