Stelios Kitsiou
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stylianos Kitsiou[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ankaragücü | ||
Number | 70 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2012 | PAOK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2019 | PAOK | 103 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2019 | → Ankaragücü (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Ankaragücü | 61 | (3) |
2021–2023 | Gaziantep | 52 | (1) |
2023– | Ankaragücü | 30 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Greece U19 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Greece U21 | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Greece | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015 |
Stelios Kitsiou (Greek: Στέλιος Κίτσιου; born 28 September 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.
Early life
Born in Thessaloniki, Kitsiou started out playing for local teams and he joined Pavlos Melas at the age of 14. Having had trials with PAOK and Aris, he chose to join PAOK U20s, being discreetly influenced by his family. In PAOK U20s he got to feature in all positions except for goalkeeper and central defender. His adjustment skills were remarkable but he seemed more at ease at midfield.
Club career
PAOK
Kitsiou signed his first professional contract with PAOK in 2012 and took part in the seniors’ preseason in the summer 2012. Not 20 yet, he believed that he could help the team further.[2] Kitsiou made his debut with PAOK in the Greek championship, participating in the win against
In the
Loan to Sint-Truiden
On 26 June 2017, the details of Kitsiou borrowing to Belgian club Sint-Truiden are of interest as they prove that the deal is identical to what was done for Charis Charisis. The borrowing comes with a €1.2 million purchase option and 20% resale. Moreover, because Kitsiou contract is concluded in the summer of 2018, before the signing of the loan documents his contract with PAOK will be extended till the summer of 2019.[8]
Ankaragücü
On 31 January 2019, Ankaragücü officially announced the signing of the Greek defender on a five-month loan deal.[9] On 24 July 2019, Kitsiou made his move to Ankaragucu permanent after spending the second half of the season on loan in Turkey from PAOK. PAOK released an official statement announcing Kitsiou’s move. Kitsiou, who was on the books for PAOK for 12 seasons (including his time in the club’s academies), signed a three-year contract with the Turksih club for an undisclosed fee. PAOK will receive a reported €200,000 for Kitsiou’s transfer.[10] On 14 December 2019, in an 2–2 away draw game against giants Galatasaray he scored a late goal sealing a vital draw in his club effort to avoid relegation. It was his first goal with the club in all competitions.[11]
Gaziantep
On 12 August 2021, Stelios Kitsiou has officially announced by Turkish club Gaziantep, signing a two years(with additional one) contract, for an undisclosed fee. The former right back-half international, after Ankaragutsu, with whom he had 77 matches with three goals and 12 assists, will continue in Süper Lig.[12]
International career
On 28 August 2015, Kitsiou was among the calls of the
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 March
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PAOK | 2012–13
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Superleague Greece | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2013–14
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30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
2014–15
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24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2015–16
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22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
2016–17
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16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
2018–19
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2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 103 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 2 | — | 153 | 5 | |||
Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2017–18
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Belgian First Division A
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34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
Ankaragücü (loan) | 2018–19
|
Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Ankaragücü | 2019–20
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31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
2020-21
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30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
2022-23
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12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
2023-24
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18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
Total | 91 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 96 | 4 | ||||
Gaziantep | 2021–22
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Süper Lig | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
2022-23
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20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
Total | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 294 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 10 |
Honours
- PAOK
References
- ^ "Stylianos Kitsiou". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Το life story του Στέλιου Κίτσιου" (in Greek). paokfc.gr. 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Stelios Kitsiou". www.paokfc.gr.
- ^ "S.Kitsiou". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "PAOK press on with Shakhter success". uefa.com. 26 November 2013.
- ^ "O 20χρονος Στέλιος Κίτσιου ανανέωσε στον ΠΑΟΚ μέχρι το 2018" (in Greek). football-academies.gr. 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Ίδρωσε ο ΠΑΟΚ, 2–0 τη Λάρισα" (in Greek). www.zougla.gr. 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Δανεισμός και επέκταση συμβολαίου για Κίτσιου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Ο Στέλιος Κίτσιου είναι ο Spider-Man της Άνκαραγιουτζιου" (in Greek). www.contra.gr. 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Στην Ανκαραγκουτσού ο...Spiderman Κίτσιου" (in Greek). www.novasports.gr. 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Galatasaray 2 - 2 MKE Ankaragücü Maç Özeti" (in Turkish). tr.beinsports.com. 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Στην Γκαζιαντέπ επίσημα ο Κίτσιου" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr/. 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Στην αποστολή της Εθνικής Ελλάδας συμπεριλήφθηκε ο Στέλιος Κίτσιου" (in Greek). www.voria.gr. 28 August 2015.
- ^ Ξεπέρασε τον Κούδα! Ξεχωριστό ντεμπούτο για Κίτσιου με Εθνική!
External links
- Stelios Kitsiou at paokfc.gr
- Stelios Kitsiou at Soccerway
- Stelios Kitsiou at ESPN FC