Panagiotis Kynigopoulos

Panagiotis Kynigopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κυνηγόπουλος; born 24 September 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea FC.

Panagiotis Kynigopoulos
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996
Place of birth Imathia, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Athens Kallithea FC
Number 26
Youth career
–2013 Aiginiakos
2015–2016 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Aiginiakos 25 (4)
2015–2017 Sint-Truiden 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Iraklis (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2020 Panachaiki 61 (6)
2020–2021 Enosis Neon Paralimni 2 (0)
2021– Athens Kallithea 48 (17)
International career‡
2015 Greece U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2015

Career

Early career

Born in Giannitsa, Kynigopoulos began his career with Aiginiakos and from there would move abroad for a season to Belgian top flight club Sint-Truiden, while earning six caps with the Greece Under-19 national team during this period.

He would return to Greece with Iraklis in Super League 1, and then spend three seasons at Panachaiki in the second tier.

Athens Kallithea FC

Kynigopoulos joined Athens Kallithea FC in September 2021. Playing both as a striker and a winger with his impressive combination of speed and strength, Kynigopoulos scored nine goals and added two assists in 26 appearances in the 2021/22 season.[1]

In January 2023, Kynigopoulos signed a contract extension with AKFC through the 2025/26 season.[2]

In the 2022/23 season, Kynigopoulos earned the honor of Most Valuable Player of the Super League 2 South Group as voted by the league’s players and coaches, leading AKFC with 1,961 minutes played and notching eight goals and eight assists.[3]

References
  1. "Athanasios Pantos". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. "Panagiotis Kynigopoulos extends contract". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. "Panagiotis Kynigopoulos named League MVP". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.


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