Giannis Loukinas

Giannis Loukinas (Greek: Γιάννης Λουκίνας; born 20 September 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea FC.

Giannis Loukinas
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Loukinas
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Athens Kallithea FC
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2007 Agia Paraskevi
2006–2007 → Olympiacos (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Agia Paraskevi 29 (6)
2009–2011 Panionios 2 (0)
2010 → Kalloni (loan) 14 (5)
2011 → PAO Rouf (loan) 8 (2)
2011–2012 Niki Volos 24 (3)
2012–2013 Fokikos 26 (3)
2013–2014 Chania 35 (9)
2014–2017 Iraklis 69 (18)
2017–2018 Karaiskakis 29 (11)
2018–2019 PAS Giannina 3 (4)
2019–2020 Platanias 39 (23)
2020–2021 Veria 17 (9)
2021–2022 Kalamata 30 (21)
2022– Athens Kallithea 23 (17)
International career‡
2009 Greece U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2014

A prolific scorer, Loukinas has registered more than 100 career goals in Greek league and cup competitions.

Club career

Early career

Loukinas started his football in the academy of Agia Paraskevi.[1] After scoring twice against Olympiacos in friendly matches, he was signed on loan by Olympiacos and moved to the club's U20 squad.[1] After a year at Olympiacos, he returned to Agia Paraskevi, where he broke through the first team in the 2008–09 season, appearing in 29 matches and scoring six goals.[1][2]

His performances earned him a transfer to Super League 1 club Panionios.[3] Loukinas made his first team debut in a home defeat against Larissa.[4] He would play in one more match before he was loaned out to Kalloni and PAO Rouf.[5]

In the 2011–12 season he was indispensable for Niki Volou appearing in all but four matches and scoring three goals in the club's push for promotion.[2][6]

He played for Fokikos in the 2012–13 season making 24 appearances with three goals before a hernia injury forced him out for the rest of the season.[2][7]

On 3 August 2013, Loukinas signed for Chania.[8] His first goal for Chania was an injury time winner against Acharnaikos on 24 November 2013.[9] He would play 34 matches for Chania on the season, scoring nine goals.[2]

Iraklis

On 11 July 2014 he signed a three-year contract with Greek Football League side Iraklis.[10] Loukinas debuted for his new club in the opening match of the season, a cup match against Lamia.[11] He scored twice in his league debut for Iraklis in a win away to Tyrnavos.[12] On 20 May 20 2015, Loukinas scored the winner against AEL to lift Iraklis back to Super League 1. In total, Loukinas scored 15 goals between league and playoffs in the 2014/15 season to help Iraklis earn their promotion, and he spent the next two seasons with the club in the top flight.

Karaiskakis, Giannina, Platanias, Veria

From Iraklis, he would move on to Karaiskakis, PAS Giannina, Platanias, and Veria, scoring at least nine goals in each of the next four seasons.

Kalamata

In July 2021, Loukinas signed for Kalamata and enjoyed the best season of his career as top scorer in Super League 2’s South Group with 21 goals in 2021/22.

Athens Kallithea FC

In July 2022, Loukinas joined Athens Kallithea FC.[13] In the 2022/23 season, Loukinas was the top scorer in the south group of Super League 2 with 19 goals.

Γιάννης Λουκίνας 2022-2023 | 19 goals

International career

Loukinas has made his debut for Greece U-19 on 25 May 2009 in a home defeat against Portugal U-19.[14] He made one more appearance three days later on a match against Denmark U-19.[15]

Personal life

Zlatan Ibrahimović is Loukinas' idol and Manchester United is his favourite club abroad.[1]

References
  1. Γιάννης Λουκίνας (in Greek). contra.gr. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. "Γιάννης Λουκίνας". myplayer.gr. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. Πανιώνιος: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). enet.gr. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. "Πανιώνιος Λάρισα 0-3". sport-fm.gr.gr. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. "Λουκίνας στο scorernews.gr: "Ήρθα στο Ρουφ λόγω ομάδας και Γκόφα"" (in Greek). scorernews.gr. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. "Στην Football League και πάλι η Νίκη Βόλου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. Φωκικός: Σοκ με Λουκίνα! (in Greek). onsports.gr. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. Και επίσημα Παπατζίκος και Λουκίνας (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  9. Α.Ο.ΧΑΝΙΑ-ΑΧΑΡΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2-1 (in Greek). Chania FC. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  10. Υπέγραψε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  11. "Θετικό ξεκίνημα με νίκη" (in Greek). Bluearena. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  12. "Τύρναβος-ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ 0-2" (in Greek). Bluearena. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. "Giannis Loukinas joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  14. "Δεύτερη ήττα για την Εθνική Νέων". sport24.gr. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  15. "Νέοι: "Αντίο" με ήττα". Ethnospor. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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