Ilias Koutsoupias (Greek: Ηλίας Κουτσουπιάς; born 10 May 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Catanzaro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catanzaro | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | OFI | ||
| 2015–2017 | Platanias | ||
| 2017–2020 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2018–2020 | → Bologna (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Virtus Entella | 22 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ternana (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Benevento (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Benevento | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bari (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | Catanzaro | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Greece U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Greece U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Career
editKoutsoupias moved to Italy at the age of 16.[1]
He made his Serie B debut for Virtus Entella on 3 October 2020 in a game against Reggiana. He substituted Marco Crimi in the 86th minute.[2] He made his first start for Entella on 20 October 2020 against Frosinone.
On 1 September 2021, Ternana announced the acquisition of 20-year-old central midfielder Ilias Koutsoupias on long-season loan from Virtus Entella. Although there was a lot of interest from Serie A clubs and the former Bologna midfielder was ready for the big step, it seems that this will take a year longer.[3] On 12 March 2022, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2–0 home win game against Cosenza Calcio.[4]
On 5 July 2022, Koutsoupias moved to Benevento on loan with an obligation to buy.[5]
On 19 August 2023, Koutsoupias was loaned by Benevento to Bari.[6]
On 18 July 2024, Koutsoupias signed a contract with Catanzaro for three seasons, with an option for a fourth.[7]
Personal life
editHis father, Georgios Koutsoupias, is a former professional footballer.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Η οικογένεια Κουτσουπιά, οι αποκαλύψεις για την Ιταλία και η κατάθεση ψυχής για τον ΟΦΗ" [The Koutsoupias family, the revelations about Italy and the testimony of soul for OFI] (in Greek). Neakriti. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Entella v Reggiana game report". Soccerway. 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Ανακοινώθηκε από την Τερνάνα ο Κουτσουπιάς". capitano.gr. 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Ternana 2 - 0 Cosenza". www.livescore.bz. 12 March 2022.
- ^ "KARIC E KOUTSOUPIAS APPRODANO IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Benevento. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Benvenuto Īlias Koutsoupias" (in Italian). SSC Bari. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "ILIAS KOUTSOUPIAS È UN NUOVO CENTROCAMPISTA DEL CATANZARO" [ILIAS KOUTSOUPIAS IS A NEW MIDFIELDER FOR CATANZARO] (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
edit- Ilias Koutsoupias at Soccerway
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