Christos Donis

Christos Donis
Personal information
Full name Christos Donis
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Panathinaikos
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2012 Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Panathinaikos 53 (2)
2015–2016Lugano (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017PAS Giannina (loan) 3 (0)
2017Iraklis (loan) 15 (4)
National team
2011–2012 Greece U18 3 (1)
2012–2013 Greece U19 9 (2)
2015 Greece U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Christos Donis (Greek: Χρήστος Δώνης, born 9 October 1994) is a Greek professional footballer. He currently plays for Panathinaikos, as a midfielder. He is son of the former professional footballer and his current coach at Panathinaikos, Giorgos Donis.

Career

He is a product of Panathinaikos's youth ranks. He promoted to the first team on July 1, 2012, signing a contract which keeps him in Panathinaikos until 2015.[1] He made his debut at the 4–0 win against Proodeftiki F.C. for the Greek Football Cup.[2] He made his championship debut at a game against Levadiakos on the 18th of December 2013, scoring his first goal with the team.

On 15 February 2016, Panathinaikos officially announced the loan of Christos Donis to Swiss club FC Lugano until the end of the season, with a contract option to purchase him. The 21-year-old midfielder wοuld have his younger brother, Tasos (who joined Zdenek Zeman's team on loan from Juventus), as a teammate.[3] On 27 June 2016, after an unsuccessful semester with FC Lugano, his club officially announced his loan to Greek Super League club PAS Giannina until the end of the 2016–17 season.[4] On 29 November 2016, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away Greek Cup win against Agrotikos Asteras, helping his club to proceed to the last 16.[5] In January 2017 he was transferred to Iraklis, on loan.[6] On 5 April 2017, he was the only scorer in a crucial 1–0 home win game against Levadiakos, sealing a crucial victory in his club effort to avoid relegation.[7] On 9 April 2017, he scored for a consecutive game sealing a valuable 2–1 away win against his former club PAS Giannina in his club's constant effort to avoid relegation.[8] On 30 April 2017, he helped his club to sealing a 2–2 away draw against Asteras Tripoli, with a wonderful free kick, concluded his exceptional performance in the second half of the 2016–17 season.[9]

He returned to Panathinaikos for the 2017-18 season. On 21 January 2018, he opened the score in a hammering 4-0 home win game against Kerkyra. It was his first goal with the club after almost four years.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 29 September 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panathinaikos2012–13Superleague Greece 00200020
2013–14 13151182
2014–15 2105070330
2017–18 1514030221
2018–19 30000030
Total 52216100100783
Lugano (loan)2015–16Swiss Super League 100010
PAS Giannina (loan)2016–17Superleague Greece 303140101
Iraklis (loan)2016–17Superleague Greece 15400154
Career totals 716192001401048

    Honours

    Panathinaikos

    References

    1. sport 24.gr Επαγγελματίας ο Χρήστος Δώνης (trans. title: Christos Donis became professional) in Greek
    2. sportdog.gr Παναθηναϊκός-Προοδευτική 4-0 (trans. tile: Panathinaikos-Proodeftiki 4-0) in Greek
    3. Panathinaikos lend Christos Donis to FC Lugano
    4. Επίσημο: Δανεικός στον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα ο Δώνης
    5. Με Δώνη στους "16" του Κυπέλλου ο ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα
    6. ""Χαρούμενος που ήρθα στον Ηρακλή, μπορούμε να σωθούμε!" (audio) (greek)". 17 January 2017.
    7. Ηρακλής - Λεβαδειακός 1-0
    8. ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα - Ηρακλής 1-2
    9. Φινάλε με ισοπαλία, 2-2 για Αστέρα και Ηρακλή
    10. Τεσσάρα στην Κέρκυρα με όμορφη μπάλα ο Παναθηναϊκός
    11. Christos Donis at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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