Giannis Fetfatzidis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ioannis Fetfatzidis | ||
Date of birth | 21 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Drama, Greece | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | Olympiacos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Olympiacos | 53 | (5) |
2013–2015 |
Genoa | 36 | (4) |
2015 |
→ Chievo Verona (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Al-Ahli | 67 | (15) |
2018–2019 | Olympiacos | 9 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Aris | 45 | (7) |
2020–2022 | Al-Khor | 34 | (9) |
2022–2023 | Al-Sailiya | 7 | (1) |
2023 |
SPAL | 13 | (1) |
2023–2024 | APOEL | 6 | (0) |
2024– | Aris | 17 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2019 | Greece | 27 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 18 November 2019 (UTC) |
Giannis Fetfatzidis (
Early years
Fetfatzidis began playing football in the Vouliagmeni academies at the age of six, at Sourmena FC s academy and senior (amateur) team. Aged 12 he was spotted by coach Kostas Arzenis of the Olympiacos Academies. Although there was competition from AEK Athens and Panathinaikos, he finally joined Olympiacos who helped him with his growth hormone treatment.[1]
Club career
Olympiacos
Fetfatzidis made his debut with Olympiacos in the Greek championship during the
On 15 July 2010, in
In early September 2010, Olympiacos extended his contract until 2015, increasing his wages and putting a €12.5 million release clause on his contract.[2] On 23 November 2011, Fetfatzidis gave Olympiacos a 1–0 victory over Olympique de Marseille in the Champions League by scoring in the 82nd minute at the Stade Vélodrome, placing them in third place in Group F.[3]
Controversy followed the player in 2012. To everyone's surprise, despite helping Greece qualify for
To further confuse the issue, from the start of the 2012–13 season, despite an excellent 2012 pre-season, Fetfatzidis was again largely ignored at Olympiacos. The 2012–13 season proved a major disappointment as he was left out of Olympiacos' line-up regularly, clocking up just 12 league appearances. Despite that, the 22-year-old scored a sublime goal against
Genoa
In September 2013, Fetfatzidis joined Serie A club
He made his first appearance with the club on 21 September 2013 in a home 0–0 draw against
On 15 January 2015, Fetfatzidis rescued Genoa by scoring two goals in a thriller game with
On 31 January 2015,
Al-Ahli
On 30 July 2015, Fetfatzidis joined to Saudi Arabian club
On 6 November 2016, Fetfatzidis scored his first goal of the
With Al-Ahli, Fetfatzidis scored 21 goals in 100 appearances in all competitions, adding also 29 assists to his name[citation needed]. In May 2018, it was announced Fetfatzidis would leave the club after his three-year contract expired.[18]
Return to Olympiacos
On 30 May 2018, Fetfatzidis is set to make a return to Olympiacos after a five-year absence from the club. The Greek winger has agreed to terms with the Greek giants and is expected to put pen to paper in the next days on a new deal. Fetfatzidis will sign a three-year contract with annual earnings of €500,000.
Aris
On 2 February 2019,
On 1 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract renewal.[23]
On 15 September 2019, in a home match against Panathinaikos, Fetfatzidis made his best performance as an Aris player, scoring one goal and giving 2 assists, helping to a stunning 4–0 win.[24] On 8 December 2019, Fetfatzidis, who was arguably the game's best player, scored an added time equaliser to cap a fine individual performance and secure a valuable 2–2 away draw for Aris against Atromitos.[25]
On 9 January 2020,
In his first two matches, following his return, he scored in a 4–2 home defeat against Olympiacos[31] and in a 1–0 away win against OFI.[32]
Al-Khor SC
On 29 September 2020, Fetfatzidis joined Al-Khor SC a Qatari professional sports club for a transfer fee of €1.1 million. His contract, which ran until 2023, was worth €1.5 million per year.[33][34]
SPAL
On 22 January 2023, Fetfatzidis signed a 1.5-year contract with
APOEL
On 26 June 2023, Fetfatzidis will continue his career in Cyprus on behalf of APOEL, signing a two-year contract.[36] On 3 January 2024, Fetfatzidis was officially released from APOEL [37]
Second spell to Aris
On 4 January 2024, a day after his release from APOEL, Fetfatzidis signed a 1.5-year contract with Aris. [38]
International career
Fetfatzidis made his debut with Greece in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, participating in the 1–0 win over Latvia on 8 October 2010 at the G. Karaiskakis Stadium as an 82nd minute substitution for Sotiris Ninis. In the following game against Israel, he was substituted early for Ninis, who picked up an injury. On 9 February 2011, he scored his first goal for the national team at the AEL FC Arena in Larissa in a friendly match against Canada that Greece won 1–0.
Fetfatzidis scored his second and third goals for his country on 3 June against
Style of play
A skillful
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 January 2024[42]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Olympiacos | 2009–10 | Super League Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
2011–12 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
2012–13 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
2013–14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 53 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 74 | 8 | ||||
Genoa | 2013–14 | Serie A | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
2014–15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
Total | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||||
Chievo (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Al-Ahli
|
2015–16
|
Saudi Pro League | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |
2016–17 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 32 | 11 | |||
Total | 67 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 21 | ||
Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
Aris | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 5 | ||||
2020–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
Total | 45 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 56 | 7 | ||||
Al-Khor SC | 2020–21 | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
2021–22 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 1 | 22 | 8 | |||
Total | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 45 | 13 | |||
Al-Sailiya SC | 2022–23 | Qatar Stars League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
SPAL | 2022–23 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
APOEL | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 274 | 42 | 37 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 365 | 55 |
- Emir Cup
- Qatari Stars Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in Qatar Stars League relegation play-off
International
- As of 10 July 2019[43]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 9 February 2011 | Larissa, Greece | Canada | 1–0 | 1-0 | Friendly Match |
2. | 3 June 2011 | Piraeus, Greece | Malta | 1-0 | 3-1 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier |
3. | 3–1 |
Honours
Club
Olympiacos
Al-Ahli
- Saudi Pro League: 2015–16
- King Cup: 2016
- Saudi Super Cup: 2016
Individual
- Super League Greece Young Player of the Season: 2010–11
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2019–20[44]
- Aris Thessaloniki Player of the Season: 2019–20[45]
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External links
- Ioannis Fetfatzidis at Soccerway
- Ioannis Fetfatzidis – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Giannis Fetfatzidis – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ioannis Fetfatzidis at ESPN FC