Charalambos Lykogiannis

Charalambos Lykogiannis

Lykogiannis with Greece U19
Personal information
Date of birth22 October 1993[1]
Place of birthPiraeus, Greece
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionLeft back, Left midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ergotelis
Number3
Youth career
2007–2011Olympiacos U20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Olympiacos4(0)
2013–2014→ Levadiakos (loan)22(0)
2014–→ Ergotelis (loan)20(1)
National team
2007–2009Greece U179(0)
2011–2012Greece U1912(1)
2012–Greece U205(0)
2012–Greece U217(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:47, 9 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Charalambos "Babis" Lykogiannis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Λυκογιάννης, born 22 October 1993), also known as Lykos (Greek for "wolf" – from the first letters of his name), is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Superleague Greece club Ergotelis , as a left back and left midfielder.

Career

Olympiacos

Lykogiannis is a product of the youth system of Olympiacos and very soon became a vital part of Olympiacos' football academy.[2] He is considered as one of the most gifted players of his generation.[3]

On 25 January 2012, he made his debut with the first team in a Greek Football Cup match against Panionios as a substitute in the 82nd minute in front of 15,000 fans.[4]

On 25 October 2012, Lykogiannis made his European debut in an away UEFA Champions League game against Montpellier HSC as a substitute in the 88th minute.[5]

Four days after his debut in UEFA Champions League, on 29 October 2012, Lykogiannis made his first appearance in an away game for Superleague Greece against Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki) as a substitute in the 68th minute.[6]

He sign a professional contract with Olympiacos on June 2011, but August 2012 he renewed his contract until summer 2015 with a high fee release clause.[7][8]

Loan to Levadiakos

In August 2013 he joined Levadiakos on loan.[9]

Loan to Ergotelis

In August 2014 he joined Ergotelis on loan.[10]

International career

Greece under-17

He was called for duty for Greece under-17 to participate in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round against Norway.

Greece under-19

Lykogiannis make his debut with Greece under-19 in an international friendly game against Sweden under-19.

2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

Lykogiannis scored his first and winning goal in the 108th minute (1-2 after extra time) [11] for Greece U19 in the semifinals against England U19 for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship finals that took place in Estonia. He came on as a substitute at the 67th minute for Greece U19 in the final against Spain U19, but the Spanish U19 side won the tournament with 1-0.

Greece under-21

On 15 August 2012 make his debut with Greece U21 for an international friendly game at Dimotiko stadio Kozanis against Poland U21

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

References

  1. ↑ "charalambos-lykogiannis". Olympiacos.org. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Academy". Olympiacos.org. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Olympiakos vencedor del Real Sosiedad Torneo Internacional Juvenil - Lykogiannis Most Valuable Player (MVP)" (in Spanish). realsociedad.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Ντεμπούτο Λυκογιάννη (in Greek). Gavros.gr. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Charalambos Lykogiannis / Champions League profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Live match" (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Χρυσή ρήτρα (in Greek). Gavros.gr. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Έδεσε τον Λυκογιάννη με υψηλή ρήτρα (in Greek). xxsports.gr. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  9. ↑ ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός - Ανακοίνωση (in Greek). olympiacos.org. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Γίνεται "Κρητικός" ο Λυκογιάννης (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lykogiannis lobs Greece into U19 showpiece". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

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