Sotiris Leontiou

Sotiris Leontiou
Personal information
Full name Sotiris Leontiou
Date of birth 17 July 1984 (1984-07-17) (age 27)
Place of birth Ioannina, Greece
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder, Centre midfielder, Left Back
Club information
Current club Panserraikos
Youth career
Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002– Panathinaikos 37 (0)
2002–2004 → Marko (loan) 38 (11)
2004–2005 Proodeftiki (loan) 28 (2)
2009–2010 Kavala (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 Ilioupoli (loan) 27 (2)
National team
2001–2005 Greece U21 9 (0)
2005– Greece 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sotiris Leontiou (Greek: Σωτήρης Λεοντίου; born on 17 July 1984 in Ioannina, Greece) is a Greek defensive midfielder that can also play as a left full back. He currently plays for Panathinaikos FC.

Career

He started his playing carrier when he was a teenager in the Panathinaikos F.C. Academies. After spending some years in Panathinaikos as an amateur he was finally given a chance to prove his worth as he was given on loan to FC Marko Markopoulo for 2 seasons (2001–2003). While playing for FC Marko he played a total of 38 league matches and scored 11 goals. In the 04/05 season he was given again on loan, this time in Proodeftiki FC and played 26 matches and scored 2 goals.

At the beginning of the 05/06 season, he returned to Panathinaikos first team where he signed a new 5 year contract and became an integral part of the team in the Greek Superleague. Unfortunately torn ligament injury sidelined him for two full seasons. He returned in training around January 2009 but he failed to appear in any games.

At his 1 year loan spell in Kavala FC in 09-10, he managed to earn his first cap against PAOK FC, playing for 9 minutes. He returned at the end of the 09/10 season on the Panathinaikos roster and was again loaned at Ilioupoli F.C. for the 2010–2011 season.

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