Sotiris Leontiou

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Sotiris Leontiou
Personal information
Date of birth July 14, 1984 (1984-07-14) (age 23)
Place of birth    Ioannina, Greece
Height 1,82m
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)
37 (0)   
National team
2001-2005
2005-current
Greece U21
Greece
9 (0)
0 (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. Also he won OPA Cup at the year 2003 he scored 2 goals at the great final.

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