Georgios Liavas
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Panetolikos | ||
Number | 54 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2018 | Panetolikos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Panetolikos | 89 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Greece U16 | 4 | (0) |
2017 | Greece U17 | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Greece U19 | 13 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020 |
Georgios Liavas (Greek: Γεώργιος Λιάβας; born 12 February 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League club Panetolikos.
Career
Panetolikos
Liavas made his debut at the start of the 2018–19 season and became a mainstay in a solid Panetolikos side under Traianos Dellas. At age 17, Liavas became the second youngest Panetolikos player in the Superleague.[1] He can play either right back, left back, and defensive midfield, and became one of Panetolikos’ most prized assets.
Liavas suffered a serious knee injury in January 2021, followed by a similar injury to his other knee, which kept him from playing for over a year. He returned to play regularly for Panetolikos in May 2022.[2]
Style of play
Liavas is a versatile player, who can play in either the left back, right back and defensive midfielder positions.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 June 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Panetolikos | 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
Total | 58 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 64 | 1 | |||
Career total | 58 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Ο Γιώργος Λιάβας από το Αρχοντοχώρι Ξηρομέρου έγινε ο δεύτερος νεότερος παίκτης στην ιστορία του Παναιτωλικού". iAitoloakarnania.gr (in Greek). 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Παναιτωλικός: Ο Λιάβας επέστρεψε στα γήπεδα μετά από 469 μέρες". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 May 2022.
- ^ Georgios Liavas at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Greek men's footballers
- Panetolikos F.C. players
- Greece men's under-21 international footballers
- Greece men's youth international footballers
- Super League Greece players
- Men's association football defenders
- People from Xiromero
- Footballers from Western Greece
- Greek football defender stubs