Giannis Gianniotas

Giannis Gianniotas was born on the 29th of April 1993 in Neochori, Greece and currently plays as a forward for APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division, on loan from Olympiacos. He started his career in youth teams of Aris. In 2011, new head coach Michal Probierz promoted him to the first team, and he made his debut on the 5th of November 2011, in a game against Olympiacos. He scored his first goal for Aris only during his second appearance for the team, in a game against OFI Crete. For that performance, he was named MVP of matchday 10 in the Greek Superleague. He scored another goal against Levadeiakos, and this one was named the best for the matchday 4. He also scored against Panetolikos F.C. in a 5–1 away loss. He totally scored three goals and he made 19 appearances. His first goal for next season came against Panathinaikos F.C. in a 1–1 away draw. His next goal came against PAS Giannina F.C. in a 1–2 home loss. He also scored against Asteras Tripolis F.C. in a 1–1 away draw. He managed to score in a Greek Cup match against Kallithea F.C. in a 3–1 away loss. In June 2013, he was transferred to Fortuna Dusseldorf. He chose the jersey with the number “22” on the back, and signed a contract until 2016. On August 30, 2014 the Rhinelander agreed with the Greek first division Asteras Tripoli on a lending transaction until 30 June 2015. On March 22, 2015 after a remarkable season with the club, Giannis Gianniotas became the 1st player of Asteras Tripoli that was called to play for the Greek national team. On 23 March 2015, Gianotas alleged to have verbally agreed to Greek champions Olympiakos and seems that Fortuna Dusseldorf which had the player’s rights agreed to this transfer. On 5 June 2015, Olympiakos reached an agreement with Fortuna Dusseldorf for the transfer of Giannis Gianniotas. The Greek international signed a 4-year contract with the Greek champions. On 17 June, Olympiakos officially announced the transfer of Giannis Gianniotas from Fortuna Dusseldorf, adding another high-caliber Greek talent to their squad. On 31 December 2015, Gianniotas joined Cypriot club APOEL on a six-months loan deal, until the end of the 2015-16 season. He made his debut on 10 January 2016, starting the match and playing for 65 minutes in APOEL’s 2–1 away victory against Aris Limassol for the Cypriot First Division. He scored his first official goal for APOEL on 17 January 2016, in his team’s 3–0 home win against Enosis Neon Paralimni for the Cypriot First Division. Gianniotas is well known for his acceleration and his explosiveness. He has very good dribble and usually his opponents stop him only with foul or strong tackle. His former teammate in Greece U-21 and current Iraklis’ player, Apostolos Vellios, said for Gianniotas that he is the best talent in Greece