Georgios Vrakas (Greek: Γεώργιος Βρακάς; born 28 April 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League club Levadiakos, on loan from PAOK.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Georgios Vrakas | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Ioannina, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Levadiakos (on loan from PAOK) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | PAOK | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Levadiakos (loan) | 40 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Greece U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Greece U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Greece U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Greece U19 | 6 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Giorgos Vrakas was born on April 28, 2001 in Ioannina and from an early age joined the Academies of AO Ioannina. In 2014, he took the big step and became a member of the PAOK Academy. With the black and white, he impressed in all age groups – he was of course a constant preference in the calls of the federal technicians – and in 2017 he made his debut with the first team in a game against Aiginiakos for the Greek Cup.[1] In fact, he became the second youngest player to debut with PAOK.
In August 2018, he left and joined Napoli's second team for a five-year deal. In two years in Italy, Vrakas participated in 20 matches, scoring three goals and providing three assists. In the summer of 2020, he decided to return to Greece, with PAOK not missing the opportunity and signing the young attacking midfielder for the next three years".[2]
An old ... acquaintance, trained with the philosophy of the PAOK Academy, Giorgos Vrakas returned to PAOK, signing a cooperation contract with Dikefalos until 2023.[3] Giorgos Vrakas will continue his career at Levadiakos. The 20-year-old midfielder returned to PAOK from Napoli last year, making just three appearances (two in the league and one in the Cup) for the Northern Doubleheader last season. Vrakas agreed with Levadeiakos, who announced his acquisition.[4] "Despite the fact that there were proposals from Dutch teams, it was preferred for the footballer to continue with the team that gave him an important role in the attempt to rise to the Super League", it is emphasized by PAOK regarding Vrakas, who the previous year was one of its pioneers promotion on behalf of Levadeaikos, counting 34 appearances and 5 goals.[5]
Levadiakos F.C. – current squad | |
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