Gennadios Xenodochof ( el, Γεννάδιος Ξενοδόχοφ; born 30 May 1988) is a Georgian-born Greek professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

He started his career from the youth teams of

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. He was sent on loan to

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clubs

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

and Olympiakos Chersonissos until 31 August 2012, when he signed for Thrasyvoulos Fylis. A year later he moved to

Doxa Drama Doxa Drama Football Club ( el, Δόξα Δράμας) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Drama, Greece, Drama, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Macedonia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super ...

. On 24 August 2013 he joined

Zakynthos Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ; it, Zacinto ) or Zante (, , ; el, Τζάντε, Tzánte ; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Za ...

where he had his most productive season to date, making 44 appearances. On 17 July 2015 he signed with

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. On 28 November 2015, he scored his first career goal, equalising in injury time with a header to help his club escape with a 1-1 away draw against

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

for the

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, preserving the club's undefeated record for the 10th consecutive game. On 16 December 2017, it was announced that Xenodochof had signed a short-term deal with

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

until January 2018.

References

External links

arenalarissa.gr

Ionian TV interview (video)

youtube interview (video)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xenodochof, Gennadios 1988 births Living people Georgian emigrants to Greece Greek footballers Greek expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers OFI Crete F.C. players Ergotelis F.C. players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Doxa Drama F.C. players A.P.S. Zakynthos players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Irodotos FC players Expatriate footballers in Scotland Greek expatriates in Scotland Soviet people of Greek descent Footballers from Tbilisi