Ioannis Potouridis (Greek: Ιωάννης Ποτουρίδης, born 27 February 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Greek club Panionios.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panionios | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Olympiacos | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Platanias (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Novara | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Panthrakikos | 56 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AEL | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Miedź Legnica | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Miedź Legnica II | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | OFI | 52 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Cape Town City | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Proodeftiki | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Aiolikos | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | Panionios | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Greece U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Greece U19 | 16 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Greece U21 | 21 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:44, 27 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editPotourídis made has first league appearances for Olympiakos during 2010.[1] He made his debut on the match against Ilioupoli F.C. in the Greek Cup. Ironically, he is most famous in Greece for two costly mistakes he made in a match against Atromitos towards the end of the 2010–2011 season. In the game, Potourídis twice headed the ball directly to Atromitos attackers who scored two goals as Olympiakos embarrassingly lost 3–1.[citation needed]
On 23 November 2011, he substituted on for Rafik Djebbour during Olympiacos' 1–0 victory over Marseille in the Champions League at the Stade Vélodrome, in Group F.
On 10 August 2012, he was loaned to the newly promoted Superleague Greece side Platanias. He made a total of 30 appearances without scoring any goal. On 15 July 2013, he was sold to Novara Calcio.[2]
A year later he returned to Greece, signing a two years contract with Panthrakikos for an undisclosed fee. On 30 August 2016, Potouridis signed a three years contract with Greek Super League club AEL.[3] On 17 January 2017, he solved his contract with the club.[4]
On 1 March 2017, Potouridis signed a six months contract with the Polish I liga club Miedź Legnica.[5]
On 31 July 2017, Potouridis signed a year (plus an additional year) contract with Football League club OFI for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Having not played competitively since April 2019, Potouridis signed for South African Premier Division club Cape Town City in late October.[7]
International career
editHe has represented his country at Under-17 level and has played in the qualifying and elite round of the UEFA Under-17 European Championship.
Honours
editOlympiacos
OFI
Proodeftiki
Aiolikos
References
edit- ^ "O ταπεινός Γιάννης Ποτουρίδης!" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 25 November 2010.
- ^ "IN AZZURRO IL DIFENSORE POTOURIDIS" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Συμφωνία με τον ποδοσφαιριστή Γιάννη Ποτουρίδη (Greek)". aelfc.gr (Official). 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Παρελθόν ο Ποτουρίδης από την ΑΕΛ". gazzetta.gr. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Στην Πολωνία ο Ποτουρίδης". sport24.gr. 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Ποτουρίδης". novasports.gr. 31 July 2017.
- ^ Said, Nick (28 October 2019). "Cape Town City confirm the signing of Greek defender Potouridis". The Times. South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
External links
edit- Ioannis Potouridis at Soccerway
- Guardian's Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 August 2011)