Manolis Saliakas
{{Short description|Greek footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manolis Saliakas
| fullname = Emmanouil Saliakas
| image = Manolis Saliakas.jpg
| upright =
| caption = Saliakas in 2015 with Olympiacos U19s
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|09|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Heraklion, Crete, Greece
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = FC St. Pauli
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2013
| youthclubs1 = Ergotelis
| youthyears2 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs2 = Olympiacos
| years1 = 2014–2019
| clubs1 = Olympiacos
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → Karmiotissa (loan)
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = → Chania (loan)
| caps3 = 45
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Lamia
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2020–2022
| clubs5 = PAS Giannina
| caps5 = 66
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = FC St. Pauli
| caps6 = 90
| goals6 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013
| nationalteam1 = Greece U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = Greece U18
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam3 = Greece U19
| nationalcaps3 = 17
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2015–2018
| nationalteam4 = Greece U21
| nationalcaps4 = 15
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| nationalyears5 = 2021–
| nationalteam5 = Greece
| nationalcaps5 = 4
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 03:47, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2024
}}
Manolis Saliakas ({{langx|el|Μανώλης Σάλιακας}}; born 12 September 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/manolis-saliakas/268926/ | title=Manolis Saliakas | accessdate=29 August 2015}}
Club career
Saliakas began his football career attending the Ergotelis Youth Academy, the youth system of his local Super League Greece club Ergotelis. Already capped with the Greece U17 national team, he was spotted by Olympiacos' scouts, who arranged his transfer to the Super League champions in the winter of 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.athleticradio.gr/ergotelis/237241-apo-ton-ergoteli-ston-olumpiako-o-saliakas/| title=Aπό τον Εργοτέλη στον Ολυμπιακό ο Σάλιακας |language=Greek | accessdate=27 September 2017|date=30 January 2013}}
=Olympiacos=
Saliakas played little for Olympiacos and moved to Limassol-based side Karmiotissa on loan, who had been newly promoted to the Cypriot First Division. Having made 31 appearances, he returned to Greece joining Chania of the Football League Greece on a two-year loan. He scored seven goals in 50 games.
=Lamia=
On 12 July 2019, facing competition at Olympiacos for his playing position from Omar Elabdellaoui, Bruno Gaspar and Vasilis Torosidis, Saliakas moved to Lamia on a free transfer. He made 29 consecutive appearances in all competitions.
=PAS Giannina=
On 31 July 2020, he signed a contract with PAS Giannina in Ioannina.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=31 July 2020|title=ΚΑΛΩΣ ΟΡΙΣΕΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΗ ΣΑΛΙΑΚΑ|url=http://pasgiannina.gr/transfer/welcome-saliakas/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=8 December 2021|title=ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: Ο Μανώλης Σάλιακας τιμάει και το τελευταίο ψίχουλο από το ψωμί που τρώει|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/pas-giannina-o-manolis-saliakas-timaei-kai-to-teleytaio-psichoylo-apo-to-psomi-poy-troei.9452887.html|publisher=www.sport24.gr}} He played against Panathinaikos where he got into the semi-final of the Greek Cup in the season 2020–21.{{cite web |title=PAS Giannina FC 2 - 1 Panathinaikos FC |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/18/greece/cup/pas-giannina/panathinaikos-fc/3455533/ |website=www.soccerway.com |access-date= 16 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=Panathinaikos 1 - 2 PAS Giannina FC |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/18/greece/cup/pas-giannina/panathinaikos-fc/3455533/ |website=www.soccerway.com |access-date= 16 March 2021}} With PAS Giannina he achieved 6th place in the 2021–22 Super League Greece.
=FC St. Pauli=
In June 2022 Saliakas moved to FC St. Pauli.{{cite web|title=Vielen Dank für drei Jahre am Millerntor und alles Gute für die Zukunft, Rico!|url=https://www.fcstpauli.com/news/nach-drei-jahren-am-millerntor-der-fc-st-pauli-verabschiedet-rico-benatelli/|website=www.fcstpauli.com|publisher=FC St. Pauli|accessdate=3 June 2022|language=German|date=18 May 2022}}
International career
Saliakas made his debut for Greece national team on 3 June 2021 in a friendly against Belgium. He substituted Thanasis Androutsos in the 80th minute.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=600144|title=Belgium v Greece game report|date=3 June 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 9 November 2024}}
| 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 Cup, Cypriot Cup, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Olympiacos
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15
|Super League Greece |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015-16
|Super League Greece |0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| Karmiotissa (loan)
|30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Chania (loan)
|26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2018-19
|Football League |19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 49 | 6 | |||
| Lamia
|Super League Greece |24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|PAS Giannina
|Super League Greece |31 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2021-22
|Super League Greece |35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 1 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 72 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|St. Pauli
|33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2023-24
|2. Bundesliga |31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2024-25
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73 | 6 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 79 | 6 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!239 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 266 | 16 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played 11 June 2024}}{{NFT player|82731|access-date=17 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Greece
|2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 |
Honours
Olympiacos
FC St. Pauli
Individual
References
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{{FC St. Pauli squad}}
{{2021–22 Super League Greece Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saliakas, Manolis}}
Category:Footballers from Heraklion
Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Greece men's international footballers
Category:Greece men's youth international footballers
Category:Greece men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Super League Greece 2 players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Olympiacos F.C. players
Category:AO Chania F.C. players
Category:PAS Giannina F.C. players
Category:Greek expatriate men's footballers
Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany