Viktor Klonaridis

Viktor Klonaridis
Klonaridis with AEK in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992
Place of birth Seraing, Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger / Second striker
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 17
Youth career
AEK Athens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 AEK Athens 20 (4)
2012–2013 Lille 3 (0)
2013 → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) 7 (2)
2013–2016 Panathinaikos 74 (14)
2016–2017 Lens 10 (1)
2017 → Panathinaikos (loan) 16 (4)
2017– AEK Athens 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:39, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Viktor Klonaridis (Greek: Βίκτωρ Κλωναρίδης, born 28 July 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays for AEK Athens, as a forward or winger. He was born in Seraing to a Greek father and a Belgian mother.

Club career

AEK Athens

Klonaridis emerged from the AEK Athens F.C academy as a young prodigy signing his first professional contract with the club at the age of 18. During his first stint at the club, he made some notable appearances against Panathinaikos F.C where he scored his first professional goal in the Greek Superleague and then proceeded to score 3 more goals in the championship. After his impressive performances in the championship and in European football he secured a transfer with Lille OSC.

Lille

On 2 July 2012, Klonaridis signed a three-year contract with Lille OSC for a reported fee of €800,000.[1][2][3] On 31 January 2013, he joined Belgian Second Division side Mouscron-Péruwelz on loan from Lille.[4]

Panathinaikos

On 2 September 2013, Klonaridis joined Panathinaikos as a free agent on a four-year deal.[5] On 25 September 2013, he scored on his debut, against Ergotelis in the Greek Cup. On 10 November 2013, he netted twice in a 2–0 win against Aris.[6] On 14 May 2014, he helped his club claim Greece's second Champions League spot scoring in a 1–1 draw against Atromitos in the playoffs which left Panathinaikos with an unassailable lead at the top of the table with one match left.[7][8]

At the beginning of 2015–16 season Klonaridis faced injury problems causing him to train separately from the rest of the squad.[9] On 28 October 2015, he scored his first goal for the season, playing in the Greek Cup against Levadiakos. On 3 December 2015, Panathinaikos won 2–1 against Panachaiki at Pampeloponnisiako Stadium thanks to a brace scored by him in the first half.[10] On 23 May 2016, he scored in a 3–0 defeat of rivals AEK Athens reaching 100 appearances with for Panathinaikos.[11]

On 14 August 2016, Panathinaikos accepted a bid from Belgian club Lokeren for a transfer fee reported to be in the region of €300,000.[12] However, the move was not completed.[13]

Lens

On 31 August 2016, the last day of the summer window transfer, Klonaridis returned to France, signing a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Lens, for an undisclosed fee.[14]

Panathinaikos (loan)

On 30 January 2017, Klonaridis returned to Panathinaikos, initially on loan but with an option for the Greek club to sign him permanently.[15] On 31 May 2017, his goal and overall positive performance, helped his club to succeed an away 3–2 win against rivals PAOK in the last matchday of the 2016–17 Playoffs depriving them of the possibility to participate in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.[16][17]

Return to AEK

On 29 June 2017, Klonaridis joined Super League side AEK Athens by signing a contract until June 2020.[18] AEK paid €200,000 to acquire Klonaridis from Lens. On 8 August 2018, he scored before the break in a 1–1 away draw for UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, 1st leg against Celtic. [19] On 22 August 2018 he scored, slamming home the rebound from close range after Anastasios Bakasetas’ snapshot had been parried by MOL Vidi's goalkeeper Ádám Kovácsik in a glorious 2–1 away win for UEFA Champions League Playoffs, 1st leg against MOL Vidi.[20] On 16 September 2018, Klonridis scored his first brace with the club in a 4–0 home win game against Panionios, as six minutes from full time with a brilliant piece of individual skill, skipping past the challenge of Luis Gustavo Dominques before firing a powerful shot beyond Panthers goalkeeper Filip Manojlović and at the last minute of the match scoring his second of the night, slotting home after good work from striker Marko Livaja. [21] On 2 October 2018, he scored a brace in a 2–3 loss UEFA Champions League home game against Benfica. In both goals he scored with a right footed shot from very close range after assisted by Niklas Hult and Marios Oikonomou respectively, but after the AEK forward missed a great chance for his hat-trick, Alfa Semedo’s long-range strike won it for Benfica on the counter attack. He has become the team’s first player in history to score twice in one single group match. [22]

Career statistics

As of 2 October 2018[23][24]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental [A] Others Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AEK Athens 2010–11 1000––000010
2011–12 19400––3100225
Total 20400––3100235
Lille 2012–13 30101000––50
Total 30101000––50
Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) 2012–13 7200––00––72
Total 7200––00––72
Panathinaikos 2013–14 32982––00004011
2014–15 29342––6100396
2015–16 13264––2000216
Total 7414188––810010023
Lens 2016–17 101210000––122
Total 101210000––122
Panathinaikos (loan) 2016–17 16442––0000206
Total 16442--00––206
AEK Athens 2017–18 12140008000241
2018–19 4200006400106
Total 163400014400347
Career total 146282911102560020145

Notes

A. ^ Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League.

Honours

AEK Athens
Panathinaikos

References

  1. ↑ "Lille's new Belgian star Viktor Klonaridis". French Football Weekly. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ανακοινώθηκε από τη Λιλ ο Κλωναρίδης". contra.gr.
  3. ↑ "Lille's sign potential new star Viktor Klonaridis". frenchfootballweekly.com. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "LOSC : Klonaridis, Badri et Wade prêtés". www.lavoixdunord.fr. 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.pao.gr/el/news/?itemid=c5e75864-1f77-4909-b3da-0a3cb11a3d90
  6. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11154647 Panathinaikos beats Aris 2-0
  7. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/11342158 Panathinaikos claim Champions League qualifying berth
  8. ↑ "Sport news, results and live scores from New Zealand and around the world" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  9. ↑ "Κlonaridis abandons training".
  10. ↑ "Klonaridis stars in Panathinaikos victory (vids)".
  11. ↑ Στην κορυφή ο Παναθηναϊκός, 3-0 την ΑΕΚ
  12. ↑ "Προς Λόκερεν ο Κλωναρίδης".
  13. ↑ "Χαλάει του Κλωναρίδη στην Λόκερεν;".
  14. ↑ "Επίσημα στη Λανς ο Κλωναρίδης".
  15. ↑ "Lens : Klonaridis rentre au Panathinaïkos !" [Lens: Klonaridis returns to Panathinaikos!]. La Voix du Nord (in French). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ-Παναθηναϊκός 2-3: Έδειξε πόσο βαριά φανέλα έχει!".
  17. ↑ "Παναθηναϊκός με ψυχή, 3-2 τον ΠΑΟΚ στην Τούμπα".
  18. ↑ "Viktor Klonaridis (Lens) transféré à l'AEK Athènes". L'Équipe (in French). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Celtic vs AEK Athens 1-1". www.bbc.com. 8 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "Βίντι-ΑΕΚ 1-2: Με το ένα πόδι στους ομίλους του Champions League η «Ένωση»!". www.protothema.gr. 22 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "ΑΕΚ - Πανιώνιος 4-0". www.gazzetta.gr. 16 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "ΑΕΚ - Μπενφίκα 2-3". www.gazzetta.gr. 2 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "V. Klonaridis". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  24. ↑ "Viktor Klonaridis statistics". ZeroZero. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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