Dimitrios Stamou

Dimitrios Stamou
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Stamou
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AEL
Number 5
Youth career
–2010 Iraklis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Iraklis 3 (0)
2011–2014 PAOK 0 (0)
2013 → Kerkyra (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2017 Iraklis 45 (1)
2017–2018 Platanias 15 (0)
2018–2019 Iraklis 12 (0)
2019–2021 Veria 20 (0)
2021–2022 Olympiacos Volos 17 (1)
2022–2023 Ierapetra 22 (0)
2023- AEL 24 (0)
International career‡
2011 Greece U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 August 2014

Dimitrios Stamou (Greek: Δημήτριος Στάμου; born 27 April 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League 2 club AEL.[1]

He started his career in Iraklis before moving to PAOK and Kerkyra. Stamou has been capped for Greece U21.

Club career

Iraklis

Stamou is a product of the youth academies of Iraklis and signed his first professional contract for the club in the summer of 2010.[2] He debuted in the Superleague debut during a 0–0 home draw against Kerkyra.[2][3] In the end, he managed to make 3 league appearances for the club.[2]

PAOK

On 29 July 2011, Stamou signed a three-year contract with PAOK, after he was released from Iraklis.[4] However, due to a series of injuries and subsequent operations, he failed to make his debut in the 2011–12 season.[5] In January 2013 Stamou was loaned out to Kerkyra to get some playing time.[6] He debuted for the club on 20 January 2013 in an away match against Skoda Xanthi.[7] He totally appeared in 7 league matches for the club and in one cup match.[8][9] Stamou returned to PAOK in the following summer.[10] In July 2014 he was released by PAOK.[8][11]

Return to Iraklis

On 29 July 2014 Stamou returned to Iraklis by signing a two-year contract.[12]

Platanias

On 28 June 2017 Stamou signed a three-year contract with Platanias.[13]

Third spell with iraklis

On 7 August 2018, he returned to Iraklis for the third time in his career.[14]

International career

Stamou is a Greece national under-21 football team international. He was called by Greece under-21 manager Georgios Georgiadis for the first time in June 2011 to appear in two friendly matches against Bulgaria under-21 and Poland under-21.[15] He made his debut in an official UEFA under-21 match during a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Belarus.[16]

Playing style

Stamou is 1.83 meters tall and is equally adept at playing as either a defensive midfielder or a centre back.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ανακοίνωση (In Greek)". www.aelfc.gr. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c ΠΑΟΚ Επιστροφή στο μέλλον [PAOK Return to the future]. Makedonia (in Greek). 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ K., K. (29 January 2011). Ντεμπούτο ο Στάμου [Stamou debuting]. Eleftherotypia (in Greek). Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b Ανακοινώθηκε η απόκτηση του Στάμου [The signing of Stamou is announced] (in Greek). SentraGoal. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ Tsakaleas, Antonis (19 August 2012). Ο Δώνης τεστάρει συνέχεια τους πιτσιρικάδες [Donis continuously checking the youngsters]. Goal News (in Greek). Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ^ Κέρκυρα: Απέκτησε δανεικό τον Στάμου (in Greek). ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ^ Ξάνθη - Κέρκυρα 0–0 (in Greek). sport24.gr. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b Δημήτρης Στάμου (in Greek). myplayer.gr. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. ^ Κέρκυρα-Λεβαδειακός 0–1 (in Greek). contra.gr. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Dimitris Stamou speaks to paokfc.gr". contra.gr. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  11. ^ Κοντά σε Στάμου (in Greek). sport24.gr. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  12. ^ Υπέγραψε ο Στάμου (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Στάμου ο Πλατανιάς!" (in Greek). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Ο Στάμου στον Ηρακλή" (in Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  15. ^ Ελπίδες: Η αποστολή για Βουλγαρία & Πολωνία [U21:The squad for Bulgaria & Poland] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Dimitris Stamou U21 profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.