Giannis Boutsakis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουτσάκης; born 8 February 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League 2 club Giouchtas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ioannis Boutsakis | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Giouchtas | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2012 | Atsalenios | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Atsalenios | ||
| 2017–2022 | Ergotelis | 115 | (5) |
| 2022– | Chania | 23 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 | |||
Career edit
Atsalenios edit
Born in Heraklion, Boutsakis began playing football at the age of 7, when his parents signed him up at the infrastructure segments of local club Atsalenios.[1] He was promoted to the senior squad in 2012, and stayed with the club until the summer of 2017, when he was transferred to Second Division club Ergotelis.[1]
Ergotelis edit
Boutsakis made his professional debut for Ergotelis as a starter in the club's first match of the season during a 2−0 Cup loss against Panserraikos on 18 September 2017.[2] He kept his place as a regular starter throughout the duration of the season, and was called up by the club's administration to sign a new three-year contract in June 2018.[3]
Career statistics edit
- As of matches played September 26, 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ergotelis | 2017–18 | Football League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Superleague 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 108 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 97 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 108 | 6 | ||||
Personal life edit
In 2018, Boutsakis obtained a degree from the Department of Preschool Education of the University of Crete,[4] for which he received an honorary award during the 2018 Greek football PSAP awards.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Στον Εργοτέλη ο Μπουτσάκης (Greek)". www.footballleaguenews.gr. 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Αναφορά Αγώνα: ΠΑΝΣΕΡΡΑΙΚΟΣ- ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ ~ Round 1 ~ 6ος ΟΜΙΛΟΣ Κυπέλλου (Greek)". www.footballleaguenews.gr. 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Μπουτσάκης τριετίας! (Greek)". www.capitano.gr. 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Γιάννης Μπουτσάκης: Ο δάσκαλος του Εργοτέλη (Greek)". www.sport24.gr. 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Μπουτσάκης και Καϊπερς παρέλαβαν τα βραβεία τους (VIDEO) (Greek)". Ergotelis FC. 12 February 2019.
External links edit
- Giannis Boutsakis at Soccerway
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