Vasilios Karagounis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasilios Karagounis | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lamia, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ermis Aradippou | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Atromitos | ||
| 2010–2012 | Udinese | ||
| 2012–2013 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Udinese Primavera | 35 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Aris (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Reggina (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → AEL Limassol (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Iraklis | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Platanias | 37 | (7) |
| 2020– | Ermis Aradippou | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Greece U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Greece U19 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:53, 31 January 2021 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2013 | |||
Vasilios Karagounis (Greek: Βασίλειος Καραγκούνης, born 18 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ermis Aradippou.
Career
Karagounis started his career at Atromitos then moved to Italy for Udinese Primavera, from which Olympiacos bought him in the summer of 2012. In 2013/14 season was loaned to Aris, where he played in 12 games in the Superleague Greece and a Greek Cup match.[1]
The season after, Karagounis agreed with the Reggina and even participated in the workout of his new team on loan from Olympiacos, as stated by "strettoweb.com".[2][3] Reggina will participate in the third category of Italy, as was demoted from Serie B last season (2013/14). According to the newspaper, Karagounis intended for the left side of defense, although his natural position is in the right. On 20 May 2015 Karagounis solved his contract with Reggina.[4]
On 3 August 2015, Karagounis signs a year contract with AEL Limassol on loan from Olympiacos. The young defender passed the necessary medical tests and the Cypriot club announced his borrowing.[5][6] On 1 February 2016, he signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Iraklis for an undisclosed fee that will keep him to the club till summer 2018.[7] On 15 September 2020 he joined Cypriot club Ermis Aradippou, after he released from Platanias F.C. due to economic problems.[8]
Personal life
His brother, Thanasis, is also a footballer who currently plays for Apollon Smyrnis.
References
- ^ "Στη Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". redplanet.gr. 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Reggina: Karagounis è arrivato al Sant'Agata". www.strettoweb.com. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Δανεικός στην Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης!". iapopsi.gr. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Reggina: Karagounis rescinde, ricorso al Coni il 20 maggio". ildispaccio.it. 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.gavros.gr. 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.sport-fm.gr. 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Iraklis announce the transfers of Monteiro and Karagounis". www.sdna.gr. 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Στην Κύπρο θα αγωνίζεται τη νέα σεζόν ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". sportsup.gr. 15 September 2020.
External links
- Vasilios Karagounis at Soccerway
- Footballdatabase Profile
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Greek footballers
- Greece youth international footballers
- Greek expatriate footballers
- Super League Greece players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Atromitos F.C. players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- AEL Limassol players
- Reggina 1914 players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Association football midfielders