Dimitrios Diamantopoulos (Greek: Δημήτριος Διαμαντόπουλος; born 18 November 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dimitrios Diamantopoulos | ||
Date of birth | (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2007 | PAOK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Thermaikos | 42 | (9) |
2009–2010 | Eordaikos | 26 | (9) |
2010–2012 | Veria | 14 | (0) |
2012 | Fokikos | 20 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Kerkyra | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Apollon Kalamarias | 7 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Doxa Drama | 18 | (10) |
2014–2016 | Olympiacos Volos | 34 | (15) |
2016 | Agrotikos Asteras | 13 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Apollon Smyrnis | 22 | (9) |
2017–2020 | Aris | 37 | (17) |
2020–2021 | Chania | 26 | (5) |
2021–2022 | Xanthi | 26 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2022 |
Born in Thessaloniki,[1] Diamantopoulos started his career in the youth teams of PAOK.[2] He signed his first professional contract in 2007 for local club Thermaikos – during his two-year stay, he made a total of 42 appearances and scored 7 goals in the Football League 2.[1] In 2009, he moved to another Football League 2 side, Eordaikos, where he made 26 appearances and scored 6 goals.[1]
In 2010, he moved to Veria in the Football League, where he stayed for 18 months with no goals scored in 14 appearances.[2] In January 2012 he moved to Fokikos of the same league, for which he made 20 appearances, scoring 6 goals and being one of the masterminds of the team's performance in the second half of the 2011–12 season, where the newly promoted club narrowly escaped relegation.[3]
In July 2012 he moved to Kerkyra in the Greek Superleague.[2][3] He played for six months in Kerkyra and then moved to various Football League clubs, namely Apollon Kalamarias, Doxa Drama, Olympiakos Volou and Agrotikos Asteras. On 27 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Smyrni.[4][5] However after the end of the season he left the team, as he wasn't part of the coach's future plans.[6]
On 12 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Aris.[7] On 12 November, the 29-year-old striker scored a brace helping his club to seal a 2-0 home win against Kallithea, which were his first goals of the 2017-18 season.[8] One week later he scored with a penalty in a dramatic 3-2 away win against Ergotelis, after a catastrophic first half in which his team were two goals down.[9] On 10 December he scored in a difficult 2-1 away win against Doxa Drama.[10] On 14 January 2018 he sealed a 2-0 away win against Apollon Larissa.[11] On 10 February, he scored in the 89th minute in a 3-1 away win against Panserraikos.[12] On 25 February, he was the MVP of a 4-1 away win against Aiginiakos, scoring a brace.[13] On 24 March, he scored a brace helping his club to escape with a 3-2 win against Kissamikos in its rally to win promotion to the Superleague.[14] On 15 April, he scored twice in a 5-2 home win against Panegialios.[15] Ten days later, he scored another two goals in a 3-0 home win against Apollon Larissa.[16] On 16 May, he scored a brace against Sparti, improving his tally to 16 goals.[17]
On 31 October 2018, he scored both goals in a 2-1 home win against Aittitos Spata in the group stages of the 2018–19 Greek Cup.[18] It was his first appearance of the season. On 9 December, Diamantopoulos scored his first ever Superleague goal in a disappointing 4-2 away loss against Atromitos.[19]
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