Dimitris Kourbelis

Dimitris Kourbelis
Kourbelis playing for Greece U19
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Kourbelis
Date of birth (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993
Place of birth Korakovouni, Arcadia, Greece
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2011 Asteras Tripoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Asteras Tripoli 103 (2)
2016– Panathinaikos 47 (1)
National team‡
2011–2012 Greece U19 14 (1)
2013 Greece U20 6 (0)
2012–2015 Greece U21 10 (0)
2017– Greece 6 (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 20:55, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Dimitrios "Dimitris" Kourbelis (Greek: Δημήτρης Κουρμπέλης, born 2 November 1993) is a Greek footballer who plays for Superleague side Panathinaikos as well as the Greece national football team.[1]

Career

On 31 May 2015, Kourbelis reached 100 appearances for Asteras Tripolis and scored his first goal in 2014–15 playoffs against Atromitos.[2] He made 131 appearances across all competitions in his career at Tripoli.

Panathinaikos

On 23 December 2016, Kourbelis signed a 3.5-season contract with Greek club Panathinaikos and was officially announced by Athens club, on an annual fee of €250.000. The Greens will pay €500.000 to his former club during the next three seasons, along with a 25% next transfer percentage and some appearances and targets bonus, which could increase the cost of 23-year-old international's move to the team of manager Marinos Ouzounidis to €700.000.[3][4] The Greek international quickly earned respect within the club and his quick transition from Asteras Tripoli to Panathinaikos, proved his ability to overcome new challenges. On 5 January 2017, he made his debut with the club playing as a starter in a 1–0 away loss against Platanias and ever since, Kourbelis has become an irreplaceable option in the Green’s squad. Although Kourbelis might not have the abilities of a ”game changing” player, he has managed to add quality to Panathinaikos’ game and become a backbone in the club’s roster. Last season, he showed great composure in important matches as one of his best games in the Green shirt was against rivals Olympiacos.

After the sale of Zeca to Copenhagen, despite the fact that he had spent only 8 months with the club, he was appointed as the new captain for the 2017–18 season. [5]

On 13 January 2018, according to "Live Sport" athletic newspaper, Genoa is offering about €2 million to the financially struggling Greens, in order to secure the capture of 24-year-old international defensive midfielder and captain of the club in the January transfer window, without ignoring other German and Italian clubs that asked about the market value of the player. [6] At the last week of the 2018 January transfer window, PAOK submitted a proposal to financial struggling Greens for the acquisition of the international midfielder. PAOK are offering Panathinaikos €1.5 million for Kourbelis, including the services of Ergys Kace, Giannis Mystakidis and Dimitris Konstantinidis for the second half of this season, but the player is reluctant for this transfer, besides the annual fee of €450.000.[7] At the last day of the January transfer window, the administration of PAOK did not manage to reach an agreement with Kourbelis, while Sampdoria will try to capture Panathinaikos' captain. The 25-year old defensive midielder wants to compete in a team abroad with italian club eyeing his case. The Genova's team is willing to offer about €2 million for Kourbelis and news update is expected. Nevertheless, Panathinaikos maybe capture either Konstantinidis, Kaçe and Mystakidis regardless the Kourbelis future. [8] Eventually, the captain of Panathinaikos will remain in the club for the rest of the season. [9] On 3 February 2018, Kourbelis suffered an injury during the first half of home clash against Panetolikos He is expected to remain out of action for 3-4 weeks and his absence will definitely be a major blow for the plans of Panathinaikos' manager Marinos Ouzounidis.[10]

On 1 September 2018, he scored his first goal with the club in all competitions, with a penalty kick after 21-year-old winger Anastasios Chatzigiovannis was fouled in the box by Lamia's goalscorer Daniel Adejo, sealing a 3-1 home win game. [11]

International Career

On 9 June 2017, he earned Michael Skibbe's first call to Greek National team as a result of his remarkable appearances to Panathinaikos. On the same match, he officially debuted in the Greek national team coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications.

Club stats

As of match played 29 September 2018[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe* other** Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Asteras Tripoli 2011-12 15020----170
2012–13 150503050280
2013–14 140202040220
2014–15 211107151343
2015–16 2002040--260
2016–17 40------40
Total 8911201611411313
Panathinaikos 2016–17 15020--40210
2017–18 230304000300
2018–19 5100000051
Total 431504040561
Total 13221702011811874

(* Include UEFA Europa League)

(** Include Superleague Greece Playoffs)

International

As of match played 12 October 2018
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 201710
201850
Total60

References

  1. ↑ "Asteras Tripolis squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Θεραπεία ο Λούι, "100άρης" με γκολ ο Κουρμπέλης". www.contra.gr. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε Κουρμπέλη ο Παναθηναϊκός". www.gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Μποροβήλος: "Ο Κουρμπέλης δόθηκε με 700.000 ευρώ και 25% ποσοστό μεταπώλησης"". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Κουρμπέλης ο νέος αρχηγός". www.novasports.gr. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Genoa CFC made offer to Panathinaikos for the purchase of Kourbelis". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. ↑ ""Ναι" του Αλαφούζου, διστάζει ο Κουρμπέλης για ΠΑΟΚ". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ανατροπή: Προς Σαμπντόρια ο Κουρμπέλης (αποσύρει το ενδιαφέρον ο ΠΑΟΚ)". politis.com.cy. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Έμεινε στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κουρμπέλης". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "ΣΟΚ με Κουρμπέλη στον ΠΑΟ - «Έγκλημα» από τον παίκτη στον τραυματισμό του". sportdog.gr. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Οι μπέμπηδες έκαναν τη διαφορά, 3-1 ο Παναθηναϊκός τη Λαμία". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Kourbelis profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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