Andreas Bouchalakis

Andreas Bouchalakis
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993
Place of birth Heraklion, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 5
Youth career
–2011 Ergotelis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Ergotelis 41 (5)
2013– Olympiacos 27 (2)
2013–2014 → Ergotelis (loan) 30 (2)
2017–2018 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 21 (2)
National team‡
2012–2013 Greece U19 9 (0)
2013–2014 Greece U20 7 (1)
2013–2016 Greece U21 9 (1)
2017– Greece 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:01, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Andreas Bouchalakis (Greek: Ανδρέας Μπουχαλάκης, born 5 April 1993) is a Greek footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Olympiacos.

Club career

Ergotelis

Bouchalakis started his football career attending the Ergotelis Football Academy, the youth system of his local Superleague club Ergotelis. His performances with the club's youth teams in the Greek Superleague Youth Leagues led the club's board of directors to promote him to the first team on 19 May 2011, when he signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 18.[1] He eventually made his debut on 11 December 2011, in a game against Doxa Drama.[2]

During the summer of 2012, Bouchalakis earned the trust of manager Siniša Gogić and became a regular starter for the club during their short tenure in the Greek Football League. His good performances reportedly drew the attention of many clubs, both in Greece and abroad. Eventually, Greek giants Olympiacos acquired his rights from Ergotelis on 22 March 2013 for a reported €150K, following up on the acquisition of Bouchalakis' fellow Ergotelis teammate Manolis Tzanakakis.[3][4] As part of the deal, both players were allowed to finish the season with Ergotelis, who also acquired the right re-sign both players on loan in the following season. Bouchalakis was instrumental in helping the club return to the Superleague at the end of the 2012–13 season, summing up 40 caps in both the Football League and Greek Cup competitions and managing to score 6 goals while dishing out two assists.

After Bouchalakis' and Tzanakakis' transfers were announced by Olympiacos, the club's board of directors decided to green-light the loan deal with Ergotelis, who added both players to their roster for the 2013–14 Superleague season in order for them to receive substantial playing time in top-flight in a familiar environment.[5] Bouchalakis contributed to Ergotelis' all-time best (at the time) 7th place finish with 30 caps and 2 goals. He returned to Olympiacos in the summer of 2014 to earn a spot in the champions' roster for next season.

Olympiacos

On 4 August 2014, Bouchalakis scored a suburb goal in the imperious 3–0 win against Milan in International Champions Cup held in USA. The young ace footballer added the final touch in the 78th minute, making the score 3–0, with a superb long-range bullet from 35–40 metres that soared past Michael Agazzi.[6]

On the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Bouchalakis tried his best to convince his coach Marco Silva to stay in the club.[7] On 3 June 2016, besides his injury, Olympiakos officially announced the extension of international Greek midfielder contract with the club until the summer of 2020, with an annual fee of €200,000.[8] On 20 July 2017, Nottingham Forest gave trialist to Greek midfielder a run-out in their first pre-season friendly of the summer, against neighbours Notts County. The Olympiacos midfielder trained with the Reds for a few weeks with a view to completing a loan move.

Nottingham Forest

On 27 July 2017, Bouchalakis signed a three-year deal with Nottingham Forest, after the midfielder impressed during pre-season with the Championship side. No transfer fee was involved in the deal to move the player between two clubs owned by Evangelos Marinakis. Mark Warburton admits he was initially cautious about signing the player – but was quickly won over by Bouchalakis’ attitude on the training ground and his performances in pre-season friendly games against Notts County and Mansfield Town.[9]

On 12 August 2017, Bouchalakis marked his league debut with two strikes at Brentford as Forest got their first away win, with a 4–3 victory, in the Championship since November 2016.[10][11] On 2 July 2018, after a year with the club, Bouchalakis returned to his former club Olympiacos. He dropped down the pecking order when Aitor Karanka took charge, however, as the new boss overhauled his squad during the January transfer window; Bouchalakis featuring just three times for the Spaniard. And with Karanka planning to make big changes again this summer, Bouchalakis will be one of several players moved on to make way for new arrivals. [12]

Second Spell at Olympiakos

On 20 June 2018, the 25-year-old midfielder joined his former club Olympiacos. There was no transfer fee involved in the deal to move the player between the two teams owned by Evangelos Marinakis. [13] On 23 August 2018, he helped Olympiacos defeat 10-man Burnley F.C. 3–1 in the of their UEFA Europa League playoffs first leg tie at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Athens to move one step closer to the group stage. The 25-year-old Greece midfielder he scored a header past Burnley goalie Tom Heaton three minutes into the second half, after Kostas Fortounis superb assist. It was his first goal in UEFA competitions.[14] [15]

Career statistics

As of 24 September 2018 [16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ergotelis 2011–12 Super League Greece 2000——20
2012–13 Football League 39510——405
2013–14 Super League Greece 30210——312
Total 71720——737
Olympiacos 2014–15 Super League Greece 9161—1[lower-alpha 1]0162
2015–16 Super League Greece 5110—0061
2016–17 Super League Greece 8050—4[lower-alpha 2]0170
2018–19 Super League Greece 5000—5[lower-alpha 3]1101
Total 272121—101494
Nottingham Forest 2017–18 Championship 212103000252
Career Total 118111513010114613
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Champions League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Europa League

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Επαγγελματίας ο Μπουχαλάκης [Bouchalakis a professional] (in Greek). Athletic Radio 104.2. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ο ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΜΠΟΥΧΑΛΑΚΗΣ ΣΤΟ ERGOTELIS.GR" [Andreas Bouchalakis] (in Greek). ergotelis.gr. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Υπογράφει στον Ολυμπιακό ο Μπουχαλάκης". www.sport24.gr. 22 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός: Επένδυση με Μπουχαλάκη στο λιμάνι". www.betarades.gr. 22 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Εργοτέλης: Επιστροφή για Μπουχαλάκη, Τζανακάκη". www.onsports.gr. 10 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "International... legendary goal!". www.olympiacos.org. 4 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Μπουχαλάκης: "Προσπαθώ να τον κερδίσω"". www.sportbet24.gr. 20 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fortounis and Bouchalakis extend their contracts with Olympiakos". www.sdna.gr. 3 June 2016.
  9. ↑ https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/reds-bring-in-bouchalakis/
  10. ↑ Μπρέντφορντ – Νότιγχαμ Φόρεστ 3–4
  11. ↑ Αποθέωση Μπουχαλάκη για τις γκολάρες του!
  12. ↑ Μπουχαλάκης: "Εμπειρία ζωής η Νότιγχαμ"
  13. ↑ «Πακέτο» από Φόρεστ για Ολυμπιακό οι ΜακΚέι – Μπουχαλάκης
  14. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός – Μπέρνλι 3–1" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 23 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Οlympiakos vs Burnley 3–1". www.bbc.com. 23 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Andreas Bouchalakis profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Andreas Bouchalakis". superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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