Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
{{short description|Greek footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
| image = Giorgos Kyriakopoulos Match Football Spezia Calcio x US Sassuolo Calcio Stade Alberto Picco - La Spezia (IT42) - 2022-08-27 - 6 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kyriakopoulos with Sassuolo in 2022
| full_name = Georgios Kyriakopoulos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|02|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Patras, Greece
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Panathinaikos
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011
| youthclubs1 = Thyella Patras
| youthyears2 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs2 = Asteras Tripolis
| years1 = 2013–2020
| clubs1 = Asteras Tripolis
| caps1 = 58
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = → Ergotelis (loan)
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → Lamia (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → Sassuolo (loan)
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2024
| clubs5 = Sassuolo
| caps5 = 64
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → Bologna (loan)
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = → Monza (loan)
| caps7 = 28
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024–2025
| clubs8 = Monza
| caps8 = 34
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = Panathinaikos
| goals9 = 0 | caps9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Greece U18
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Greece U19
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam3 = Greece U21
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2020–
| nationalteam4 = Greece
| nationalcaps4 = 8
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 18:34, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:00, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
}}
Giorgos Kyriakopoulos ({{langx|el|Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος}}, born 5 February 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left wing-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.
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.[https://www.dokari.gr/sports/podosfairo/story/28249/episima-sto-irakleio-o-kyriakopoylos Επίσημα στο Ηράκλειο ο Κυριακόπουλος];Received 13 August 2015
==Loan to Lamia==
On 26 January 2016, Kyriakopoulos moved to Lamia as a loanee from Asteras Tripolis.[http://www.arcadiasports.gr/index.php/football/34473-sti-lamia-o-kyriakopoulos Στη Λαμία θα συνεχίσει την καριέρα του ο Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος, με τη μορφή δανεισμού από τον Αστέρα.];Received 26 January 2016
==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.[https://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/AsterasTripolis/asteras-tripolhs-sth-sasoyolo-o-kyriakopoylos.5588715.html Αστέρας Τρίπολης: Στη Σασουόλο ο Κυριακόπουλος];Received 2 September 2019
=Sassuolo=
On 22 June 2020, Sassuolo have officially exercised their option to purchase defender 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.[http://www.arcadiaspot.gr/2020/06/apo-ton-astera-tripolis-stin-italiki-us-sassuolo-o-kuriakopoulos.html Από τον Αστέρα Τρίπολης στην ιταλική U.S. Sassuolo ο Κυριακόπουλος]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629231828/http://www.arcadiaspot.gr/2020/06/apo-ton-astera-tripolis-stin-italiki-us-sassuolo-o-kuriakopoulos.html |date=29 June 2020 }}. Received 22 June 2020. 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.[https://www.sport24.gr/football/kyriakopoylos-vernte-ektos-eyropis-roma-moyrinio.9240521.html Κυριακόπουλος και Βέρντε απειλούν να αφήσουν εκτός Ευρώπης τη Ρόμα του Μουρίνιο]. Received 23 May 2021. On 16 January 2022, he gave two assists in a 4–2 home loss against Hellas Verona.[https://football-italia.net/serie-a-sassuolo-2-4-verona-barak-hat-trick-hero-for-hellas/ Sassuolo 2–4 Verona: Barak hat-trick hero for Hellas]. Received 16 January 2022.
==Loan to Bologna==
On 31 January 2023, Kyriakopoulos moved on loan to Bologna, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Bologna F.C. 1909|url=https://www.bolognafc.it/georgios-kyriakopoulos-al-bologna/|title=Georgios Kyriakopoulos al Bologna|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=it}}
==Loan to Monza==
On 28 July 2023, Kyriakopoulos was loaned out to fellow Serie A side Monza for one year, with a conditional obligation to buy.{{Cite web |date=28 July 2023 |title=Georgios Kyriakopoulos è biancorosso |url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/kyriakopoulos-nuovo-acquisto-ac-monza-il-comunicato/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |website=AC Monza |language=it}}
=Panathinaikos=
On 6 June 2025, Kyriakopoulos returned to Greece, signing a four-year contract with Panathinaikos.{{Cite web |date=6 June 2025 |title=Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Γιώργος Κυριακόπουλος |url=https://www.pao.gr/transfers/ston-panathinaiko-o-giorgos-kyriakopoulos/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=pao.gr |language=el}}
International career
Kyriakopoulos made his national team debut on 7 October 2020, in a friendly against Austria.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=573995|title=Austria v Greece game report|date=7 October 2020}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|giorgos-kiriakopoulos/308326}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Greek Football Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Asteras Tripolis
|rowspan="6"|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 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19
|24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2019–20
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 6 | |
| Ergotelis (loan)
|12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lamia (loan)
|Football League |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Sassuolo
|rowspan="4"|Serie A |26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!90 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 | |
| Bologna (loan)
|Serie A |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 0 | ||
| Monza (loan)
|Serie A |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="2"|Monza
|Serie A |34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 36 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!247 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 274 | 11 |
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{UEFA player|250073023}}
- {{Soccerbase|62155}}
- {{ESPN FC|213207}}
{{Panathinaikos FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyriakopoulos, Giorgos}}
Category:Footballers from Patras
Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
Category:Ergotelis F.C. players
Category:PAS Lamia 1964 players
Category:US Sassuolo Calcio players
Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Football League (Greece) players
Category:Greece men's youth international footballers
Category:Greece men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Greece men's international footballers
Category:Greek expatriate men's footballers
Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy