Giannis Kargas ( el, Γιάννης Κάργας; born 9 December 1994) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club PAOK.

Career

Early career

The 1.88 meter tall defender, started his career in the academies of Kavala and in 2011 he signed a professional contract with the people of Kavala. He played 20 times with the club's jersey and then followed his transfer to

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in 2013 where he stayed for only 6 months. In January 2014 he moved to Patra on behalf of Panachaiki, where he remained for 2 years (48 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists), to move to

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in January 2016 Kargas showed that he was perfectly suited to the top level of Greek football and in 18 months he wore the shirt of the Cretan team 26 times, even scoring two goals. In the summer of 2017 he was acquired as a free agent by

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'') ...

. He stayed in Nea Smyrni for only 6 months, as in February 2018 a proposal came from the Belarusian Dinamo Brest. He remained in Belarus for a year, competing 26 times won the

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and the

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of the country and in the winter of 2019 he returned to his homeland and PAS Giannina, he played in 11 games and in the summer he left to move out of Greece again six months later, on behalf of Levski Sofia with which he counted 29 appearances in the 2019-20 season. One year later, he was released by Levski Sofia and subsequently returned to

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

PAS Giannina

Kargas comes from a "full" and excellent season with the jersey of the team of Epirus, as he played in a total of 36 games, scoring 3 goals. He was, after all, one of the top in his position in the

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last season. He also won a place in the top 11, as formed by

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, the international center for sports research! He had a very good season in 2020-2021, being even then a key and irreplaceable player in PAS, counting 29 participations in all domestic competitions and scoring 3 goals again. With the shirt of PAS, he has a total of 73 matches and six goals. After the very good last season that he had, PAOK decided to trust him for their defense.

PAOK

Giannis Kargas is expected to continue his career with "Dikefalos tou Vorras" coming to an agreement with PAS Giannina. A player of PAOK should be considered, Giannis Kargas. The "black and whites" came to an agreement with both the player and PAS Giannina, in a transfer which will cost 300,000 euros.

Career statistics

Honours

Dynamo Brest * Belarusian Cup: 2017–18 * Belarusian Super Cup:

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Individual

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Team of the Year: 2021–22

References

External links

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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kargas, Giannis 1994 births Living people Greek footballers Association football defenders Greek expatriate footballers Greek expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate footballers in Belarus Greek expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Kavala F.C. players Fostiras F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players Platanias F.C. players Panionios F.C. players FC Dynamo Brest players PFC Levski Sofia players PAS Giannina F.C. players PAOK FC players Football League (Greece) players Super League Greece players Belarusian Premier League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Kilkis