Giannis Gotsoulias
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ioannis Gotsoulias | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Patras, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris Petroupolis | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2010 | Diagoras Vrachneika | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2016 | Panegialios | 91 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Ergotelis | 24 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Paniliakos | 20 | (3) |
| 2018–2022 | Ionikos | 67 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Ilioupoli | 26 | (0) |
| 2024- | Aris Petroupolis | 11 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 | |||
Giannis Gotsoulias (Greek: Γιάννης Γκοτσούλιας; born 15 March 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gamma Ethiniki club Aris Petroupolis.[1]
Career
Born in Patras, Greece, Giannis made his senior debut with Panegialios and had the contract with the club until 2016. On 7 September 2016, he joined Panegialios. He profoundly played for Greek clubs.[2]
Initially signed by the Greek club Diagoras Vrachneikon, he had no appearance for the senior squad and followed a transfer to Panegialios in 2010 He played 7 years at the Gamma Ethniki club securing a marvelous 91 appearances netting the ball twice in this era. . He then signed a contract of one year with Greek club playing for Ergotelis and remained for the club until 2017. At this phase of his life he first appeared Super League 2 but secured no senior appearances for the club. In the mid of 2017 .Gotsoulias signed a year spell with the Gamma Ethniki side Paniliakos. In 2018 Gotsoulias signed at Ionikos acting as the skipper of the side playing in Football League an has smashed the ball one into the nets against Aiolikos.,[3][4] he stayed there for the following two seasons.
in the summer of 2022 Gotsoulias moved to Ilioupoli where he stayed for the following two seasons amassing 26 appearances.[5][6]
In July 2024 Gotsoulias was transferred to Aris Petroupolis on a free transfer, where he plays to this day.[7][8]
He has featured in various famous competitions namely Greek Football Cup or Kypello Elladas (Greek), Gamma Ethniki, Super League 2 and Football League.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panegialios | 2010–11 | Football League | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Panegialios | 2012–13 | Football League | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Panegialios | 2013–14 | Football League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Panegialios | 2014–15 | Football League | 27 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Panegialios | 2015–16 | Football League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Ionikos | 2018–19 | Gamma Ethniki | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Ionikos | 2018–19 | Football League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Honours
- Ionikos
References
- ^ "G. GOTSOULIAS". www.int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Giannis Gotsoulias - Player Info". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Giannis Gotsoulias FM 2019 Profile, Reviews". www.fmdataba.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Giannis Gotsoulias in Football Manager 2018". www.sortitoutsi.net. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Πάτρα, Αποστόλης (18 August 2022). ""Κλείνει" και Γκοτσούλια η Ηλιούπολη". Παίζει μπάλα μόνο του! | Patra Goal (in Greek). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Κερασιώτης, Παύλος. "Παρελθόν ο Γκοτσούλιας". www.liganews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Πήρε και Γκοτσούλια ο Άρης Πετρούπολης". Sportsup.gr (in Greek). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Ζαχάκης, Θανάσης (30 July 2024). "Μεταγραφών συνέχεια με Γκοτσούλια στον Άρη Πετρούπολης". stoplekto.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Giannis Gotsoulias". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.