Manolis Moniakis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manolis Moniakis | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Heraklion, Greece | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11.3 in (1.81 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEL | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Ergotelis U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Ergotelis | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | OFI Crete | 39 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Kerkyra (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | OFI Crete | 44 | (1) |
| 2015– | AEL | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006-2007 | Greece U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Greece U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 26 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2015 | |||
Manolis Moniakis (Greek: Μανώλης Μονιάκης; born 9 November 1988) is a Greek professional footballer, currently playing as a left back, for Greek Super League club AEL.
Club career
Born in Heraklion, Moniakis began playing football for the youth sides of Ergotelis F.C. and OFI Crete.
He signed a professional contract with OFI and played for the senior side from November 2006 until December 2010, making 30 appearances in the Greek Superleague.[1] He was suspended for six months after testing positive for doping before a league match played on 8 March 2009.[2]
The 22-year-old international right-back from OFI signed with Olympiakos F.C., in January 2011 for a four-year contract, who had already loaned him to Kerkyra F.C. for six months.[3][4][5]
At the start of 2011-12 season, Moniakis returned to OFI. He stayed there till March 2015, when OFI announced that they are withdrawing immediately from the Greek Super League criticising the top-flight circuit for “unfair and uneven decisions” against the club and Moniakis is looking for the next club to continue his career.[6]
On 24 July 2015, he signed to AEL playing in the Greek Football League, for an undisclosed fee.[7] He was one of the key players, helping the club to reach the promotion to the Greek Super League.
International career
Moniakis played for the Greece Under-19 and Greece Under-21 national football teams between 2006 and 2008.[8]
References
- ^ Επιβεβαίωση Μαχλά ότι ο Μονιάκης κλείνει στον Ολυμπιακό (in Greek). enet.gr. 30 December 2010.
- ^ ΟΦΗ: Εξι μήνες η τιμωρία του Μονιάκη (in Greek). nooz.gr. 27 May 2009.
- ^ Ερυθρόλευκος ....και Κέρκυρα ο Μονιάκης (in Greek). sportaction.gr. 4 January 2011. (Greek)
- ^ OΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ: Πρώτη Μονιάκης, δεύτερη Μανιάτης (First Moniakis, Second Maniatis) iNews.gr, 30 December 2010 (Greek)
- ^ Yπογράφει στον Ολυμπιακό ο Μονιάκης (Moniakis signs with Olympiacos) Athletic Radio 104.2 (Greek)
- ^ Football: OFI drops out of Greek Super League
- ^ Ανακοινώθηκαν από την Λάρισα Μονιάκης, Ροβίθης
- ^ Mihalakakos, Dimitris (15 July 2007). Η Εθνική Νέων στο "μικροσκόπιο" (in Greek). contra.gr.