Greek footballer
Dimitra Giannakouli|
Full name |
Dimitra Giannakouli |
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Date of birth |
(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26)[1] |
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Place of birth |
Argos , Greece[2] |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper[3] |
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Current team |
AEK |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2012–2018 |
Feidon Argous |
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2018–2020 |
Atromitos |
22 |
(0) |
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2020–2021 |
Agia Paraskevi |
11 |
(0) |
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2021–2022 |
Avantes Chalkidas |
20 |
(0) |
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2022–2023 |
Ergotelis |
16 |
(0) |
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2023–2024 |
Panathinaikos |
15 |
(0) |
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2024– |
AEK |
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2014 |
Greece U17 |
1 |
(0) |
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2016 |
Greece U19 |
2 |
(0) |
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2019– |
Greece |
10 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2024[4][5][6][7] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024[1][3] |
Dimitra Giannakouli (born 8 May 1998) is a Greek footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for AEK in the Greek A Division and the Greek national team.
Club career
Feidon Argous
Giannakouli joined Feidon Argous, the first women's football team in her hometown, in 2012 when the club was founded.[5] In the 2015/16 season, she helped them get promoted to the Greek B Division after finishing on equal points with Kariatides Spartis who they later defeated in a decider match.[5]
In the 2016/17 season, Feidon finished second in Group 3 of the Greek B Division.[8] They competed against Agia Paraskevi in a playoff match for promotion to the Greek A Division. The game ended in a 1–1 draw and went into a penalty shoot-out. Giannakouli saved Agia Paraskevi's final penalty, while her teammate, Eirini Nefrou, scored and gave the win to Feidon.[9] In the Greek Women's Cup, Dimitra helped her team reach the final where they faced PAOK. She played the full 90 minutes as her team lost 7–0.[10]
In the 2017/18 season, Feidon finished in last place and got relegated back to the second division with only 1 win and 83 goals conceded.
Atromitos
She joined Greek A Division side Atromitos Athens in the summer of 2018 and stayed for two seasons. They finished 4th in 2018/19 and 3rd in 2019/20.[4]
Agia Paraskevi
In the 2020/21 season, she joined newly promoted club Agia Paraskevi. She helped them finish in second place of the second group after only conceding one goal in 10 matches during regular season.[4] They faced AEL in the playoff match for 3rd place, but ultimately lost 2–0.[11]
Avantes Chalkidas
She moved to A Division club Avantes Chalkidas in 2021 and she helped them finish at the top of the second group, conceding only 6 goals in 16 matches.[12] They did not manage to win the league though as they came third in the playoffs round.[13] Giannakouli won the PSAP Best Female Goalkeeper award for her performance during the 2021/22 season.[14]
In July 2022, she renewed her contract with Avantes for the following season, but, due to problems with the administration, she and the rest of the team left the club.[15]
Ergotelis
Giannakouli joined A Division club Ergotelis in November 2022 and helped them finish at the top of the second group undefeated.[16] In the playoffs round, they came in second place after losing two matches against PAOK and Trikala 2011.[17] In total she made 16 appearances for the team.
Panathinaikos
She joined newly promoted A Division club Panathinaikos on 19 July 2023.[18] She kept 11 clean sheets in 17 appearances as they finished 3rd in the league and reached the quarterfinals of the Greek Cup.
AEK
On 5 July 2024, Dimitra joined AEK.[7]
International career
Giannakouli made her debut for the Greek U17 team on 30 September 2014 against the Faroe Islands in the final game of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round. She kept a clean sheet as Greece won 3–0.[19]
She made her debut for the Greek U19 team at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round. She started the first two games against Slovenia and Russia in which she conceded a total of 6 goals.[20][21]
She was called up by the senior team for the first time in 2019 for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying,[22] but she did not make her first appearance until 25 June 2022 during a friendly match against Portugal, in which she kept a clean sheet but was subbed off at halftime for Anthi Papakonstantinou.[23] Giannakouli played her first full game for the national team a few months later in a 5–1 loss against France at the last match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.[24]
Honours
- Feidon Argous
- Ergotelis
- Individual
- PSAPP Best Female Goalkeeper: 2022
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