Giannis Masouras ( el, Γιάννης Μασούρας; born 24 August 1996) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

club

Miedź Legnica Miedź Legnica is a Polish professional football club, based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Miedź was founded in 1971. The club's manager is Wojciech Łobodziński. In 2018, Miedź Legnica achieved promotion to t ...

Career

Masouras started his career with his local Patras-based amateur club ''Atromitos''. On 1 July 2013 he signed his first professional contract with Football League club

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, ...

. He remained at the team for two seasons mostly playing for the youth squad, making a total of 13 league appearances. He also competed successfully in the

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team of Panachaiki as a

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. On 23 July 2015, he signed a three-year contract with AEL for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old player scored three goals (all in

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most ...

) in 29 official performances in all domestic competitions during 2017–18 season.

Olympiacos

On 28 June 2018, he signed with

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 ...

for a reported fee of €1 million. AEL would retain a 10% resale rate for any future sale of the player to exceed a €1 million fee. On 27 September 2018, he made his debut with the club in a 1–0 win

home game against

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, afte ...

. On 4 February 2019, after Masouras was underutilized by manager Pedro Martins, he was allowed to join

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 loan for the remainder of the season. On 21 April 2019, Masouras opened the scoring in a 2–1 home win game against

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 ...

. On the edge of the penalty area, the Olympiacos loanee thumped an unstoppable attempt into the top right corner to give Panionios the lead within seven minutes. On 27 August 2019, his loan to

was extended until the summer of 2020, but also rejoined AEL during the 2020–21 season. On 26 August 2020, as Masouras was not in the plans of Olympiacos' coach Pedro Martins, he was sent on loan again, this time joining

club

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Po ...

until the summer of 2021. On 1 September 2021,

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club Sparta Rotterdam announced the agreement with Olympiakos for a long season loan.

Miedź Legnica

On 4 January 2023, he left Olympiacos permanently and returned to Poland, signing a year-and-a-half deal with

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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patragoal.gr

patrasevents.gr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Masouras, Giannis 1996 births Living people Footballers from Patras Greek footballers Association football fullbacks Greece under-21 international footballers Panachaiki F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Panionios F.C. players Górnik Zabrze players Sparta Rotterdam players Miedź Legnica players Football League (Greece) players Super League Greece players Ekstraklasa players Eredivisie players Greek expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Greek expatriate sportspeople in Poland Greek expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands