Giannis Fivos Botos (Greek: Γιάννης Φοίβος Μπότος; born 20 December 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Czech First League club Karviná on loan from Slavia Prague.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ioannis Fivos Botos | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Karviná (on loan from Slavia Prague) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | AO Diana Ilioupolis | ||
| 2008–2018 | AEK Athens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | AEK Athens | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 43 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | AEK Athens B | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Helmond Sport | 38 | (9) |
| 2024– | Slavia Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Karviná (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Greece U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Greece U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Greece U21 | 15 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 11 June 2022 (UTC). | |||
Career
editAEK Athens
editOn 27 June 2018, Botos signed a professional contract with AEK Athens.[1] On 19 January 2020, he made his debut in the Superleague in a 3–0 home win game against AEL coming on as a second-half substitute replacing the scorer of the second goal Nélson Oliveira at the 68th minute.
Botos is the first footballer in the history of AEK Athens, born after 2000, who has scored in an official game, at 4–0 away victory over Apollon Larissa at 31 October 2018.
Loan to Go Ahead Eagles
editOn 30 December 2020, Botos joined Go Ahead Eagles on loan until the summer of 2022.[2] In May 2021, Go Ahead Eagles finished second in the Eerste Divisie, earning promotion back to the Eredivisie after four seasons in the second tier.[3] He made an impressive match on 28 August, as he scored, to help his team seal an 2–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam. He was voted man of the match for his performance.[4]
Slavia Prague
editOn 3 July 2024, Botos signed a professional contract with Slavia Prague until 30 June 2028.[5]
Loan Karviná
editOn 19 July 2024, Botos joined Karviná on a one-year loan deal.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AEK Athens | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 47 | 8 | |||
| FC Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| AEK Athens B F.C. | 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Helmond Sport | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 9 | |
| Karviná (loan) | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 113 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes Greek Football Cup, KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ "Επαγγελματικά συμβόλαια σε έξι ποδοσφαιριστές". aekfc.gr. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Επίσημα δανεικός στην Go Ahead Eagles ο Μπότος" (in Greek). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles promoveert op doelsaldo naar eredivisie, De Graafschap met lege handen" [Go Ahead Eagles promoted to Eredivisie on goal difference, De Graafschap empty handed] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Ο Μπότος πέτυχε το πρώτο του γκολ στην Eredivisie και αναδείχθηκε Man of the Match" (in Greek). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Giannis-Fivos Botos přestupuje do Slavie". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Transfery tří hráčů ze Slavie úspěšně dotaženy!". MFK Karviná (in Czech). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
External links
edit- Giannis Fivos Botos at Soccerway
- Giannis Fivos Botos at ESPN FC