Marios Vrousai

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Marios Vrousai
Personal information
Full name Marios Vrousai
Date of birth (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Berat, Albania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
right-back
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
(on loan from Olympiacos)
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2015 Nafpaktiakos Asteras
2015–2018 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Olympiacos 56 (4)
2019–2020 → Willem II (loan) 37 (6)
2023
Olympiacos B
 3 (0)
2024– → Rio Ave (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Greece U19 10 (3)
2017–2020 Greece U21 10 (2)
2019– Greece 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Marius

right-back for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on loan from Super League Greece club Olympiacos. Born in Albania, he represents the Greece national team.[2]

Club career

Olympiacos

Vrousai made his

Super League
caps until the end of the season and was considered as one of the most talented players from the youth academy of the Greek club.

On 9 August 2018, he made his debut in the European competitions during the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against FC Luzern. Olympiacos got a 4–0 victory versus the Swiss team at Karaiskakis Stadium for the first leg of the round and Vrousai played as a late substitute for the last 12 minutes of the match. Portuguese manager Pedro Martins replaced Lazaros Christodoulopoulos with the 20-year-old Vrousai and gave him the chance for his first ever European appearance. On 19 December 2019, he scored an amazing long shot goal, the first of Olympiacos in the 1–2 road victory versus Aris Avato at Xanthi Ground for the last matchday of the Group Stage of the 2018–19 Greek Football Cup.

Loan to Willem II

On 16 January 2019, Vrousai hasn't been counted on by Pedro Martins, and he has been allowed to join Dutch club Willem II on loan, for the remainder of the season. In accordance with the agreement between Olympiacos and Willem II, Vrousai is set to stay on loan with the Dutch club until the completion of the 2019–20 season. If Willem II wish to sign Vrousai on a permanent basis, the release clause amounts to €1 million, while in the event Olympiacos wanted to end his loan prematurely this summer, they would have to pay the Eredivisie team a fee. A lot also depends on the player's personal wishes. Olympiacos would be able to re-sign Vrousai for €2 million in the future if Willem II activated the release clause of one million.[4]

On 20 January 2019, Marios Vrousai scored in his debut with Willem's jersey, sealing a 2–0 home win game against Breda after Vangelis Pavlidis assist.[5] On 2 February 2019, he scored after an assist from Daniel Crowley in a frustrating 1–2 home loss against FC Groningen.[6] On 24 February 2019, he opened the score with a header in a 2–1 home win game against AZ Alkmaar.[7]

On 18 August 2019, in the third game of the

Joel Drommel, after an assist from Freek Heerkens, sealing a vital 1–0 away win against FC Twente.[9] On 27 October 2019, Vrousai will be out of action for 4–6 weeks after being hit in the ankle during Willem's training.[10] On 23 November 2019, he returned to the squad, playing as a substitute in a vital away 3–3 draw against ADO Den Haag.[11]

Return to Olympiakos

On 12 February 2021, Vrousai signed a new contract with Olympiakos. The new contract of the 22-year-old midfielder will be completed in the summer of 2024. The young striker has been in the first team of Olympiakos since 2018 and during the 2020–21 season, he has managed to become an important part of them, after his return from Willem, having 21 appearances and 3 goals.

Loan to Rio Ave

In January 2024, Vrousai joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on loan for the remainder of the season.[12]

International career

On 29 August 2019, Vrousai was called up to the

Euro 2020 qualifiers against Finland and Liechtenstein.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 March 2023
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olympiacos 2017–18 Super League Greece 4 1 2 0 — 6 1
2018–19 Super League Greece 1 0 3 1 2 0 6 1
2020–21 Super League Greece 14 2 3 1 4 0 21 3
2021–22 Super League Greece 18 1 6 0 9 0 33 1
2022–23 Super League Greece 19 0 6 0 4 0 29 0
2023–24 Super League Greece 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Total 56 4 21 2 23 0 100 6
Willem II (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 16 4 2 0 — 18 4
2019–20 Eredivisie 21 2 2 0 — 23 2
Total 37 6 4 0 — 41 6
Rio Ave (loan) 2023–24 Primeira Liga 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 98 10 25 2 23 0 146 12
  1. ^ Includes Greek Football Cup, KNVB Cup

Honours

Olympiacos

References

  1. ^ Μάριους Βρουσάι slgr.gr
  2. ^ Marios Vrousai at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Willem II haalt Griekse aanvaller Marios Vrousai naar Tilburg". www.bd.nl. 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Γκολ στο ντεμπούτο του ο Βρουσάι!". www.novasports.gr. 20 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Willem vs Groningen 1-2". www.msn.com. 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Willem II vs AZ 2-1". www.nu.nl. 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Willem II trekt aan langste eind in waterballet tegen Fortuna Sittard". www.voetbalzone.nl. 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Dolend FC Twente blijft in vrije val na opnieuw pijnlijke avond". www.voetbalzone.nl. 19 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Τραυματίστηκε ο Βρουσάι – Χάνει Φινλανδία και Αρμενία". www.sport-fm.gr. 27 October 2019.
  11. ^ "ADO Den Haag vs Willem II 3-3". 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Rio Ave FC reforça-se com Maríous Vrousai" [Rio Ave FC strengthens with Maríous Vrousai] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  13. ^ "PAVLIDIS AND VROUSAI BOTH INCLUDED IN GREECE SQUAD". www.agonasport.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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