Stelios Kitsiou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stylianos Kitsiou | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Right midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | PAOK | 55 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Greece U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Greece U21 | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Stelios Kitsiou (Greek: Στέλιος Κίτσιου, born 28 September 1993 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for PAOK FC as a right back.[1]
Early life
Born in Thessaloniki, Kitsiou started out playing for local teams and he joined Pavlos Melas at the age of 14. Having had trials with PAOK and Aris, he chose to join PAOK U20s, being discreetly influenced by his family. In PAOK U20s he got to feature in all positions except for goalkeeper and central defender. His adjustment skills were remarkable but he seemed more at ease at midfield.
Club career
He signed his first professional contract with PAOK in 2012 and took part in the seniors’ preseason in the summer 2012. Not 20 yet, he believed that he could help the team further.[2] Kitsiou made his debut with PAOK in the Greek championship, participating in the win against AEK on 20 October 2012.
The following season Kitsiou scored his first goal with the club in a 4-1 home victory against Panionios.[3] On 22 November 2013, PAOK announced its agreement with Stelios Kitsiou to extend his contract until 2018. Four days later he netted his first European goal against Shakhter Karagandy when substitute Salpingidis played a square pass for him to rifle high into the net from an angle.[4] [5]
Career Statistics
| Club | Season | SuperLeague | Greek Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PAOK | 2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 55 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 80 | 2 | |
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.paokfc.gr/en/team/first-team/stelios-kitsiou/
- ↑ "Το life story του Στέλιου Κίτσιου" (in Greek). paokfc.gr. 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "S.Kitsiou". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "PAOK press on with Shakhter success". uefa.com. 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "O 20χρονος Στέλιος Κίτσιου ανανέωσε στον ΠΑΟΚ μέχρι το 2018" (in Greek). football-academies.gr. 22 November 2013.
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