Giannis Kotsiras (Greek: Γιάννης Κώτσιρας; born 16 December 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ioannis Kotsiras | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Megalopolis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Panarkadikos | 49 | (22) |
| 2016–2021 | Asteras Tripolis | 114 | (2) |
| 2021– | Panathinaikos | 33 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Greece | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 11 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Panarkadikos
His senior footballing career began in Greece's local divisions when he signed for Doxa Megalopolis. He moved to AO Falesias in 2011, before making the switch in the summer of 2014, as he signed for Gamma Ethniki club Panarkadikos at the age of 21 playing 49 games as a winger and scoring 22 goals.
Asteras Tripolis
In 2016, Kotsiras signed for the Super League side Asteras Tripolis, a big step in his career.[2] After five seasons with Asteras Tripolis he becomes one of the best defenders at Super League, and at his last season with Asteras Tripolis the best right back at greek top division.
Panathinaikos
On 17 June 2021, he signed a three years' contract with Panathinaikos, for a transfer fee of €250.000.[3]
Kotsiras made his international debut for Greece on 30 May 2019 in a friendly match against Turkey, which finished as a 1–2 loss.[4] He made his second appearance in a 2–3 home defeat against Armenia replacing an injured player in the first half and playing 73 minutes.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Asteras Tripoli | 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 114 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 1 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 147 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 3 | ||
| Greece | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos F.C. – current squad | |
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2020–21 Super League Greece Team of the Year | |
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