Andreas Bouchalakis

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Andreas Bouchalakis
Bouchalakis with Nottingham Forest in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andreas Bouchalakis[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hertha BSC
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2011 Ergotelis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Ergotelis 71 (7)
2014–2017 Olympiacos 22 (2)
2017–2018 Nottingham Forest 21 (2)
2018–2023 Olympiacos 119 (8)
2023Konyaspor (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Hertha BSC 19 (1)
International career
2012–2013 Greece U19 9 (0)
2013–2014 Greece U20 7 (1)
2013–2016 Greece U21 9 (1)
2017– Greece 44 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Greece
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2012 Estonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC).

Andreas Bouchalakis (

central midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Greece national team
.

Club career

Ergotelis

Bouchalakis started his football career attending the Ergotelis Academy, the youth system of his local Superleague club Ergotelis. His performances with the club's youth teams in the Greek Superleague Youth Leagues led the club's board of directors to promote him to the first team on 19 May 2011, when he signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 18.[2] He eventually made his debut on 11 December 2011, in a game against Doxa Drama.[3]

During the summer of 2012, Bouchalakis earned the trust of manager

Football League and Greek Cup
competitions and managing to score 6 goals while dishing out two assists.

After Bouchalakis' and

2013–14 Superleague season in order for them to receive substantial playing time in top-flight in a familiar environment.[6] Bouchalakis contributed to Ergotelis' all-time best (at the time) 7th-place finish with 30 caps and 2 goals. He returned to Olympiacos
in the summer of 2014 to earn a spot in the champions' roster for next season.

Olympiacos

Bouchalakis scored from long distance in a 3–0 win against

On the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Bouchalakis tried his best to convince his coach Marco Silva to stay in the club.[8] His contract was extended in 2016 until the summer of 2020.[9]

Nottingham Forest

After a trial in pre-season, Bouchalakis signed a 3-year contract with EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest in July 2017. As Forest and Olympiacos had the same owner, there was no transfer fee.[10] He scored twice on his league debut as Forest won 4–3 away to Brentford on 12 August.[11] He played regularly in the first half of the season but lost his place under new manager Aitor Karanka.[12]

Return to Olympiacos

Bouchalakis rejoined Olympiacos in July 2018.[

2019–20 playoffs with an undefeated 26 matches' record. It was his first goal for the season.[15]

Hertha BSC

On 31 August 2023, Bouchalakis signed a two-year contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 March 2024[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ergotelis 2011–12 Super League Greece 2 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 Super League Greece 2 39 6 1 0 40 6
2013–14 Super League Greece 30 2 1 0 31 2
Total 71 8 2 0 73 8
Olympiacos 2014–15 Super League Greece 9 1 6 1 1[a] 0 16 2
2015–16 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
2016–17 8 0 5 0 4[b] 0 17 0
Total 22 2 12 1 5 0 39 3
Nottingham Forest 2017–18 Championship 21 2 1 0 3 0 25 2
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 18 1 3 0 9[c] 1 30 2
2019–20 33 1 3 0 16 0 52 1
2020–21 30 3 7 1 12 1 49 5
2021–22 28 2 4 0 10 0 42 2
2022–23 3 1 2 0 9 0 14 1
Total 112 8 19 1 56 2 187 11
Konyaspor (Ioan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 12 0 0 0 12 0
Hertha BSC 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 19 1 2 0 21 1
Career total 257 21 36 2 3 0 61 2 356 25
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 21 November 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece 2018 4 0
2019 6 0
2020 5 0
2021 11 0
2022 9 1
2023 7 1
Total 42 1
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giakoumakis goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Giorgos Giakoumakis
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 March 2022
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
, Romania
 Romania 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

International

Greece U19

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Greece" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ Επαγγελματίας ο Μπουχαλάκης [Bouchalakis a professional] (in Greek). Athletic Radio 104.2. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Ο ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΜΠΟΥΧΑΛΑΚΗΣ ΣΤΟ ERGOTELIS.GR" [Andreas Bouchalakis] (in Greek). ergotelis.gr. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Υπογράφει στον Ολυμπιακό ο Μπουχαλάκης". sport24.gr. 22 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Επένδυση με Μπουχαλάκη στο λιμάνι". betarades.gr. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Εργοτέλης: Επιστροφή για Μπουχαλάκη, Τζανακάκη". onsports.gr. 10 July 2013.
  7. ^ "International... legendary goal!". olympiacos.org. 4 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Μπουχαλάκης: "Προσπαθώ να τον κερδίσω"". sportbet24.gr. 20 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Fortounis and Bouchalakis extend their contracts with Olympiakos". sdna.gr. 3 June 2016.
  10. ^ Taylor, Paul (27 July 2017). "Andreas Bouchalakis completes permanent move to Nottingham Forest from Olympiacos". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Brentford 3–4 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  12. ^ Clapson, Sarah (20 June 2018). "Midfielder Andreas Bouchalakis set to leave Nottingham Forest". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Burnley on the back foot after tough night in Greece". The Irish Times. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  14. ^ a b "A. Bouchalakis". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Ολυμπιακός – Παναιτωλικός 2-0". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Hertha BSC sign Andreas Bouchalakis". Hertha BSC. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  17. ^ Andreas Bouchalakis at Soccerway
  18. ^ "Andreas Bouchalakis". superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Andreas Bouchalakis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11αδα του ελληνικού πρωταθλήματος! (pic) | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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