Georgios Vagiannidis

Georgios Vagiannidis
Personal information
Date of birth	12 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	2
Youth career
2009–2019	Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Panathinaikos
2020–2021	Inter Milan
2020–2021	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)
2021–2022	Panathinaikos B
2021–	Panathinaikos
International career‡
2017–2018	Greece U17
2019	Greece U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Georgios Vagiannidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Βαγιαννίδης; born 12 September 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos.^[1]

Club career[edit]

Panathinaikos[edit]

Vagiannidis plays mainly as a right-back and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. On 16 February 2020, Vagiannidis made his professional debut and scored his first goal, dishing out an assist as his team breezed past Panetolikos 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium. On mid May 2020, Italian giants Inter have expressed official interest in acquiring the talented young player of Panathinaikos. The 18-year-old right-back had recently reached a verbal agreement with Panathinaikos to sign a new contract, but talks came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

Inter Milan[edit]

On 5 June 2020, Vagiannidis has penned a four-year contract with Inter of Serie A. Inter will not need to negotiate with Panathinaikos to land Vagiannidis and will only have to pay a FIFA determined compensation amount of €400,000. The Greek full-back will reportedly earn around €300,000 per year in Milan.^[3]

Loan to Sint-Truiden[edit]

On 1 October 2020, Vagiannidis signed with Sint-Truiden on loan.^[4] On 3 February 2021, he made his debut with the new club in Belgian Cup against Lokeren-Temse at the Daknamstadion in the season 2020–21.^[5]

Return to Panathinaikos[edit]

On 3 September 2021, Panathinaikos officially announced the return of Georgios Vagiannidis, who signed on a free transfer, a four-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 31 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sint-Truiden (loan)	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Panathinaikos B	2021–22	Super League Greece 2	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Panathinaikos	2019–20	Super League Greece	1	1	1	0	—		—		2	1
	2021–22		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2022–23		19	0	3	0	2	0	—		24	0
	2023–24		18	1	5	0	9	0	—		32	1
	Total		40	2	9	0	11	0	0	0	60	2
Career total			53	2	10	0	11	0	0	0	74	2

Honours[edit]

Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2021–22^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Greek Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis to Sign 4 Year Deal with Inter". 3 June 2020.
^ "Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα"" (in Greek). 15 May 2020.
^ "Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte" (in Italian). 4 June 2020.
^ "GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV". www.voetbalkrant.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσαν την επιστροφή του Βαγιαννίδη οι πράσινοι" (in Greek). 3 September 2021.
^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

External links[edit]

Georgios Vagiannidis at ESPN FC
Georgios Vagiannidis at Soccerway

[1] "Greek Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis to Sign 4 Year Deal with Inter". 3 June 2020.

[2] "Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα"" (in Greek). 15 May 2020.

[3] "Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte" (in Italian). 4 June 2020.

[4] "GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[5] "Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV". www.voetbalkrant.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[6] "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσαν την επιστροφή του Βαγιαννίδη οι πράσινοι" (in Greek). 3 September 2021.

[7] Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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