Nikos Karelis

Nikolaos Karelis was born on the 24th of February 1992 in Heraklion and currently plays for Panathinaikos. Karelis is a left-footed forward and made his professional debut the season 2007–2008 at the last fixture (30th) of the Greek Super League, on 20 April 2008, entering as a second-half substitute (78 minute) in Ergotelis’ 2–0 victory over Skoda Xanthi. Karelis became the youngest player to play for Ergotelis in a Greek Super League game. Karelis had impressed Arsenal scouts as he had been invited to London to take part in a 10-Day trial started 29 April 2008 and at Atalanta U-16 Cup Tournament (Italy) where he scored 2 goals for the Gunners and had left very good impressions after helping Arsenal win the Cup beating Juventus in the final on penalties. He was determined to show his quality to the Gunners, but the transfer paused until he become 18 and he returned to Ergotelis F.C. for the season 2008/2009. Karelis made his first appearance for the season 2008–2009 for Ergotelis, the last fixture (30th) of the Greek Super League on 26 April 2009, entering as a substitute (87 minute) for Patrick Ogunsoto in Ergotelis’ draw 1–1 against A.E.K. Athens. On July 2012 he signed with Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm and spent most of the season playing as a substitute. On 30 July 2013 Karelis signed for Panathinaikos a three-year contract. He made his debut with the club on 18 August 2013 in a 2-0 home win against Panetolikos and on 24 November 2013, he scored his first out of two goals with the club in a 3-1 home win against PAS Giannena. On 26 April 2014, he scored the third goal in his first title of his career in a 4-1 win against PAOK in the Greek Cup final. Karelis has represented Greece with the youth teams. In his full international debut with the Greek national team he scored against Finland in Helsinki during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying