Panagiotis Lagos

Panagiotis Lagos

Personal information
Full name	Panagiotis Lagos
Date of birth	18 July 1985 (1985-07-18)
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left Back / Left winger
Club information
Current club	AEK Athens
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2006	Iraklis	76	(10)
2006–	AEK Athens	53	(3)
National team‡
	Greece U-21	22	(3)
2006–	Greece	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2010

Panagiotis Lagos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Λαγός) (born on 18 July 1985 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek football player currently playing as a left wingback for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.

Club career

Iraklis Thessaloniki

Lagos started his professional football career with Iraklis in 2002. Having made 76 appearances for the club, he became one of the most important players in qualifying for Europe during the 2005–06 season.

AEK Athens

Lagos was a target of many big Greek clubs, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK, in the end Lagos signed with AEK Athens for €1 million and was transferred from Iraklis in 2006. Lagos scored his first goal for AEK Athens against Atromitos in a 4-0 home win. In his first season at AEK Lagos started his career with AEK brightly before suffering a serious injury on his right leg in 2007, forcing him out of football for two years and made his come back near the end of the 2008-2009 season. Lagos' first game back from his injury was in a derby match against Panathinaikos. Lagos is now a regular in the AEK starting line-up, being played as a left back.

In 2010, Lagos renewed his contract with the club signing a new three year deal witch will last him at the club until 2013. Lagos scored 2 goals against Larissa which lead AEK winning 2-3. Lagos again suffered a knee injury against R.S.C. Anderlecht which forced him out of football for 3 months. Lagos made his comeback against Ergotelis where the match finished 1-1

International career

Lagos made his debut for Greece in 2006 gainst Korea Republic. Due to his injury, Lagos has been dropped from the national side. Lagos has played 9 times for Greece, Lagos has not featured for Greece since 2007.

Lagos competed for Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Lagos was recalled to the Greece squad by Fernando Santos to play against Malta in a Euro 2012 qualifier and a friendly match against Poland.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Greece			League		Greek Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Iraklis	Alpha Ethniki	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2003–04			17	0	4	0	0	0	21	0
2004–05			24	3	5	0	0	0	29	3
2005–06			28	7	1	0	0	0	29	7
2006–07	AEK Athens	Super League	10	1	1	0	4	0	15	1
2007–08			13	0	1	0	1	0	17	0
2008–09			14	0	1	0	2	0	17	0
2009–10			15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
2010–11			27	2	5	1	7	0	14	0
Career total			155	13	18	1	14	0	187	14

International

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	6	0
2008	2	0
Total	8	0

Last updated: 2010-10-25
Source: Panagiotis Lagos at National-Football-Teams.com

Honours

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 2010–11

Individual

• Greek Young Footballer of the year: 2005, 2006

References

• Guardian Football