Alexandros Safarikas (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Σαφαρίκας; born 26 August 1999) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss club FC Sion.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Veria, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sion | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | Nireas Veria | ||
| 2015–2017 | Veria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Veria | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | AEL | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Lecco | 51 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Chiasso (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chiasso | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sion (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sion II (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sion | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022 | |||
He began his career by playing for local team Nirea Verias. In 2015, Safarikas joined the youth system of Veria, the major team of the town. He was part of the academy for two years. On 30 April 2017, at the age of 17, he made his debut for the main team, playing in the Greek Superleague, against Xanthi. On 8 June 2017, Safarikas left Veria and joined AEL.[2] After being released from AEL for the 2018–19 season, he joined Italian team Lecco on 7 September 2018.[3] On 6 October 2020, he was loaned to Swiss Challenge League club Chiasso on a two-year loan deal.[4]
At the end of the 2020–21 season, with Chiasso bought Safarikas, but due to the teams relegation, he instantly was loaned to Swiss Super League club Sion for the 2021–22 season, with the option of purchasing him in summer 2022.[1]
FC Sion – current squad | |
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