Panagiotis Kynigopoulos

Panagiotis Kynigopoulos

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Imathia, Greece
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Iraklis
Number	26
Youth career
–2013	Aiginiakos
2015–2016	Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Aiginiakos	25	(4)
2015–2017	Sint-Truiden	1	(0)
2016–2017	→ Iraklis (loan)	6	(0)
2017–2020	Panachaiki	61	(6)
2020–2021	Enosis Neon Paralimni	2	(0)
2021–2024	Athens Kallithea	78	(24)
2024–	Iraklis	0	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Greece U19	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2015

Panagiotis Kynigopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κυνηγόπουλος; born 24 September 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis.

Career

Early career

Born in Giannitsa, Kynigopoulos began his career with Aiginiakos and from there would move abroad for a season to Belgian top flight club Sint-Truiden, while earning six caps with the Greece Under-19 national team during this period.

He would return to Greece with Iraklis in Super League 1, and then spend three seasons at Panachaiki in the second tier.

Athens Kallithea

Kynigopoulos joined Athens Kallithea FC in September 2021. Playing both as a striker and a winger with his impressive combination of speed and strength, Kynigopoulos scored nine goals and added two assists in 26 appearances in the 2021/22 season.^[1]

In January 2023, Kynigopoulos signed a contract extension with AKFC through the 2025/26 season.^[2]

In the 2022/23 season, Kynigopoulos earned the honor of Most Valuable Player of the Super League 2 South Group as voted by the league’s players and coaches, leading AKFC with 1,961 minutes played and notching eight goals and eight assists.^[3]

References

1. "Athanasios Pantos". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
2. "Panagiotis Kynigopoulos extends contract". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. "Panagiotis Kynigopoulos named League MVP". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.