Georgios Kanellopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Κανελλόπουλος; born 29 January 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sparta, Laconia, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Sparta | ||
| 2014–2019 | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Asteras Tripolis | 27 | (0) |
| 2023– | HJK | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Greece U21 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Early years edit
Born in Sparta, Laconia, Kanellopoulos started playing football in a youth team of local club Sparta FC, before joining Asteras Tripolis youth sector in 2014.
Club career edit
Asteras Tripolis edit
Kanellopoulos started his professional career with Asteras Tripolis first team in 2019. He made his debut in Super League Greece on 4 July 2020, as a late substitute in a 4–0 win against Volos.[2]
HJK Helsinki edit
After spending two-and-a-half seasons with Asteras Tripolis, Kanellopoulos signed with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki on 14 January 2023, on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.[3][4]
In the 2023 season, Kanellopoulos helped HJK to first win the pre-season Finnish League Cup tournament, and ultimately to win the Finnish championship title, which was the fourth championship in a row for the club. Kanellopoulos also made 13 appearances in the HJK's 2023–24 European campaign, in which the club qualified to the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
Career statistics edit
- As of 20 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2019–2020 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021–2022 | Super League Greece | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 13[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Kypello Elladas and Suomen Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Club edit
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2023
- Finnish League Cup: 2023
References edit
- ^ Georgios Kanellopoulos at Soccerway
- ^ Georgios Kanellopoulos » Super League 2019/2020 Abstieg, worldfootball
- ^ Kanellopoulos Kreikasta Klubin keskikentälle, hjk.fi, 14 January 2023
- ^ HJK:n kreikkalaistähdellä unelmien peli – kertoo selkeän reseptin suurseuran kaatoon, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 20 September 2023
- ^ "Georgios Kanellopoulos". flashscore.