Chrysovalantis Kozoronis

Chrysovalantis Kozoronis

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kalamata
Number	22
Youth career
–2012	Ergotelis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Ergotelis	70	(3)
2015–2017	PAS Giannina	60	(4)
2018	Hamilton Academical	0	(0)
2018–2019	Ergotelis	8	(1)
2019	Petrolul Ploiești	9	(0)
2019–2020	Levadiakos	18	(1)
2020–2022	Panevėžys	44	(2)
2022–	Anagennisi Karditsa	26	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023

Chrysovalantis Kozoronis (Greek: Χρυσοβαλάντης Κοζορώνης, born 3 August 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League 2 club Kalamata.

Career

Ergotelis

Kozoronis started his career with the youth teams of Ergotelis, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 May 2012, when the club played in the Football League, the second tier of the Greek football league system.^[1] He contributed with 2 goals in 26 appearances to his club's 2nd place finish and subsequent promotion to top flight. In total, over the course of three seasons, Kozoronis made a total of 74 appearances for Ergotelis in all competitions, while also scoring 4 times. At the end of the 2014−15 season, Ergotelis were relegated from the Superleague, and as a result, Kozoronis terminated his contract with the club to sign for Superleague side PAS Giannina.^[2]

PAS Giannina

In the summer of 2015 he signed a three-year contract with PAS Giannina.^[3] Kozoronis made 60 league appearances and scored 4 goals for PAS Giannina. He also made 4 appearances in the Europa League and 8 in the Greek Cup. On 19 December 2017 he was released from his contract after an out of court settlement.^[4]

Hamilton Academical

On 10 January 2018, Kozoronis joined Hamilton Academical on a deal until the end of the 2018–19 season.^[5][6]

On 20 March 2018, Kozoronis was released by Hamilton having failed to play a single game for the club and making just one appearance on the bench.^[7]

Return to Ergotelis

On 13 September 2018, Kozoronis returned to his former club Ergotelis, signing a one-year contract.^[8]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 10 January 2019, Petrolul Ploiești announced the signing of the 26-year-old Greek defensive midfielder until the summer of 2020.^[9]

Levadiakos

On 23 August 2019, Levadiakos F.C. announced the signing of the Greek defensive midfielder until the summer of 2020.

FK Panevėžys

On 19 August 2020, Panevrėžys announced the signing of the Greek defensive midfielder until the summer of 2021.

On 3 August 2022 he left FK Panevėžys.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2021^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ergotelis	2012–13	Football League	26	2	1	0	—		—		27	2
	2013–14	Superleague Greece	22	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
	2014–15		22	1	1	1	—		—		23	2
	Ergotelis total		70	3	4	1	—		—		74	4
PAS Giannina	2015–16	Superleague Greece	23	2	2	0	—		—		25	2
	2016–17		29	2	3	0	—		4[a]	0	36	2
	2017–18		8	0	3	0	—		—		11	0
	PAS Giannina total		60	4	8	0	—		4	0	72	4
Hamilton Academical	2017–18	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Hamilton Academical total		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Ergotelis	2018–19	Football League	8	1	3	0	—		—		11	1
	Ergotelis total		8	1	3	0	—		—		11	1
Petrolul	2018–19	Liga II	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Petrolul total		9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Levadiakos F.C.	2019–20	Super League Greece 2	17	1	0	0	—		—		17	1
	Levadiakos total		17	1	0	0	—		—		17	1
Panevėžys	2020	A Lyga	5	1	2	0	—		—		7	1
	2021		27	1	4	1	—		2[b]	0	33	2
	Panevėžys total		32	2	6	1	—		2	0	40	3
Career total			196	11	21	2	0	0	6	0	223	13

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Appearances in the Europa Conference League

Honours

Panevėžys

• Lithuanian Cup: 2020^[12]
• Lithuanian Supercup: 2021

References

1. Onsports Team (24 May 2012). "Εργοτέλης: Επαγγελματίες οι Πρωτογεράκης, Κοζορώνης και Δωματάς" (in Greek). Onsports.gr.
2. creteplus.gr (20 July 2015). "Εργοτέλης: "Γλυκοκοιτάζουν" παίκτες του Εργοτέλη - Και επίσημα στον ΠΑΣ ο Κοζορώνης" (in Greek). Onsports.gr.
3. "Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ 1966". 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015.
4. "Εξωδικαστικός συμβιβασμός με Κοζορώνη". 19 December 2017.
5. "Chrysovalantis Kozoronis". twitter.com/acciesfc. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
6. "Chrysovalantis Kozoronis: Hamilton Academical sign Greek midfielder". BBC Sport. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
7. "Player Departures". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
8. "Eπιστροφή Kοζορώνη!" (in Greek). FLnews.gr. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
9. "Oficial: Chrysovalantis Kozoronis a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploieşti!". fcpetrolul.ro. 10 January 2019.
10. "Atsisveikinimas su Ch. Kozoroniu - FK Panevėžys". 3 August 2022.
11. "H. Kozoronis". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
12. nepakartojama-drama-hegelmann-lff-taures-finale-ir-istorinis-panevezio-triumfas

External links

• Chrysovalantis Kozoronis at Soccerway