Giannis Boutsakis

Giannis Boutsakis

Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Boutsakis
Date of birth	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Giouchtas
Number	30
Youth career
2001–2012	Atsalenios
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Atsalenios
2017–2022	Ergotelis	115	(5)
2022–	Chania	23	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Giannis Boutsakis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουτσάκης; born 8 February 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League 2 club Giouchtas.

Career

Atsalenios

Born in Heraklion, Boutsakis began playing football at the age of 7, when his parents signed him up at the infrastructure segments of local club Atsalenios.[1] He was promoted to the senior squad in 2012, and stayed with the club until the summer of 2017, when he was transferred to Second Division club Ergotelis.[1]

Ergotelis

Boutsakis made his professional debut for Ergotelis as a starter in the club's first match of the season during a 2−0 Cup loss against Panserraikos on 18 September 2017.[2] He kept his place as a regular starter throughout the duration of the season, and was called up by the club's administration to sign a new three-year contract in June 2018.[3]

Career statistics

As of matches played September 26, 2021

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ergotelis	2017–18	Football League	29	0	2	0	—		—		31	0
	2018–19		26	1	6	1	—		—		32	2
	2019–20	Superleague 2	16	2	2	0	—		—		18	2
	2020–21		26	2	—		—		—		26	2
	2021–22		0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Total			97	5	11	1	—		—		108	6
Career total			97	5	11	1	—		—		108	6

Personal life

In 2018, Boutsakis obtained a degree from the Department of Preschool Education of the University of Crete,[4] for which he received an honorary award during the 2018 Greek football PSAP awards.[5]

References

1. "Στον Εργοτέλη ο Μπουτσάκης (Greek)". www.footballleaguenews.gr. 31 August 2017.
2. "Αναφορά Αγώνα: ΠΑΝΣΕΡΡΑΙΚΟΣ- ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ ~ Round 1 ~ 6ος ΟΜΙΛΟΣ Κυπέλλου (Greek)". www.footballleaguenews.gr. 18 September 2017.
3. "Μπουτσάκης τριετίας! (Greek)". www.capitano.gr. 13 June 2018.
4. "Γιάννης Μπουτσάκης: Ο δάσκαλος του Εργοτέλη (Greek)". www.sport24.gr. 9 May 2018.
5. "Μπουτσάκης και Καϊπερς παρέλαβαν τα βραβεία τους (VIDEO) (Greek)". Ergotelis FC. 12 February 2019.

External links

• Giannis Boutsakis at Soccerway