Dimitris Diamantopoulos

Dimitris Diamantopoulos
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Diamantopoulos
Date of birth (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Aris
Number 19
Youth career
– PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Thermaikos 42 (9)
2009–2010 Eordaikos 26 (9)
2010–2012 Veria 14 (0)
2012 Fokikos 20 (6)
2012–2013 Kerkyra 5 (0)
2013 Apollon Kalamarias 7 (2)
2013–2014 Doxa Dramas 18 (10)
2014–2016 Olympiakos Volou 34 (15)
2016 Agrotikos Asteras 13 (3)
2016–2017 Apollon Smyrnis 22 (9)
2017– Aris 26 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018

Dimitrios "Dimitris" Diamantopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Διαμαντόπουλος, born 18 November 1988) is a Greek footballer who plays as a Forward for Aris.

Club career

Born in Thessaloniki,[1] Diamantopoulos started his career at the youth teams of PAOK.[2] He signed his first professional contract in 2007 for local club Thermaikos – during his two-year stay, he made a total of 42 appearances and scored 7 goals in the Football League 2.[1] In 2009, he moved to another Football League 2 side, Eordaikos, where he made 26 appearances and scored 6 goals.[1]

In 2010, he moved to Veria in the Football League, where he stayed for 18 months with no goals scored in 14 appearances.[2] In January 2012 he moved to Fokikos in the same league, for which he made 20 appearances, scoring 6 goals and being one of the masterminds of the team's performance in the second half of the 2011–12 season, where the newly promoted club narrowly escaped relegation.[3]

In July 2012 he moved to Kerkyra in the Greek Superleague.[2][3] He played for six months in Kerkyra and then moved to various Football League clubs, namely Apollon Kalamarias, Doxa Drama, Olympiakos Volou and Agrotikos Asteras. On 27 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Smyrni. [4] [5] However after the end of the season he left the team, as he wasn't part of the coach's future plans. [6]

Aris

On 12 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Aris. [7] On 12 November 2017, the 29-year-old striker scored a brace helping his club to seal a 2-0 home win against Kallithea, which were his first goals for the 2017-18 season. [8] One week later he scored with a penalty in a dramatic 3-2 away win against Ergotelis , after a catastrophic first half, which found his team being down by two goals. [9] On 10 December 2017 he scored another one in a difficult 2-1 away win against Doxa Drama. [10] On 14 January 2018 he sealed a 2-0 away win against Apollon Larissa. [11] On 10 February 2018 he scored in the 89th minute in a 3-1 away win against Panserraikos. [12] On 25 February 2018 he was the MVP of a 4-1 away win against Aiginiakos, scoring a brace. [13] On 24 March 2018, he scored a brace helping his club to escape witha 3-2 win against Kissamikos in its rally to win promotion to Superleague. [14] On 15 April 2018, he scored a brace in a 5-2 home win game against Panegialios. [15] On 25 April 2018, he scored another two goals in a 3-0 home win against Apollon Larissa. [16] On 16 May 2018, he scored a brace against Sparti, improving his tally to 16 goals. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Απέκτησε Διαμαντόπουλο, συζητάει με Βραζιλιάνο (Signed Diamantopoulos, discussing with a Brazilian)" (in Greek). fokikos.gr. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 ""Φαίακες" οι Βασιλόγιαννης, Διαμαντόπουλος (Vasilogiannis, Diamantopoulos now "Faiakes")" (in Greek). aokerkyra.com.gr. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 Kiousis, T.; Methymakis, K. (7 July 2012). "Πήρε Διαμαντόπουλο, τελειώνει με Γιάντση (Signed Diamantopoulos, concluding with Giantsis)". Goal News (in Greek). Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Διαμαντόπουλος διετίας στον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης! (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Ο Διαμαντόπουλος εξηγεί τα θέλω του στο metrosport.gr (in Greek). www.metrosport.gr. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Χαιρετούν Περογαμβράκης-Διαμαντόπουλος!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  7. ↑ "Υπέγραψε ο Διαμαντόπουλος!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  8. ↑ "Άρης- Καλλιθέα 2-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  9. ↑ "Συγκλονιστική ανατροπή από τον Άρη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  10. ↑ "Άρης 7 x 7, πέρασε κι από τη Δράμα". www.sport24.gr. 10 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Απόλλων Λάρισας-Άρης 0-2!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  12. ↑ "Νίκη στο φινάλε για τον Άρη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  13. ↑ "Αιγινιακός - Άρης 1-4!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  14. ↑ "Aris beat Kissamikos and maintain Football League's top spot" (in eg). Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  15. ↑ "Αρης-Παναιγιάλειος 5-2" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  16. ↑ "Αρης-Απόλλων Λάρισας 3-0" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  17. ↑ "Σπάρτη-Άρης 0-3 (vid)" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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