Ergotelis Football Academy is the football academy system of

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professional

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club

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

. It is the largest youth sports academy on the island of

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, hosting over 40 age-based boys' and girls'

departments, and one of the largest in

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, registering over 900 children and adolescents aged 6−21 years old. The academy currently maintains various competitive departments, including the

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's official youth team (Under-19), as well as an additional other 3 age-based sister clubs, all subsidiaries to the

Gymnastics Club Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), also known simply as Ergotelis (Greek: Εργοτέλης), is a ...

(''Neoi Ergoteli'', ''Kanaria Ergoteli'', ''Martinengo'').

' U19 team currently plays in the

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's youth competition (Football League U19), while the other three teams participate at various levels of the

Heraklion Football Clubs Association The Heraklion Football Clubs Association ( el, Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Ηρακλείου or Ε.Π.Σ.Η.) is an association responsible for administering football in the region of Heraklion. It is based in the ci ...

League system.

Academy Personnel

''As of 23 July 2018''

Ergotelis U-19

U−19 ( el, Εργοτέλης Κ−19) is the official U−19

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. They currently play in the

's youth competition (Football League U19).

Squad

: P. Players with professional contract.

Personnel

''As of 23 January 2020''

''Neoi Ergoteli''

Neoi Ergoteli ( el, Νέοι Εργοτέλη, transliterated ''Ergotelis' Youth'') is a sister club to

and a subsidiary to the parent

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of the same name. It acts as an unofficial

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U−19. They compete in the regional Heraklion FCA A2 Division, the second tier of the regional League system, and by the club board's decision, are ineligible for promotion.

Squad

As of 23 January 2020

''Kanaria Ergoteli''

Kanaria Ergoteli ( el, Κανάρια Εργοτέλη, transliterated ''Ergotelis' Canaries'') is a sister club to

and a subsidiary to the parent

of the same name. It was founded in 1995,. After several years inactive, the club reverted to full operation in 2015. It acts as an unofficial U−17

. They compete in the regional Heraklion FCA B Division, the third tier of the regional League system, and by the club board's decision, are ineligible for promotion.

Squad

As of 23 January

''Martinengo''

Martinengo ( el, Μαρτινέγκο, named after the Martinengo bastion on top of which the Ergotelis Athletic Centre is located) is a sister club to

and a subsidiary to the parent

of the same name. It is the most recent football department established by the

, founded in 2016 to act as an unofficial U−15

. They compete in the regional Heraklion FCA C Division, the fourth tier of the regional League system, and by the club board's decision, are ineligible for promotion.

Squad

As of 23 January 2020

''Nees Ergoteli''

Nees Ergoteli ( el, Νέες Εργοτέλη, transliterated ''Ergotelis' Youth'') is a sister club to Ergotelis Women's Soccer and a subsidiary to the parent

of the same name. It acts as a

. They compete in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek women's football league system.

Squad

As of 24 April 2019

Former Academy Players

File:Nikolaos Karelis.jpg,

Nikos Karelis Nikos Karelis ( el, Νίκος Καρέλης; born 24 February 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League club Panetolikos. Club career Ergotelis Born in Arkalochori, Heraklion, Karelis began playing footb ...

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Andreas Bouchalakis Andreas Bouchalakis ( el, Ανδρέας Μπουχαλάκης, born 5 April 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team. Club career Ergotelis Bou ...

;Greece *

Antonis Bourselis Antonis Bourselis ( el, Αντώνης Μπουρσέλης; born 6 July 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chania. Career Bourselis began his football career in the youth teams of his local side ...

Bruno Chalkiadakis Bruno Araújo da Silva Chalkiadakis ( el, Μπρούνο Αραούχο ντα Σίλβα Χαλκιαδάκης, born 7 April 1993), sometimes known as just Bruno, is a Brazilian-born Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking mid ...

* Christos Chrysofakis * Alkis Dimitris * Giannis Domatas * Giannis Iatroudis *

Zacharias Kavousakis Zacharias Kavousakis ( el, Ζαχαρίας Καβουσάκης, born 11 January 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Panserraikos. Career Kavousakis started his career with local Heraklion- ...

Leonardo Koutris Leonardo Koutris ( el, Λεονάρντο Κούτρης; born 23 July 1995) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin. Club career Ergotelis Of Brazilian descent, Koutris started his caree ...

* Chrysovalantis Kozoronis * Manolis Moniakis * Epaminondas Pantelakis *

Georgios Sarris Georgios Sarris ( el, Γεώργιος Σαρρής; born 8 September 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Career Ergotelis Sarris began his football career at the infrastructure segments of his local club Ergote ...

* Manolis Tzanakakis * Manolis Saliakas ;Albania *

Albi Alla Albi Alla (born 1 February 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Albanian Superliga side Teuta and the Albania national team. Club career Ergotelis and loans Alla began his football career in the youth te ...

;Serbia * Nikola Stojanović , ,

References

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