Konstantinos Tzolakis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Τζολάκης; born 8 November 2002) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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 ...

Career

Tzolakis made his senior debut in 2019, at the Cup semi-final against PAOK in which he played the whole game but he conceded 3 goals as Olympiacos lost 3–2. Tzolakis made his league debut in a game against

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getting subbed on in the place of Bobby Allain in the 78th minute. His next game was a very crucial game for the club, since the main Goalkeeper of Olympiacos, Jose Sa was injured, Tzolakis had to take his place in the starting eleven that faced

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

in the

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. Tzolakis made some crucial saves and kept a clean sheet as Olympiacos defeated AEK 1–0 and won the title. On 7 October 2020, the talented goalie signed a new contract with Olympiacos until the summer of 2024 for an undisclosed fee. The followin season season, Tzolakis was mainly the 3rd choice keeper of Olympiacos, but he still managed to play a total of 6 games; 5 league appearances and 1 Cup appearance against Aris. He kept a clean sheet against

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

twice. On 21 July 2021, Tzolakis made a crucial save and kept a clean sheet in his european debut against Neftchi Baku in a 1–0 home win on the 2nd qualification round of

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Honours

;Olympiacos *

Super League Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

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 im ...

: 2019–20 ;Individual *

Player of the Month: May 2023

References

2002 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players Olympiacos F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. B players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Chania {{Greece-footy-goalkeeper-stub