Giannis Loukinas

Giannis Loukinas
Personal information
Full nameIoannis Loukinas
Date of birth20 September 1991
Place of birthAthens, Greece
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Iraklis
Number25
Youth career
–2006Agia Paraskevi
2006–2007→ Olympiacos (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2009Agia Paraskevi29(6)
2009–2011Panionios2(0)
2010→Kalloni (loan)14(5)
2011→PAO Rouf (loan)8(2)
2011–2012Niki Volou24(3)
2012–2013Fokikos26(3)
2013–2014Chania34(9)
2014–Iraklis15(8)
National team‡
2009Greece U-192(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 July 2014

Giannis Loukinas (Greek: Γιάννης Λουκίνας, born 20 September 1991) is a Greek footballer who plays for Iraklis in the Greek Football League, as a forward. He played football at youth level for Agia Paraskevi and Olympiacos. Loukinas started his professional career with Agia Paraskevi. He has also played for Panionios, Kalloni, PAO Rouf, Niki Volou, Fokikos and Chania. Loukinas has been capped with Greece U-19.

Career

Club career

Loukinas started his football in Agia Paraskevi youth teams.[1] After scoring twice against Olympiacos in friendly matches he was signed on loan by Olympiacos and moved to the club's U20 squad.[1] After a year in Olympiacos youth squads he returned to Agia Paraskevi where he broke through the first team in the 2008–09 season appearing in 29 matches and scoring 6 goals.[1][2] His good performances earned him a transfer and a three-year contract to Greek Superleague club Panionios.[3] Loukinas made his first team debut in a home defeat against AEL.[4] He played in one more match before he was loaned out to Kalloni and PAO Rouf.[5] In the 2011–12 season he was indispensable for Niki Volou appearing in all but 4 matches and scoring 3 goals in the club's quest to promotion.[2][6]

He played for Fokikos in the 2012–13 season appearing in no less than 24 occasions and scored 3 goals before, in May, inguinal hernia let him out for the rest of the season.[2][7] On 3 August 2013 Loukinas signed for Chania.[8] He debuted for his new club in the opening match of the season a 2–1 defeat from Iraklis Psachna.[9] His first goal for Chania was an injury time winner against Acharnaikos on 24 November 2013.[10] Throughout the season he played in 34 matches for Chania and scored 9 goals.[2] On 11 July 2104 he signed a three-year contract with Greek Football League outfit Iraklis.[11] Loukinas debuted for his new club in the opening match of the season, a cup match against Lamia.[12] He scored twice in his league debut for Iraklis, helping the club achieve an away win against Tyrnavos.[13]

International career

Loukinas has made his debut for Greece U-19 on 25 May 2009 in a home defeat against Portugal U-19. He made one more appearance three days later on a match against Denmark U-19.

Style of play

Loukinas is a striker with good pace and off the ball movement.[1] He also possesses good dribbling skills but he has low composure and a weak left foot.[1]

Personal

Zlatan Ibrahimović is Loukinas' idol and Manchester United is his favourite club abroad.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Γιάννης Λουκίνας (in Greek). contra.gr. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Γιάννης Λουκίνας". myplayer.gr. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Πανιώνιος: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). enet.gr. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Πανιώνιος Λάρισα 0-3". sport-fm.gr.gr. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Λουκίνας στο scorernews.gr: "Ήρθα στο Ρουφ λόγω ομάδας και Γκόφα"" (in Greek). scorernews.gr. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Στην Football League και πάλι η Νίκη Βόλου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Φωκικός: Σοκ με Λουκίνα! (in Greek). onsports.gr. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Και επίσημα Παπατζίκος και Λουκίνας (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Με την εμπειρία τα Ψαχνά, 2-1 τα Χανιά (in Greek). onsports.gr. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Α.Ο.ΧΑΝΙΑ-ΑΧΑΡΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2-1 (in Greek). Chania FC. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Υπέγραψε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Θετικό ξεκίνημα με νίκη" (in Greek). Bluearena. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Τύρναβος-ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ 0-2" (in Greek). Bluearena. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

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