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Vasilis Cornelius Barkas (Greek: Βασίλης Μπάρκας;[2] born 30 May 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Utrecht, on loan from Scottish Premiership side Celtic, and the Greece national team.

Vasilis Barkas

Barkas in 2022 with FC Utrecht
Personal information
Full name	Vasilis Cornelius Barkas[1]
Date of birth	(1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper[1]
Club information
Current team	Utrecht (on loan from Celtic)
Number	1
Youth career
2006–2013	Atromitos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Atromitos	13	(0)
2016–2020	AEK Athens	80	(0)
2020–	Celtic	16	(0)
2022–	→ Utrecht (loan)	11	(0)
National team‡
2012–2013	Greece U19	6	(0)
2015–2016	Greece U21	8	(0)
2018–	Greece	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 28 October 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:48, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Barkas was born in Athens to a Greek father and Dutch mother.[3]

Club career

Atromitos

Barkas signed a professional contract with Atromitos at the start of the 2013–14 season. He made his debut on 20 May 2015 against PAOK, as an 83rd-minute substitute for Andrey Harbunow. The 2015–16 season did not start well for him as he was the back-up goalkeeper. On 30 January 2016, he started as regular against PAOK making an excellent appearance.[4] After that, he became the first-choice goalkeeper of the club.[5]

AEK Athens

When the 2015–16 season ended, Aston Villa, Olympiacos, PAOK and AEK Athens were interested in signing Barkas.[6] On 9 June 2016, he signed for AEK.[7][8] The officials of AEK decided to not complete the transfer of Georgian international goalkeeper Giorgi Loria and start the 2016–17 season with Giannis Anestis and Barkas. On 27 November, Barkas made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home win against Platanias.^{[citation needed]}

On 20 July 2017, Barkas suffered a serious injury during training, when he broke the thumb of his right hand. He was expected to remain out of action for three months, missing the upcoming 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifiers against CSKA Moscow, where Giannis Anestis was expected to take his place.[9] On 29 November, he recovered from his injury taking his place in the team as a starter in a 3–2 away Greek Cup win against Kallithea, after Giannis Anestis was frozen out and shared goalkeeping duties with Panagiotis Tsintotas in the Super League while participating in all knockout cup fixtures.[10]

On 7 June 2018, Barkas agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2022.[11] On 22 June, the administration of the team rejected a €6,000,000 offer from Udinese, asking for a minimum fee of €10 million.[12] After returning from injury, Barkas' form was a highlight for AEK and he made some very impressive saves in the qualifiers against Celtic and MOL Vidi in the UEFA Champions League preliminary rounds. During his 2018–19 season, Barkas made 41 appearances across all competitions, conceding 34 goals and tallying 22 clean sheets, his best season so far.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 August 2019, Montpellier made two official offers for the Greek international, but AEK rejected both of them, setting a price tag of €8,000,000.[13] In the 2019–20 season, he registered 10 clean sheets in 20 games of the domestic championship, helping AEK recover from a poor start to the campaign.^{[citation needed]}

Celtic

Barkas signed for Scottish Premiership club Celtic in July 2020 on a four-year contract for a £5 million fee plus future incentives.[14][15] He made his debut on 9 August against Kilmarnock, replacing Scott Bain, after Celtic's coach Neil Lennon confirmed that he had been training well. On 25 October, Barkas was dropped out of the starting XI, after back-to-back defeats against Rangers and AC Milan, with Bain starting in his place in the 3–3 draw away to Aberdeen.[16] Thereafter, he was soon dropped from the league squad.[17]

During the 2021–22 season, Barkas appeared to become the No.1 under new boss Ange Postecoglou. But poor performances against FC Midtjylland and West Ham resulted in Scott Bain taking the gloves for the Champions League. Joe Hart's arrival pushed Barkas out of the squad. It was expected that Barkas would leave the club in a loan deal, but the summer window closed before a deal could be agreed.[18] On 26 December 2021, with both Joe Hart and Scott Bain unavailable, Barkas made his first appearance in the Premiership of the 2021–22 season.[19]

Utrecht (loan)

On 7 July 2022, he moved on loan to Utrecht.[20]

International career

Barkas played for Greece at under-19 and under-21 level, making six appearances for the U19s and eight for the U21s. Οn 4 June 2016, he was called by Michael Skibbe into the Greece national team after Orestis Karnezis was injured for the friendlies against Australia.[21] On 16 March 2018, he was called up by Greece for the friendlies against Switzerland and Egypt in March 2018. On 27 March, he made his debut against Egypt as a second-half substitute.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atromitos	2013–14[1]	Super League Greece	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2014–15[1]	Super League Greece	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2015–16[1]	Super League Greece	12	0	8	0	—		0	0	20	0
	Total		13	0	8	0	—		0	0	21	0
AEK Athens	2016–17[1]	Super League Greece	21	0	1	0	—		0	0	22	0
	2017–18[1]	Super League Greece	5	0	8	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	15	0
	2018–19[1]	Super League Greece	26	0	5	0	—		10[lower-alpha 4]	0	41	0
	2019–20[1]	Super League Greece	28	0	1	0	—		4[lower-alpha 3]	0	33	0
	Total		80	0	15	0	—		16	0	111	0
Celtic	2020–21[22]	Scottish Premiership	15	0	0	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 5]	0	22	0
	2021–22[23]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	2	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	24	0
Utrecht (loan)	2022–23	Eredivisie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			113	0	23	0	1	0	23	0	160	0

International

As of match played 11 November 2020[24]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Greece	2018	7	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	3	0
Total		13	0

Honours

AEK Athens

• Super League Greece: 2017–18[1]
• Greek Cup runner-up: 2016–17,[25] 2017–18,[26] 2018–19[27]

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2021–22[28]
• Scottish Cup: 2019–20[29]

References

External links

• Profile at the Celtic F.C. website
• Profile at the Hellenic Football Federation website (in Greek)
• Vasilis Barkas – UEFA competition record (archive) 

На других языках

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[de] Vasilios Barkas

Vasilios Barkas (griechisch Βασίλειος Μπάρκας, * 30. Mai 1994 in Zetten, Niederlande) ist ein griechischer Fußballtorhüter, der bei Celtic Glasgow in der Scottish Premiership unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Vasilis Barkas

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[es] Vasilios Barkas

Vasilios Barkas (en griego, Βασίλης Μπάρκας; Peristeri, 30 de mayo de 1994) es un futbolista griego que juega en la demarcación de portero para el F. C. Utrecht de la Eredivisie.[1]

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[fr] Vasílios Bárkas

Vasílios « Vasílis » Bárkas (grec moderne : Βασίλειος «Βασίλης» Μπάρκας), né le 30 mai 1994 à Zetten aux Pays-Bas, est un footballeur international grec qui évolue au poste de gardien de but au FC Utrecht.

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[it] Vasilios Barkas

Vasilios Barkas (in greco: Βασίλειος Μπάρκας; Zetten, 30 maggio 1994) è un calciatore greco, portiere dell' Utrecht e della nazionale greca.

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[ru] Баркас, Василиос

Василиос Баркас (греч. Βασίλειος Μπάρκας; 30 мая 1994, Нидерланды) — греческий футболист, вратарь шотландского клуба «Селтик» и сборной Греции, выступающий на правах аренда за нидерландский «Утрехт».

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