Giorgos Athanasiadis

Giorgos Athanasiadis (Greek: Γιώργος Αθανασιάδης, born 7 April 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol, on loan from AEK Athens.[1]

Giorgos Athanasiadis
Personal information
Full name Georgios Athanasiadis
Date of birth (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993
Place of birth Melanthio, Kilkis, Greece
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
(on loan from AEK Athens)
Number 30
Youth career
Iraklis
Ethnikos Sochou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Panthrakikos 59 (0)
2016–2019 Asteras Tripolis 41 (0)
2019– AEK Athens 19 (0)
2021– → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2021

Club career

Asteras Tripolis

On 29 June 2016, Asteras Tripolis officially announced the signing of Athanasiadis on a three-year deal.[2]

AEK Athens

On 13 June 2019, AEK Athens officially announced the acquisition of the Greek goalkeeper, who signed a contract, running until the summer of 2023.[3]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 18 June 2021, he was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol until the summer of 2022.[4] The Greek keeper had a vital contribution in the qualifying phase and play-off round, as in a total of eight matches, he kept clean sheets in six of them. In the qualifying phase, Athanasiadis made 21 saves and produced another man-of-the-match performance on 21 August against Dinamo Zagreb, when he kept a clean sheet, making six crucial saves. On 28 September 2021, in the second UEFA Champions League group-stage match he performed impressively against Real Madrid as the 28-year-old goalkeeper made 10 saves, six within the area, produced one of the great Champions League shocks as the competition's least experienced club upstaged the 13-time European champions at the Bernabeu. He had a total of 48 touches in the match, stopping every effort of Carlo Ancelotti's players, except for Karim Benzema's penalty, in a 2–1 away win for the UEFA Champions League group stage. He was voted Man of the Match for his performance.[5] [6]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 December 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panthrakikos 2012–13 Superleague Greece 2000——20
2013–14 8000——80
2014–15 25020——270
2015–16 24010——250
Total 59030——620
Asteras Tripolis 2016–17 Superleague Greece 3040——70
2017–18 30040——340
2018–19 807020—170
Total 41015020—580
AEK Athens 2019–20 Superleague Greece 000000—00
2020–21 1901010—210
Total 1901010—210
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2021–22 Moldovan National Division 100001301[lower-alpha 1]0240
Career Total 1290190160101650
  1. Appearances in Moldovan Super Cup

References
  1. Giorgos Athanasiadis at Soccerway
  2. "Ο Αστέρας ανακοίνωσε τον Αθανασιάδη". www.sport24.gr. 29 June 2016.
  3. "ΑΕΚ: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Αθανασιάδης". www.sport24.gr. 13 June 2019.
  4. "ΑΕΚ: Ολοκληρώθηκε ο δανεισμός του Αθανασιάδη στη Σερίφ". www.sport24.gr. 18 June 2021.
  5. "Αθανασιάδης: Με εκπληκτική εμφάνιση και δέκα αποκρούσεις σταμάτησε μόνος του τη Ρεάλ". www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2021.
  6. "Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff - Goals and highlights - Champions League 21/22". www.marca.com. 29 September 2021.
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