Georgios Sarris ( el, Γεώργιος Σαρρής; born 8 September 1989) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Ergotelis

Sarris began his football career at the infrastructure segments of his local club

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. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2009. At the age of 19, Sarris made two league appearances in his first season and one appearance in the 2009–10 season. In the 2010–11 season he began gaining substantially more playing time, making eight appearances in the

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and one in the

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, while the next season saw him making another 21 appearances. At the end of the 2011−12 season,

were relegated to the

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. As many of the club veterans refused to follow the club in the lower division, Sarris became a permanent starter in 34 games, cementing the club's defense which only conceded 25 goals in 40 matches total, thus significantly contributing to the club's 2nd place finish and instant promotion to the Superleague. His steady performances had already made Sarris a target for many major clubs in

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, though he chose to stay at

for one more season in the Superleague, during which the club achieved its best ever finish to date in the competition. During the season, Sarris scored the first goal in his career in a 0−2 away win vs.

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on 26 March 2014.

AEK Athens

On July 1, 2014, Sarris signed with traditional Greek giants

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, who had been willingly relegated to the

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two years prior to clear past debts, and were about to play in the

. He made a small contribution to the club division title win with 9 league appearances, adding another three in the

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Kayseri Erciyesspor

On 31 August 2015 Sarris signed a one-year contract with Kayseri Erciyesspor for an undisclosed fee. He made 26 appearances for the "Blue Dragons", also scoring two goals, yet the club was relegated from the top-flight at the end of the season.

Hamilton Academical

On 23 July 2016, Sarris signed a two-year contract with

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club Hamilton Academical on a Bosman free deal. He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 December 2017, in a 3–2 win at home to Ross County. On 28 December 2017, manager

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has confirmed that Georgios Sarris has played his last game for Hamilton Academical. The Accies board were reportedly unhappy with the Greek defender's conduct immediately after 1-0 loss to

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at Firhill. Sarris reacted angrily to a collision with Thistle striker Miles Storey and was booked at the final whistle by referee Bobby Madden. Hamilton initially decided to release from his contract, but reversed this decision two weeks later. He was one of seven first-team players released by Hamilton at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Petrolul Ploiești

On 12 January 2019, Petrolul Ploiești announced the signing of the 29-year-old Greek defender until the summer of 2020.

Career statistics

Honours

;AEK Athens *

: 2014–15

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarris, Georgios 1989 births Living people Footballers from Heraklion Greek footballers Association football central defenders Ergotelis F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Flamurtari Vlorë players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players TFF First League players Scottish Professional Football League players Liga II players Kategoria Superiore players Greek expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Greek expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Scotland Greek expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Romania Greek expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Albania Greek expatriate sportspeople in Albania