Giorgos Masouras
Giorgos Masouras (Greek: Γιώργος Μασούρας; born 1 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Olympiacos and the Greece national team.
 Masouras playing for Greece | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Masouras | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kechrinia, Amfilochia, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Omonia Kechrinias | |||
| Apollon Smyrnis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Ilisiakos | 56 | (10) |
| 2014–2019 | Panionios | 123 | (17) |
| 2019– | Olympiacos | 36 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Greece U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Greece | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:40, 19 November 2019 (UTC). | |||
Club career
Masouras started his professional career in Ilisiakos and after he moved to Athenian club Panionios. On 27 April 2016, at the end of the 2015–16 season they reached to an agreement on a new contract with the club. The 22 year old midfielder had an excellent year and Panionios is eager to expedite the procedures for the renewal of his contract which expires on summer 2017. Finally, the two sides reached an agreement for another two years, until the summer of 2019, for an undisclosed fee.[1]
He started the 2018–19 season as the undisputed leader of the club's offense.
Olympiacos
Masouras joined Olympiacos on 3 January 2019.[2] He scored his first goal in a 4–0 win at home to AEL on 30 January, and scored three more goals in the 2018–19 Superleague season.[3]
On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2019–20 Superleague season, in a 2–1 away win against Aris.[4] On 15 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace, converting two right-wing crosses from Hillal Soudani in a hammering 5–0 win against Asteras Tripolis at the Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium.[5] On 18 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace by opening the scoring in the ninth minute as he cleverly turned Konstantinos Kostas Tsimikas’ cross into the net. The 25-year-old then registered his second goal just two minutes later, successfully connecting with Hillal Soudani’s pass to beat the goalkeeper with ease in a 4–1 home win game against AEL.[6] On 1 March 2020, Masouras headed home from a precise Mathieu Valbuena’s cross on the hour mark, in a 2–0 home win game against Panetolikos.[7] On 24 June 2020, Masouras headed the ball beyond Alexandros Paschalakis, with the PAOK goalkeeper just unable to get a hand on it, opening the score in a 2-0 home win Greek Cup game helping his club to reach the 2019-20 Greek Cup final. [8]
International career
On 9 November 2018, new Greece coach Angelos Anastasiadis called up Masouras for the matches against Finland and Estonia for UEFA Nations League. "All players dream of someday representing their country and I am happy for this opportunity. It is a child's dream for me", Masouras said.[9] On 18 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss game against Estonia.
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 June 2020[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panionios | 2014–15 | Superleague | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 123 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 152 | 24 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Superleague | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 45 | 9 | |||
| Total | 36 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 61 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 159 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 37 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International goals
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |  | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
References
- Πανιώνιος: Νέο συμβόλαιο σε Μασούρα
- Nicolaides, Shaun (3 January 2019). "Official: Olympiacos confirm arrival of Masouras". Agonasport. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "G. Masouras". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ολυμπιακός 0-5". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 2-0". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Πρόκριση με το μυαλό του και το σπαθί του". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2020.
- "Μασούρας: "Παιδικό όνειρο η κλήση στην Εθνική"" (in Greek). 9 November 2018.
- "Giorgos Masouras". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
External links
- Giorgos Masouras at Soccerway
- Giorgos Masouras – UEFA competition record
- Giorgos Masouras at ESPN FC