Andreas Samaris
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Samaris playing for Benfica in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Samaris | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Patras, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Panachaiki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Panachaiki | 37 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Panionios | 71 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Olympiacos | 28 | (4) |
| 2014– | Benfica | 43 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Greece U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Greece | 20 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2016. | |||
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Andreas Samaris (Greek: Ανδρέας Σάμαρης; born 13 June 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese club Benfica and the Greece national team.[1]
Club career
Samaris started his career in Gamma Ethniki side Panachaiki in 2006, making a total of 37 league appearances and scored three goals for the club.[2] On 10 April 2007, Samaris signed his first professional contract in Panachaiki. On 11 January 2010, he moved to Panionios.[2]
Samaris joined Olympiacos in 2013, and scored his first goal with the club on 23 November 2013 in an away 4–1 victory against Panthrakikos.[3] Samaris ended the league with 38 appearances and scored four goals en route to the Greeks' 41st title.[4]
On 22 August 2014, Samaris moved abroad and joined Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €10 million and with a €45 million release clause.[5][6][7] He made his debut for the Eagles on 12 September against Vitória Sétubal.[8] On 15 March 2015, the yellow card drawn from referee's pocket at the league match against Braga took Samaris to the top of the list of Benfica midfielders with the most yellow cards in a season, ten, under the helm of manager Jorge Jesus; Javi García previously the record with nine, set in both the 2009–10 and 2011–12 seasons.[9]
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Samaris mentioned that the Portuguese language was a barrier in his first year with the club. The Greek international stressed the importance of learning it by stating, "I liked to learn Portuguese because I became closer to my colleagues. The most important is to understand what my coach says because there was an idea of game and I had to adapt faster than the others."[10]
On 29 August 2015, in the second day of 2015–16 Primeira Liga, Samaris, after an assist from Greek teammate Konstantinos Mitroglou, scored with a right-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner, the second goal giving the lead to his club in a 3–2 win against Moreirense. It was his first goal in the Primeira Liga.[11]
International career
Samaris is a former Greece under-19 international.[2] He made his debut in a 2008 European Under-19 Championship qualifier against France.[1] In October 2013, he was called-up to the Greek senior side by manager Fernando Santos and made a substitute appearance in the final group qualifier against Liechtenstein, also coming off the bench in the two play-off matches against Romania. After a strong season with Olympiakos, Santos opted to select Samaris to his final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[12]
On 24 June 2014, in his first appearance in a final tournament of the World Cup and against the Ivory Coast, Samaris opened the scoring after capitalizing on Cheick Tioté's defensive mistake in the 42nd minute in an eventual 2–1 victory; Samaris came on as an early replacement for the injured Panagiotis Kone.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 February 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Cup* | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panachaiki | 2006–07 | Gamma Ethniki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Panionios | 2009–10 | Superleague | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2013–14 | Superleague | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Benfica | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 210 | 14 | ||
*Includes Taça da Liga and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
International appearances
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 June 2014 | Estádio Castelão‚ Fortaleza, Brazil |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–1[14] | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
- Olympiacos
- Benfica
References
- 1 2 "Andreas Samaris profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Τον Ανδρέα Σάμαρη απέκτησε ο Πανιώνιος (Panionios signed Andreas Samaris)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 11 January 2010.
- ↑ "11/24/2013: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video". greece.greekreporter.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Quem é Andreas Samaris?". Desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Samaris assina contrato com o SL Benfica por cinco épocas". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Jorge Jesus confirma contratação de Samaris pelo Benfica". Público (in Portuguese). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Announcement to CMVM" (PDF). S.L. Benfica. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0-5 (crónica)" [Vitória Setubal- Benfica, 0-5 (chronicle)]. Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Samaris: cartões é com ele". www.ojogo.pt. 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Samaris: "O tricampeonato é muito importante"". www.record.xl.pt. 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Benfica vs Moreirense 3-2". www.skysports.com. 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Greece World Cup 2014 squad". telegraph.co.uk. 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Greece-Ivory Coast 2-1". goal.com. 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast - 24 June 2014". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
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- Benfica official profile (Portuguese)
- Andreas Samaris profile at ForaDeJogo
- Andreas Samaris profile at Soccerway
- Andreas Samaris at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andreas Samaris – FIFA competition record
- Andreas Samaris – UEFA competition record
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