Giannis Masouras

Giannis Masouras
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Masouras
Date of birth (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Omonia
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2013 Atromitos Patras
2013 Panachaiki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Panachaiki 13 (0)
2015–2018 AEL 39 (0)
2018–2023 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2019–2020Panionios (loan) 20 (1)
2020AEL (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021Górnik Zabrze (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2022Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 18 (0)
2023 Miedź Legnica 14 (1)
2023–2024 Kifisia 19 (1)
2024 Astana 6 (0)
2024– Omonia 0 (0)
International career
2018 Greece U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024

Giannis Masouras (Greek: Γιάννης Μασούρας; born 24 August 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cypriot First Division club Omonia.

Career

Early years

Masouras started his career with his local Patras-based amateur club Atromitos. On 1 July 2013 he signed his first professional contract with Football League club Panachaiki.[1] He remained at the team for two seasons mostly playing for the youth squad, making a total of 13 league appearances. He also competed successfully in the track and field team of Panachaiki as a runner.[2] On 23 July 2015, he signed a three-year contract with AEL for an undisclosed fee.[3] The 21-year-old player scored three goals (all in Greek Cup) in 29 official performances in all domestic competitions during 2017–18 season.

Olympiacos

On 28 June 2018, he signed with Olympiacos for a reported fee of €1 million. AEL would retain a 10% resale rate for any future sale of the player to exceed a €1 million fee.

On 27 September 2018, he made his debut with the club in a 1–0 win Greek Cup home game against Levadiakos.

On 4 February 2019, after Masouras was underutilized by manager Pedro Martins, he was allowed to join Panionios on loan for the remainder of the season.[4] On 21 April 2019, Masouras opened the scoring in a 2–1 home win game against PAS Giannina. On the edge of the penalty area, the Olympiacos loanee thumped an unstoppable attempt into the top right corner to give Panionios the lead within seven minutes.[5]

On 27 August 2019, his loan to Panionios was extended until the summer of 2020,[6] but also rejoined AEL during the 2020–21 season.

On 26 August 2020, as Masouras was not in the plans of Olympiacos' coach Pedro Martins, he was sent on loan again, this time joining Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze until the summer of 2021.[7] On 1 September 2021, Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam announced the agreement with Olympiakos for a long season loan.[8]

Miedź Legnica

On 4 January 2023, he left Olympiacos permanently and returned to Poland, signing a year-and-a-half deal with Miedź Legnica.[9] On 19 May 2023, with the club already set for relegation with two matchdays left, he terminated his contract by mutual consent.[10]

Astana

On 10 February 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana announced the signing of Masouras from AE Kifisia to a two-year contract.[11] On 7 June 2024, Astana announced that Masouras had left the club by mutual agreement after failing to adapt to life in Kazakhstan.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 August 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panachaiki 2013–14 Football League 2 0 0 0 2 0
2014–15 Football League 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total 13 0 1 0 14 0
AEL 2015–16 Football League 14 0 4 0 18 0
2016–17 Super League Greece 2 0 1 0 3 0
2017–18 Super League Greece 23 0 7 3 30 3
Total 39 0 12 3 51 3
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Panionios (loan) 2018–19 Super League Greece 7 1 1 0 8 1
2019–20 Super League Greece 13 0 1 0 14 0
Total 20 1 2 0 22 1
AEL (loan) 2019–20 Super League Greece 1 0 0 0 1 0
Górnik Zabrze (loan) 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 23 0 2 0 25 0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 18 0 1 0 19 0
Miedź Legnica 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 14 1 14 1
Kifisia 2023–24 Super League Greece 19 1 2 0 21 1
Astana 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League 6 0 2 0 1[a] 0 9 0
Omonia 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 3 0
Career total 153 3 25 3 3 0 1 0 182 6
  1. ^ Appearance in Kazakhstan League Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ H διπλή ιδιότητα του Γιάννη Μασούρα (in Greek). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ «Θα δώσω το καλύτερο που μπορώ για την Παναχαϊκή» (in Greek). 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ Τα νέα αποκτήματα της ΑΕΛ και η κατάρτιση του ρόστερ (in Greek). AEL F.C. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ^ Ο Πανιώνιος ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Μασούρα! (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ Πανιώνιος - ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 2-1: Έκτοι οι κυανέρυθροι, με την πλάτη στον τοίχο οι Γιαννιώτες (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 21 April 2019.
  6. ^ Ολυμπιακός: Δανεικός στον Πανιώνιο ο Μασούρας. www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ Βρήκε νέα ομάδα ο Γιάννης Μασούρας. www.aelole.gr. 26 August 2020.
  8. ^ Ολυμπιακός: Ο Γιάννης Μασούρας δανεικός στη Σπάρτα Ρότερνταμ. www.sport24.gr. 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Giannis Masouras piłkarzem Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 4 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Giannis Masouras opuszcza Miedź" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Яннис Масурас – "Астананың" жаңа ойыншысы". facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial (in Kazakh). FC Astana Facebook. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Масурас покинул "Астану"". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.