Manolis Siopis ( el, Μανώλης Σιώπης; born 14 May 1994) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Greece national team.

Club career

Olympiacos

Born in Tychero, Siopis began playing football with the Greek side

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

Loan to Platanias

In 2013, he was loaned to

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and he made his debut in the

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on 25 August 2014 against

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Panionios

On 1 August 2014 he joined the Greek club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

. On 1 June 2016, he voted from the fans as the MVP of the club for the 2015–16 season. Prior to the 2016–17 season, the officials of

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

are monitoring the case of Panionios' defensive midfielder, whose current contract expires at summer of 2017. However,

still hold the 30% of 23-year-old international's rights and this was the reason Panionios did not sell him to Italy last January, even if there were offers, because their profit would not had been big enough.

Return to Olympiacos

On 23 November 2016, the international defensive midfielder will return to his former club

, where he started his professional career, in January 2017. The Reds will pay about €150,000 in order to purchase the 22-year-old former player of

, whose current contract expires at summer of 2017 and is expected to remain at Panionios until the end of 2016–17 season.

Loan to Panionios

On 30 August 2017, Siopis returns to his former club,

on loan from Olympiacos until the end of 2017–18 season. Olympiacos bought Siopis this summer but the player even he played three matches with Olympiacos was not in the initial plans of

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, after the last transfers.

Aris

On 27 August 2018, newly promoted

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has taken out-of-favour midfielder Manolis Siopis as a free transfer from Olympiacos by signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Siopis was expected to be a key player for Olympiacos after a strong showing on loan with

last season, but when engaging in a conflict with the club’s administration, he was exiled from the team. On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the

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, Siopis scored his first ever career goal, successfully converting a

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, in a remarkable 7–2 home win against

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Alanyaspor

On 30 June 2019,

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paid the release clause of €500,000 for the Greek international, who will play for the Turkish club for the next three years on a fee of €2.1 million.

Trabzonspor

At the summer of 2021, after two full seasons with his previous club, Siopis signed a 3-year contract with

International career

He made his Greece national team debut on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against

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, as a starter.

Personal life

Siopis' younger brother,

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, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

As of 24 December 2022 (UTC).

Honours

Club

Trabzonspor *

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: 2021–22 *

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Individual

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Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Siopis, Manolis 1994 births Living people Greek footballers Greek expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Greek expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Greece youth international footballers Greece under-21 international footballers Greece international footballers Super League Greece players Süper Lig players Platanias F.C. players Panionios F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Alanyaspor footballers Trabzonspor footballers Association football midfielders People from Evros (regional unit) Footballers from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace