Georgios Vagiannidis

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Georgios Vagiannidis

| image =

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| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|09|12}}

| birth_place = Athens, Greece

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Panathinaikos

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears1 = 2009–2019

| youthclubs1 = Panathinaikos

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Panathinaikos

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2020–2021

| clubs2 = Inter Milan

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = → Sint-Truiden (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years5 = 2021–

| clubs5 = Panathinaikos

| caps5 = 70

| goals5 = 2

| years4 = 2021–2022

| clubs4 = Panathinaikos B

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2017–2018

|nationalteam1 = Greece U17

|nationalcaps1 = 4

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2019

|nationalteam2 = Greece U19

|nationalcaps2 = 4

|nationalgoals2 = 1

|nationalyears3 = 2024–

|nationalteam3 = Greece

|nationalcaps3 = 4

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|club-update = 11 May 2025

|nationalteam-update = 23 March 2025

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Georgios Vagiannidis ({{langx|el|Γεώργιος Βαγιαννίδης}}; born 12 September 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.{{Cite web|url=https://sempreinter.com/2020/06/03/greek-media-report-panathinaikos-starlet-vagiannidis-to-sign-4-year-deal-with-inter/|title = Greek Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis to Sign 4 Year Deal with Inter|date = 3 June 2020}}

Club career

=Panathinaikos=

Vagiannidis plays mainly as a right-back and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. On 16 February 2020, Vagiannidis made his professional debut and scored his first goal, getting an assist as Panathinaikos beat Panetolikos 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium. In May 2020, Italian giants Inter expressed interest in acquiring the talented young player of Panathinaikos. The 18-year-old right-back had recently reached a verbal agreement with Panathinaikos to sign a new contract before talks were halted due to the Coronavirus pandemic.{{cite news|title=Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα" |url=https://www.to10.gr/podosfero/superleague/917163/ena-ekatommyrio-evro-inter-gia-vagiannidi-proorizete-gia-tin-proti-omada/ |language=Greek |date=15 May 2020}}

=Inter Milan=

On 5 June 2020, Vagiannidis has penned a four-year contract with Inter of Serie A. Inter will not need to negotiate with Panathinaikos to land Vagiannidis and will only have to pay a FIFA determined compensation amount of €400,000. The Greek full-back will reportedly earn around €300,000 per year in Milan.{{cite news|title=Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte |url=https://www.affaritaliani.it/sport/inter-ufficiale-vagiannidis-ecco-chi-e-l-uomo-che-ha-stregato-conte-676597.html |language=Italian |date=4 June 2020}}

==Loan to Sint-Truiden==

On 1 October 2020, Vagiannidis signed with Sint-Truiden on loan.{{cite press release|title=GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!|url=https://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/a-kern/georgios-vagiannidis-is-een-kanarie|language=nl|date=1 October 2020|access-date=3 October 2020|publisher=Sint-Truiden|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730204520/https://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/a-kern/georgios-vagiannidis-is-een-kanarie|url-status=dead}} On 3 February 2021, he made his debut with the new club in Belgian Cup against Lokeren-Temse at the Daknamstadion in the season 2020–21.{{cite web |title=Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/belgie/beker-van-belgie/kalender/1-16-finales/sv-temse/sint-truiden/live |website=www.voetbalkrant.com |date=3 February 2021 |access-date=3 February 2021}}

=Return to Panathinaikos=

On 3 September 2021, Panathinaikos officially announced the return of Georgios Vagiannidis, who signed on a free transfer, a four-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news|title=Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσαν την επιστροφή του Βαγιαννίδη οι πράσινοι |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/panathinaikos-anakoinosan-tin-epistrofi-toy-vagiannidi-oi-prasinoi.9343389.html |language=Greek |date=3 September 2021}} Towards the end of 2024 talks between him and the club have begun regarding a new contract signed until 2027.{{Cite news |last=GOULIS |first=KOSTAS |title=Panathinaikos: Towards an agreement with Vagiannidis for a new contract until 2027 |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/panathinaikos-odeyei-pros-symfonia-me-vagiannidi-gia-neo-symvolaio-eos-to-2027.10407156.html}}

International career

Vagiannidis made his debut for the Greece national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Finland at the Karaiskakis Stadium. He substituted Fotis Ioannidis in the 77th minute of Greece's 3–0 victory.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/698905/finland-greece|title=Greece v Finland game report|date=7 September 2024}}

Career statistics

=Club=

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
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 !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
Sint-Truiden (loan) \|2020–21 \|Belgian Pro League \|0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
Panathinaikos B \|2021–22 \|Super League Greece 2 \|13	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	0
rowspan="6"\|Panathinaikos \|2019–20 \|rowspan="5"\|Super League Greece \|1	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	1
2021–22 \|2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
2022–23 \|19	0	3	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	24	0
2023–24 \|22	1	6	1	9	0	colspan="2"\|—	37	2
2024–25 \|27	1	1	0	11	0	colspan="2"\|—	39	1
colspan="2"\|Total !71	3	11	1	22	0	0	0	104	4
colspan="3"\|Career total !84	3	12	1	22	0	0	0	118	4

Honours

;Panathinaikos

Greek Football Cup: 2021–22,{{Cite web |last=Georgakopoulos |first=George |date=22 May 2022 |title=Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/sports/1185019/panathinaikos-ends-eight-year-trophy-drought-lifting-the-greek-cup/ |access-date=31 January 2023 |website=Ekathimerini}} 2023–24