Vasilios Karagounis (Greek: Βασίλειος Καραγκούνης, born 18 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kazakhstani club Zhenis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lamia, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zhenis | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Kalamata | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | Zhenis | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Greece U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Greece U19 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024 | |||
Career edit
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 edit
His brother, Thanasis, is also a footballer.
Honours edit
- Torpedo Kutaisi
- AEL Limassol
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2015
- Olympiacos
References edit
- ^ "Στη Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". redplanet.gr. 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Reggina: Karagounis è arrivato al Sant'Agata". www.strettoweb.com. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Δανεικός στην Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης!". iapopsi.gr. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.gavros.gr. 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.sport-fm.gr. 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Iraklis announce the transfers of Monteiro and Karagounis". www.sdna.gr. 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Στην Κύπρο θα αγωνίζεται τη νέα σεζόν ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". sportsup.gr. 15 September 2020.
External links edit
- Vasilios Karagounis at Soccerway
- Vasilios Karagounis at FootballDatabase.eu
