Dimitrios Limnios
{{short description|Greek footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dimitris Limnios
| image = Dimitris Limnios.jpg
| caption = Limnios with PAOK in 2017
| fullname = Dimitrios Limnios
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|05|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Volos, Greece
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Panathinaikos
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2002–2012
| youthclubs1 = Niki Volos
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs2 = Atromitos
| years1 = 2014–2017
| clubs1 = Atromitos
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = PAOK
| caps2 = 76
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = 1. FC Köln
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = → Twente (loan)
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Panathinaikos
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Greece U16
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Greece U17
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2017
| nationalteam3 = Greece U19
| nationalcaps3 = 15
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam4 = Greece U21
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| nationalyears5 = 2018–
| nationalteam5 = Greece
| nationalcaps5 = 26
| nationalgoals5 = 3
| club-update = 12 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2024
}}
Dimitris Limnios ({{langx|el|Δημήτρης Λημνιός}}; born 27 May 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dimitris-limnios/379121/|title=greece - D. Limnios - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com |access-date=3 December 2016}}
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Volos, Limnios started his football career at home-town club Niki Volos, before joining the youth academy of Atromitos in 2012.{{cite news |date=26 December 2015 |title=Dimitris Limnios: 1998 - Grecia - Generazione di Talenti |language=it |trans-title=Dimitris Limnios: 1998 - Greece - Generazione di Talenti |publisher=Generazione di Talenti |url=http://www.generazioneditalenti.it/dimitris-limnios-1998-grecia/ |access-date=3 December 2016 |archive-date=12 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712114826/http://www.generazioneditalenti.it/dimitris-limnios-1998-grecia/ |url-status=dead }}
=Atromitos=
In 2014, Limnios was called up to the Atromitos first team. At the age of 16, on 16 October 2014, he made his Super League Greece debut against Ergotelis at Peristeri Stadium, replacing Andreas Tatos in the 84th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/25/greece/super-league/pae-aps-atromitos-athens/ergotelis/1739165/|title=Atromitos vs. Ergotelis - 25 October 2014 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com |access-date=3 December 2016}} He became the third-youngest player to ever appear in the Greek top-tier (after Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Kostas Antoniou); he later made his European debut against AIK in the Europa League second qualifying round.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
On 4 December 2016, Limnios scored his first goal for Atromitos in a 2–1 away league win over AEL.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/04/greece/super-league/ae-larisa/pae-aps-atromitos-athens/2361812/|title = Larissa vs. Atromitos - 4 December 2016 - Soccerway}}
=PAOK=
On 6 April 2017, Atromitos announced that they had reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Limnios to fellow Greek club PAOK, starting from the 2017–18 season, for a reported fee of €900,000 and a 15% sell-on clause on future sales.{{cite web |title=Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Λημνιός! |url=http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/podosfairo/paiktis-tou-paok-o-limnios/3347109 |access-date=6 April 2017 |publisher=www.sport-fm.gr}}{{cite web |title=Ο ΠΑΟΚ που πήρε αυτό που ήθελε και ο Λημνιός |url=http://www.contra.gr/Columns/Comment/antonis-tsakaleas/o-paok-poy-phre-ayto-poy-hthele-kai-o-lhmnios.4612514.html |access-date=6 April 2017 |publisher=www.contra.gr}}
On 20 August 2017, Limnios made his debut for PAOK, starting in a goalless away draw against Levadiakos.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/20/greece/super-league/levadiakos-fc/paok-fc/2560501/|title = Levadiakos vs. PAOK - 20 August 2017 - Soccerway}} On 29 November, he scored his first goal in a 5–0 away Greek Cup win against Aiginiakos.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} On 8 August 2018, he scored a goal in a 3–2 home win over Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.{{cite news |title=Μεγάλη Ανατροπή για τον ΠΑΟΚ 3-2 επί της Σπάρτακ στη Τούμπα |url=https://www.voria.gr/article/live-apo-tin-toumpa-i-megali-anametrisi-paok-vs-spartak |publisher=www.voria.gr |date=8 August 2018 |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912045317/http://www.voria.gr/article/live-apo-tin-toumpa-i-megali-anametrisi-paok-vs-spartak |url-status=dead }} On 29 October, he scored just 30 seconds after replacing Diego Biseswar in the second-half of a 2–0 home win over Panathinaikos.{{cite news|title=ΠΑΟΚ – Παναθηναϊκός 2-0: Ο επίδοξος πρωταθλητής "φρέναρε" το "τριφύλλι" |url=https://www.onsports.gr/podosfairo/superleague/story/610919/paok-panathinaikos-2-0-o-epidoxos-protathlitis-frenare-to-trifylli |publisher=www.onsports.gr |date=30 October 2018}}
On 29 August 2019, he scored a goal in a 3–2 win over Slovan Bratislava in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League play-offs; however, Slovan progressed on away goals due to the final 3–3 score on aggregate.{{cite web |url=https://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/paok-dumped-out-of-europe |title=PAOK dumped out of Europe |first=Graham |last=Wood |website=Agonasport |date=29 August 2019 |access-date=30 August 2019}}
=1. FC Köln=
On 7 September 2020, 1. FC Köln reached an agreement with PAOK to sign Limnios on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €3.3 million. The Greek Super League side also obtained a 15% sell-on clause of any future transfer.{{cite news|title=Limnios reist wegen Corona-Infektion verspätet nach Köln |url=https://www.kicker.de/limnios-reist-wegen-corona-infektion-verspaetet-nach-koeln-783973/artikel |publisher=Kicker |date=7 September 2020 |language=de}} Köln officially announced the arrival of Limnios two weeks later.{{cite press release|title=DIMITRIS LIMNIOS UNTERSCHREIBT BEIM FC |url=https://fc.de/de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/dimitris-limnios-unterschreibt-beim-fc/ |publisher=1. FC Köln |date=21 September 2020 |language=de}}
In August 2021, Limnios was sent out on a season-long loan to Dutch club Twente.{{cite web |title=Bundesliga {{!}} 1. FC Köln verleiht Dimitris Limnios an den FC Twente |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/1-fc-koln-dimitris-limnios-fc-twente-enschede-leihe-wechsel-transfer-16768 |website=Bundesliga |access-date=6 August 2021 |language=de |date=6 August 2021}} On 23 September 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 home league win over AZ Alkmaar.{{cite press release|title=FC Twente vs AZ Alkmaar 3-1 |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/football/eredivisie/fc-twente-az-1961641/ |publisher=uk.sports.yahoo.com |date=23 September 2021 |language=en}} He scored eight goals and two assists in 33 appearances for Twente.
On 25 February 2023, he returned to action with Köln's reserve team, eight and a half months after suffering an ACL injury.{{cite web |title=Ο Δημήτρης Λημνιός επέστρεψε στη δράση 8,5 μήνες μετά τη ρήξη χιαστού |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/o-dimitris-limnios-epestrepse-sti-drasi-8-5-mines-meta-ti-rixi-chiastoy.9954878.html |website=www.sport24.gr |access-date=27 February 2023 |language=el |date=25 February 2023}}
= Panathinaikos =
On 29 December 2023, Limnios joined Greek Super League club Panathinaikos on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2027.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2023 |title=Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Δημήτρης Λημνιός |url=https://www.pao.gr/transfers/ston-panathinaiko-o-dimitris-limnios/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=ΠΑΕ ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ |language=el}}{{Cite web |last=Zimmermann |first=Simon |date=29 December 2023 |title=Offiziell: Erster Winter-Abgang beim 1. FC Köln |url=https://www.90min.de/posts/bericht-erster-winter-abgang-beim-1-fc-koln |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=90min.de |language=de-DE}}
On 21 February 2024, Limnios scored a goal in the 120+9 minute to force the Greek Cup semifinal against PAOK to go to penalties, where Panathinaikos ended up winning and advancing to the final.
International career
Limnios has represented his country at various age groups. He was capped for Greece at Under-19 level. It was while on international duty, scoring a hat-trick against Moldova U19, that he was spotted by U.C. Sampdoria. He visited the Serie A club for a week's training in 2014.
He was a member of Greece U17 national team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In the competition, he played nine games and scored two goals including qualification round.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/teams/players/250078002--dimitris-limnios/|title=Under-17 - Dimitris Limnios – UEFA.com|website=UEFA|access-date=3 December 2016}} Since March 2016, he has been member of Greece national under-19 football team and played in 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250078002--dimitris-limnios/|title=Under-19 - Dimitris Limnios – UEFA.com|website=UEFA|access-date=3 December 2016}} On 16 March 2018, he called up to the Greece national team by Michael Skibbe for the friendly match against Switzerland on 23 March 2018.
On 15 November 2019, Limnios scored the only goal of the game after 35 minutes of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Armenia.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2026098--armenia-vs-greece/?referrer=%2Feuropean-qualifiers%2Fseason%3D2020%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2001086%2Fmatch%3D2026098%2F |title= Armenia vs Greece 0-1 |website=UEFA|date=15 November 2019}} On 9 June 2022, Limnios at the last minute of a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game against Cyprus suffered a cruciate ligament rupture, and according to doctors' estimations will be out for at least six to seven months.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada-kypros-sok-sto-90-me-ton-traymatismo-toy-limnioy-oi-diethneis-koitoysan-tin-othoni.9661166.html |title= Ελλάδα - Κύπρος: Σοκ στο 90' με τον τραυματισμό του Λημνιού, οι διεθνείς κοιτούσαν την οθόνη |website=www.sport24.gr|date=9 June 2022}}
Personal life
Limnios' father, Stelios, played for Niki Volos. His mother is named Aide-Silva Barreto and is from Bahia, Brazil.[http://www.paok24.com/blog/paok24/108033/o-vrazilianos-apo-ton-volo paok24.gr Ο... Βραζιλιάνος από τον Βόλο]
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|22 December 2024. (UTC).}}
| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Greek Football Cup, DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Atromitos
|rowspan="3"|Super League Greece |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| rowspan="5"|PAOK
|rowspan="4"|Super League Greece |21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2019–20
|35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2020–21
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!76 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 112 | 10 | |
| rowspan="2"|1. FC Köln
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| FC Twente (loan)
|33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 8 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Panathinaikos
|rowspan="2"|Super League Greece |12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!178||14||40||4||20||2||238||20 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
:Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Limnios goal.{{NFT|71142|accessdate=20 November 2019}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Dimitris Limnios | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 15 November 2019 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | {{fb|ARM}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 6 September 2020 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | {{fb|KOS}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| align="center"|3 | 9 June 2022 | Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece | {{fb|CYP}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
PAOK
Panathinaikos
Individual
References
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External links
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- {{UEFA player|250078002}}
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