Thanasis Androutsos

Athanasios Georgios "Thanasis" Androutsos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Γεώργιος "Θανάσης" Ανδρούτσος, born 6 May 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right back or a midfielder for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.[1]

Thanasis Androutsos
Personal information
Full name Athanasios Georgios Androutsos
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2016 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Olympiacos 74 (3)
2019–2020 → Atromitos (loan) 27 (4)
2022 Olympiacos B 3 (0)
International career‡
2015 Greece U18 2 (1)
2015–2016 Greece U19 7 (0)
2017–2018 Greece U21 12 (6)
2018– Greece 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Club career

Olympiacos

On 18 August 2016, Androutsos made his debut with the club in a European match for UEFA Europa League playoffs against Portuguese club Arouca as a late substitute.[2] On 4 December 2016, he made his debut in the Super League as a late substitute in a 4–0 home win against Levadiakos.[3] On 11 February 2017, he scored after 14 seconds, his first goal in the Super League in a 2–0 home win against AEL.

On 30 August 2019, Androutsos signed a long season deal with Atromitos on loan from Olympiacos.[4] On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal with Atromitos in a 2–3 away win against Volos.[5]

Androutos returned to Olympiakos in the summer of 2020, after the season-loan to Atromitos, but from mid-July, he entered the squad on 21 November 2020. He played for less than 10 minutes in the 1-0 derby game against rivals Panathinaikos. Until then, from the management that had been done to him, it was clear that in coming transfer period, he would transfer to another club. Among those clubs, the Dutch club VVV-Venlo offered him a contract, but since then he has played in a total of 19 games over a period of four months and also secured a new contract, until the summer of 2023.[6]

International career

On 15 March 2017, as an Olympiacos' youngster Androutsos' international call in Greece national football team was a big surprise by Michael Skibbe for Greece's crucial qualifier against Belgium.[7] On 15 May 2018, he eventually made his debut in a 2-0 away loss in Seville against Saudi Arabia. [8] On 6 May 2021, he scored his first goal with Greece, with a right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal, giving a 2-0 lead in a friendly game against Norway sealing a 2-1 away win.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 August 2022[11]
Club Season League Greek Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympiacos 2016–17 Super League Greece 1718050301
2017–18 1105020180
2018–19 50410091
2020–21 1916140292
2021–22 1504050240
2022–23 713010111
Total 7433021701215
Atromitos (loan) 2019–20 Super League Greece 27440—314
Olympiacos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 3000—30
Career total 10473421701559

International
List of international goals scored by Thanasis Androutsos
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2021La Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga, Spain Norway2–02–1Friendly

Honours

Olympiacos

References
  1. "Thanasis Androutsos". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. Αρούκα - Ολυμπιακός 0-1 Retrieved 18 August 2016
  3. "Ολυμπιακός - Λεβαδειακός 4-0". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. Ατρόμητος: Ανακοίνωσε τον δανεισμό του Ανδρούτσου Retrieved 30 August 2019
  5. Βόλος - Ατρόμητος 2-3: Απόδραση με ανατροπή από το Πανθεσσαλικό Retrieved 6 October 2019
  6. "Θανάσης Ανδρούτσος: Από την έξοδο, στην Εθνική". Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. "Η αποστολή της Εθνικής για το Βέλγιο: Μέσα Ζέκα, Μανθάτης, Ανδρούτσος!". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  8. "Saudi Arabia - Greece 2-0". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. "Φαν Σιπ: "Είχαμε ένα καλό πρώτο 45λεπτο και δυσκολέψαμε τη Νορβηγία"". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  10. "Το πρώτο γκολ του Ανδρούτσου με την Εθνική ομάδα". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  11. "Thanasis Androutsos". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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