Nikolaos Ioannidis

Nikolaos Ioannidis
Personal information
Date of birthApril 26, 1994
Place of birthRemscheid, Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund II (on loan from Olympiacos)
Number19
Youth career
Pandramaikos
Olympiacos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–Olympiacos0(0)
2013–2014→ Hansa Rostock (loan)30(6)
2014PEC Zwolle (loan)4(0)
2015–Borussia Dortmund II (loan)12(1)
National team
2013–Greece U199(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nikolaos Ioannidis (Greek: Νικόλαος Ιωαννίδης; born April 26, 1994) is a Greek footballer who plays as a striker for German club Borussia Dortmund II.

Career

Early career

Although born in Germany, Nikos Ioannidis came at a very early age in Greece and made his first football steps in Pandramaikos. Olympiacos initially showed interest and signed the player, who was included in the youth team of Olympiacos.

Olympiacos

On 18 April 2013, he made his debut for Olympiacos in a 6-2 Greek Cup win against Panthrakikos F.C., coming off the bench to replace Kostas Mitroglou after 69 minutes.[1]

Loan to Hansa Rostock

On July 2013 Germany's third division club Hansa Rostock has reached an agreement with the Greek football champion Olympiakos on a perpetual strategic partnership and borrowed in the course of the cooperation of the Greek Under-19 national team Nikolaos Ioannidis for a year. "In Greece there are no full-scale substructure in the form of second teams," said Rostock's sporting director Uwe Vester on Monday. "At this point we come into play, because highly talented, young players can so help us on our way and simultaneously collect valuable experience for their own careers." [2]

Loan to PEC Zwolle

After the departure of Fred Benson and Guyon Fernandez, PEC Zwolle was shy about attacking reinforcements. Eventually the cup holder hires Ioannidis who will plays on loan for the club in the Dutch Eredivisie since the season 2014/2015.[3][4] His loan was ended on 9 January 2015, after a lack of prospect.[5]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 15 January 2015, Ioannidis is back in the 3. Liga. The striker, who played last season 30 games for Hansa Rostock (six goals), signed a contract with Borussia Dortmund II. This provides that the 20-year-old Greek until June 2016 on loan from Olympiacos Piraeus. Ioannidis was on loan to PEC Zwolle played only four league games and a game in the Europa League. He is still under contract with Olympiakos until 2019.[6]

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2015
Club Season League Cup Others Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympiacos 2012–13 0010000010
Total 0010000010
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2013–14 30600306
Total 30600306
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2014–15 4020101080
Total 4020101080
Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 2014–15 12100121
Total 12100121
Career total 467301010517

Honours

Club

PEC Zwolle

References

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