| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Govas | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kavala | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heidelberg United | |||
| Fawkner Blues | |||
| 2006 | VIS | ||
| 2007 | Whittlesea Zebras | ||
| 2007–2008 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Apollon Kalamarias | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | FS Kozani | 4 | (0) |
| 2010– | AO Kavala | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | FS Kozani (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 2008 | Greece U-19 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andreas Govas (born 21 July 1989) in Australia is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Greek Super League side AO Kavala.
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In 2007 Govas was a part of Portsmouth's U-18 Youth Academy team.[1]
In 2008 he and Australian Apostolos Giannou played together for Apollon Kalamarias, a year which saw Govas gain 7 appearances before transferring to FS Kozani.[2][3]
In January 2010 Govas was signed to Kavala where he joined Australians; Zeljko Kalac, Apostolos Giannou, Craig Moore and Robert Stambolziev.[4][5]
He was a part of the Australia U-20 team that participated in and won the 2008 ASEAN Youth Championship.[6]
He was also a part of the Australia U-20 team that competed at the AFC U-19 Championship 2008.[7]
In 2008 he had also represented Greece's U-19 squad with Apostolos Giannou and Dean Bouzanis.[8] It had been reported that Govas, Giannou and Bouzanis chose to represented Greece as they had been snubbed by Australian national selectors.
"I represented the Victorian squad at Under 15 and Under 16 levels and I was lucky enough to have been selected for the VIS to be part of a development program aimed at producing players for the national team. As I came towards the end of my time at VIS I was hoping to get an international call-up or an invitation to the AIS. I was invited up to the AIS for a day trial, but unfortunately I was not in the (selected) 18 and was sent home. I thought I was really good while on trial there and was surprised not to have been picked. I was also then told that I would not be in the mix for AIS selection, so I looked overseas." – Govas speaking with Melbourne's Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos[9]
With Australia
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