Sotiris Leontiou

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Personal information
Sotiris Leontiou

Date of birth	July 14, 1984
Place of birth	Ioannina, Greece
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Panathinaikos FC
Number	20
Youth clubs
?–2002	Panathinaikos FC Academy
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–current	Marko FC Proodeftiki FC Panathinaikos FC	38 (11) 26 (2) 15 (0)
National team
2001-2005 2005-current	Greece U21 Greece	9 (0) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Sotiris Leontiou, born on July 17, 1984 in Ioannina, Greece is a Greek attacking midfielder. He started his playing carrier when he was a teenager in Panathinaikos Academy Clubs. After spending some years in Panathinaikos as an amateur he was finally given a chance to prove his worth: He was given on loan to FC Marko Markopoulo for 2 seasons (2001 till 2003).While playing for FC Marko he played a total of 38 league matches and scored 11 goals. In 2003-2004 season he was given again on loan, this time in Proodeftiki FC and played 26 matches and scored 2 goals. At the end, Panathinaikos brought him back, this time in its First Team and Sotiris Leontiou signed a new 5 year contract and he has been an integral part of the team in the Greek Superleague. He has also one cap with the national team. Also he won OPA Cup at the year 2003 he scored 2 goals at the great final.