Georgios Vagiannidis

Georgios Vagiannidis
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 2
Youth career
2009–2019 Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Panathinaikos 1 (1)
2020–2021 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 Panathinaikos B 13 (0)
2021– Panathinaikos 57 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 Greece U17 4 (0)
2019 Greece U19 4 (1)
2024– Greece 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Georgios Vagiannidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Βαγιαννίδης; born 12 September 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career

Panathinaikos

Vagiannidis plays mainly as a right-back and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. On 16 February 2020, Vagiannidis made his professional debut and scored his first goal, getting an assist as Panathinaikos beat Panetolikos 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium. In May 2020, Italian giants Inter expressed interest in acquiring the talented young player of Panathinaikos. The 18-year-old right-back had recently reached a verbal agreement with Panathinaikos to sign a new contract before talks were halted due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Inter Milan

On 5 June 2020, Vagiannidis has penned a four-year contract with Inter of Serie A. Inter will not need to negotiate with Panathinaikos to land Vagiannidis and will only have to pay a FIFA determined compensation amount of €400,000. The Greek full-back will reportedly earn around €300,000 per year in Milan.[3]

Loan to Sint-Truiden

On 1 October 2020, Vagiannidis signed with Sint-Truiden on loan.[4] On 3 February 2021, he made his debut with the new club in Belgian Cup against Lokeren-Temse at the Daknamstadion in the season 2020–21.[5]

Return to Panathinaikos

On 3 September 2021, Panathinaikos officially announced the return of Georgios Vagiannidis, who signed on a free transfer, a four-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.[6] Towards the end of 2024 talks between him and the club have begun regarding a new contract signed until 2027.[7]

International career

Vagiannidis made his debut for the Greece national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Finland at the Karaiskakis Stadium. He substituted Fotis Ioannidis in the 77th minute of Greece's 3–0 victory.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Panathinaikos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Panathinaikos 2019–20 Super League Greece 1 1 1 0 — — 2 1
2021–22 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2022–23 19 0 3 0 2 0 — 24 0
2023–24 22 1 6 1 9 0 — 37 2
2024–25 14 0 0 0 8 0 — 22 0
Total 58 2 10 1 19 0 0 0 87 3
Career total 71 2 11 1 19 0 0 0 101 3

Honours

Panathinaikos

References

  1. ^ "Greek Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis to Sign 4 Year Deal with Inter". 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα"" (in Greek). 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte" (in Italian). 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ "GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV". www.voetbalkrant.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσαν την επιστροφή του Βαγιαννίδη οι πράσινοι" (in Greek). 3 September 2021.
  7. ^ GOULIS, KOSTAS. "Panathinaikos: Towards an agreement with Vagiannidis for a new contract until 2027".
  8. ^ "Greece v Finland game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
  9. ^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.