Vasilios Karagounis

Vasilios Karagounis (Greek: Βασίλειος Καραγκούνης, born 18 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League 2 club Kalamata.

Vasilios Karagounis
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994
Place of birth Lamia, Greece
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kalamata
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2010 Atromitos
2010–2012 Udinese
2012–2013 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Udinese Primavera 35 (2)
2012–2016 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Aris (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2015 → Reggina (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016 → AEL Limassol (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Iraklis 14 (0)
2018–2020 Platanias 35 (7)
2020–2021 Ermis Aradippou 32 (0)
2021–2022 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 26 (0)
2022– Kalamata 24 (0)
International career‡
2009–2011 Greece U17 12 (1)
2012–2013 Greece U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2013

Career

Karagounis started his career at Atromitos then moved to Italy for Udinese Primavera, from which Olympiacos bought him in the summer of 2012. For the 2013–14 season, he was loaned to Aris, where he played in 12 games in the Superleague Greece and a Greek Cup match.[1]

The season after, Karagounis agreed to go on loan to Reggina.[2][3]

On 3 August 2015, Karagounis signed a year contract with AEL Limassol on loan from Olympiacos. The young defender passed the necessary medical tests and the Cypriot club announced his borrowing.[4][5] On 1 February 2016, he signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Iraklis for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 15 September 2020 he joined Cypriot club Ermis Aradippou, after he was released from Platanias F.C. due to economic problems.[7] On 18 August 2021, he signed with Erovnuli Liga side FC Torpedo Kutaisi.

Personal life

His brother, Thanasis, is also a footballer.

Honours
Torpedo Kutaisi
AEL Limassol
Olympiacos

References
  1. "Στη Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". redplanet.gr. 7 August 2014.
  2. "Reggina: Karagounis è arrivato al Sant'Agata". www.strettoweb.com. 6 August 2014.
  3. "Δανεικός στην Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης!". iapopsi.gr. 6 August 2014.
  4. "Στην ΑΕΛ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.gavros.gr. 3 August 2015.
  5. "Στην ΑΕ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.sport-fm.gr. 3 August 2015.
  6. "Iraklis announce the transfers of Monteiro and Karagounis". www.sdna.gr. 1 February 2016.
  7. "Στην Κύπρο θα αγωνίζεται τη νέα σεζόν ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". sportsup.gr. 15 September 2020.

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