Maria Kapnisi
{{short description|Greek footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Maria Kapnisi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|6|3}}{{cite web |title=Maria Kapnisi |url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/kapnisi-maria/jus1dTeS/ |website=flashscore.com |access-date=1 February 2024}}
| birth_place = Missolonghi, Greece
| currentclub = AEK
| clubnumber = 10
| position = Defender
| years1 = 2011–2018
| clubs1 = Messolonghi 2008
| years2 = 2018–2023
| clubs2 = Odysseas Moschatou
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| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = AEK
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| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam1 = Greece U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam2 = Greece U19
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021–
| nationalteam3 = Greece
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 1 February 2024{{cite web |title=Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Συνεχίζουν στον Οδυσσέα Μοσχάτου Μαρία Παπακώστα και Μαρία Καπνίση |url=https://kingsport.gr/podosfairo-gynaikon-synechizei-ston-odyssea-moschatou-i-maria-papakosta/ |website=kingsport.gr |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=1 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Το κορίτσι από το Μεσολόγγι που αγάπησε το ποδόσφαιρο |url=https://www.agrinioculture.gr/2014/09/26/koritsi-apo-mesolongi-pou-agapise-podosfero/ |website=agrinioculture.gr |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=1 February 2024}}
| ntupdate = 1 February 2024{{cite web |title=M. KAPNISI |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/maria-kapnisi/380193/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=1 February 2024}}
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Maria Kapnisi (born 3 June 1999) is a Greek footballer currently playing as a defender for AEK in the Greek A Division and the Greek national team.
Club career
=Messolonghi 2008=
In 2011, Maria Kapnisi started training with Messolonghi 2008, her hometown's first women's football club. She made few appearances for the first team as they were promoted from the Greek second and third tier. In 2017/18, she made 13 appearances and scored 2 goals in her first season in the Greek A Division.
=Odysseas Moschatou=
On September 8, 2018, Kapnisi joined A Division club AE Glyfadas,{{cite web |title=Mεσολόγγι: Πήρε μεταγραφή για την ΑΕ Γλυφάδας η ταλαντούχα Μαρία Καπνίση |url=https://sinidisi.gr/mesologgi-metagrafh-kapnish/#google_vignette |website=sinidisi.gr |date=8 September 2018 |access-date=12 February 2024}} which later moved and changed its name to Odysseas Moschatou.{{cite web |title=Οδυσσέας Μοσχάτου: Κράτησε τον Οδυσσέα και αντάλλαξε Γλυφάδα με Μοσχάτο |url=https://wsl.gr/podosfairo/odysseas-moschatoy-kratise-ton-odyssea-kai-antallaxe-glyfada-me-moschato/ |website=wsl.gr |date=27 June 2021 |access-date=12 February 2024}} She stayed for the next 5 seasons, helping the team reach 3rd place in their group in the 2020/21 season and avoid relegation in 2021/22, when she contributed 4 goals. In 2022/23, she was the top scorer of Odysseas with 8 goals,{{cite web |title=Ο Τελικός πίνακας των σκορερ της Α' Εθνικής 2022-2023 |url=https://www.womensfootball.gr/2023/06/21/%CE%BF-%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82-%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%81-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B1-%CE%B5%CE%B8-2/ |website=womensfootball.gr |access-date=12 February 2024}} but they were ultimately relegated to the Greek B Division during the play-out round.
=AEK=
On August 16, 2023, Kapnisi joined newly promoted AEK.
International career
Maria Kapnisi made her debut for the Greek U17 team on 27 September 2014 against Italy at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round. She also made appearances off the bench in the 2016 and 2017 editions.
She made her debut for the Greek U19 team on 8 September 2016 against Slovenia at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round. She also made appearances off the bench in the 2018 and 2019 editions.
She was called up by the senior team for the first time in 2021 for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification,{{cite web |title=Κλήσεις Εθνικής Γυναικών |url=https://www.epo.gr/News.aspx?a_id=50877&NewsType=22 |website=epo.gr |access-date=12 February 2024}} but she did not make her first appearance until 22 June 2022 during a friendly match against Portugal, when she came on as a substitute for Eirini Nefrou.{{cite web |title=#PORGRE (W) 4-0 |url=https://www.epo.gr/News.aspx?a_id=51548&NewsType=22 |website=epo.gr |access-date=12 February 2024}} Maria played her first full game for the national team a few months later in an 1–0 friendly win over Cyprus. She also made appearances off the bench in the 2023 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023/24 Nations League.
Honours
;Messolonghi 2008
- C Division (1): 2013/14
- B Division (1): 2016/17
References
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External links
- {{UEFA|250078041|accessdate=12 February 2024}}
- {{Flashscore|jus1dTeS|accessdate=12 February 2024}}
- {{Soccerway|380193}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapnisi, Maria}}
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Greek women's footballers
Category:Greece women's international footballers