Michalis Bakakis
 Bakakis with AEK Athens in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michail Bakakis | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Agrinio, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Panetolikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Panetolikos | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Chania | 19 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Panetolikos | 66 | (2) |
| 2014– | AEK Athens | 95 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Greece U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Greece | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:24, 19 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Michalis Bakakis (Greek: Μιχάλης Μπακάκης; born 18 March 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for AEK Athens and the Greece national team.
Club career
Early career
Bakakis was born on 18 March 1991 in Agrinio, Bakakis began his football career with local side Panetolikos. His first professional appearance was a win match against Fokikos on 21 January 2009. In the summer of 2011 he transferred to Chania. He returned to Panetolikos on 31 July 2012.[1]
AEK Athens
On 15 April 2014, AEK Athens announced the agreement with the player for a 4-years' contract. In February 2015, shortly before the crucial match against Olympiacos for the Greek Cup, Bakakis stated that "We must be determined, passionate and concentrated. First of all we want to win the Football League title, so that AEK will return where they belong. But we are interested in the Greek Cup as well. It would be a dream come true if we manage to win both."[2] On 20 May 2015, in a home match against Olympiacos Volos he suffered a cruciate rupture, which left him out of the pitch for 6 months.[3]
The 26-year-old right back's contract had been due to expire in the summer of 2017 but that has now been stretched to 2019 by his club. Bakakis always had the desire to remain at AEK Athens and he was more than happy to commit his future to the club for the next two years.[4]
On 12 April 2017, Bakakis agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2020.[5]
At the start of the 2017–18 season he switched his number from 27 to 2. On 25 July 2017, he made his debut in the Champions League in a 2–0 home loss against CSKA Moscow for the third qualifying round.[6] On 23 February 2018, Bakakis was included in Europa League's Team of the Week for his performance in a 0–0 away draw against Dynamo Kyiv. The 27-year-old defender has been in excellent form for experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez's team during 2017–18 season, playing mainly as central or left defender even if his natural position is at the right place of the defensive line.[7]
On 29 August 2018, Bakakis agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2023.[8] On 10 November 2019, the 28-year-old Greek international scored only the third goal of his AEK career, and his first strike in four-and-a-half years when he let fly from the edge of the box with a powerful shot which left Sokratis Dioudis no chance, in a devastating 3–2 away loss against Panathinaikos.[9]
International career
He has represented Greece at U-19 level. Bakakis' debut with the Greece came against Serbia, replacing Vasilis Torosidis in November 2014.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 July 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panetolikos | 2009–10 | Superleague Greece 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Superleague Greece | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 87 | 2 | ||||
| Chania | 2011–12 | Gamma Ethniki | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2014–15 | Superleague Greece 2 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 95 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 0 | — | 170 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 214 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 5 | ||
Notes
- A. ^ Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- B. ^ Includes appearances in the Superleague Greece play-offs.
Honours
- AEK Athens
- Superleague: 2017–18
- Football League: 2014–15 (South Group)
- Greek Cup: 2015–16
References
- ^ "Παίκτες του Παναιτωλικού Μπογκντανοβιτς-Μπακάκης". agriniovoice.gr. 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Bakakis dreams of double success". sdna.gr. 14 February 2015.
- ^ Σοκ!Έξι μήνες εκτός ο Μπακάκης Retrieved 21 May 2015
- ^ Συμφωνία της ΑΕΚ με Λαμπρόπουλο-Μπακάκη για νέο συμβόλαιο! (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Ανανέωσε και ο Μπακάκης!" (in Greek). Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Ήττα με κάτω τα χέρια για την ΑΕΚ". =www.sport24.gr. 25 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Who makes our Europa League Team of the Week?" (in Greek). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Η ΑΕΚ "έδεσε" και τον Μπακάκη". sport24.gr. 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός - AEK 3-2". sdna.gr. 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Greece V Serbia 0-2". sportinglife.com. 18 November 2014.
External links
- Michalis Bakakis – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Michalis Bakakis at ESPN FC
- Michalis Bakakis at Soccerbase