Michalis Boukouvalas

{{short description|Greek former professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Michalis Boukouvalas

| fullname = Michail Boukouvalas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Agrinio, Greece

| height = {{height|meters=1.70}}

| currentclub =

| position = Right–back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2004–2007 | clubs1 = Panetolikos | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2007–2010 | clubs2 = Larissa | caps2 = 43 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = Trikala | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = Kerkyra | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013–2016 | clubs5 = Iraklis | caps5 = 91 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016–2020 | clubs6 = PAS Giannina | caps6 = 86 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020–2023 | clubs7 = Veria | caps7 = 62 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = Trikala | caps8 = ? | goals8 = ?

| years9 = 2024 | clubs9 = Makedonikos | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Greece U19

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam2 = Greece U21

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 4 December 2024

| ntupdate = 10 June 2016

}}

Michalis Boukouvalas ({{langx|el|Μιχάλης Μπουκουβάλας}}; born 14 January 1988) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right–back. He has also been capped for Greece at youth level.

Club career

In 2007, he was transferred to Larissa, after playing with Panetolikos for three years.{{cite web | url=http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Europe/Euro/article992760.ece | title=Η Εθνική Νέων στο "μικροσκόπιο" | publisher=contra.gr | date=15 July 2007 | accessdate=15 June 2015 | author=Michalakos, Dimitris | language=Greek}} In August 2011 he signed for Kerkyra.{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Kerkyra/phre-mpoykoyvala-perimenei-metin.1322606.html | title=Πήρε Μπουκουβάλα, περιμένει Μετίν | publisher=sport24.gr | date=8 August 2011 | accessdate=15 June 2015 | language=Greek}} On 23 July 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Iraklis.{{cite web|url=http://www.fciraklis.gr/nea/press/item/591-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7-%CE%BF-%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%82 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726095141/http://www.fciraklis.gr/nea/press/item/591-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7-%CE%BF-%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%82 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2013 |title=Παίκτης του ΗΡΑΚΛΗ ο Μπουκουβάλας |publisher=Iraklis FC Official |date=23 July 2013 |accessdate=26 July 2013 }} He made his debut for his new club in an away 3–2 loss against Kavala.{{cite web|publisher=BlueArena.gr |url=http://bluearena.gr/index.php/component/content/article/23084-tragikos-amyntika-hraklhs-apogohteyse-sthn-kavala |script-title=el:Τραγικός αμυντικά Ηρακλής απογοήτευσε στην Καβάλα |date=30 September 2013 |accessdate=6 January 2014 |language=Greek |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106182154/http://bluearena.gr/index.php/component/content/article/23084-tragikos-amyntika-hraklhs-apogohteyse-sthn-kavala |archivedate=6 January 2014 }} On 14 June 2015, Boukouvalas penned a three-year contract with Iraklis.{{cite web | url=http://fciraklis.gr/gia-tria-chronia-o-boukouvalas/ | title=Για τρία χρόνια ο Μπουκουβάλας | publisher=Iraklis FC | date=14 June 2015 | accessdate=15 June 2015 | language=Greek}}

On 3 August 2016, he signed a two-year contract with PAS Giannina.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pasgiannina.gr/articles/anakoinose_pae_pas_giannina_1966_81|title=Aνακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ 1966 (greek)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829060704/http://www.pasgiannina.gr/articles/anakoinose_pae_pas_giannina_1966_81|archivedate=29 August 2016}} On 11 May 2018 he extended his contract with the club till the summer of 2020 for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web | url=http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/465562/boukouvalas-and-peristeridis-extended-their-contracts-pas-giannina | title=Boukouvalas and Peristeridis renew their contracts with PAS Giannina | publisher=sdna.gr | date=11 May 2018}}

International career

Boukouvalas is a former member of Greece U-19. He was a starter in all five games of the Greek team that reached the final during the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

On 19 May 2016, was called up to the senior squad for the friendly matches against Australia on 4 and 7 June 2016.[http://www.skai.gr/news/sports/article/315235/ethniki-bakasetas-kai-boukouvalas-stis-kliseis-gia-australia/ Εθνική: Μπακασέτας και Μπουκουβάλας στις κλήσεις για Αυστραλία]