Marios Vrousai ( el, Μάριος Βρουσάι; born 2 July 1998) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a winger 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 ...

and the Greece national team.

Club career

Olympiacos

He made his

debut for

on 16 April 2018 in a home game against

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. Vrousai entered the court of

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in the 78th minute of the game, as the third substitute of Olympiacos' interim coach

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, taking the place of Belgian international

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. Nine minutes later, he scored the first goal of his professional career, after receiving an assist by team's striker Karim Ansarifard. Vrousai made three more

caps until the end of the season and was considered as one of the most talented players from the youth academy of the Greek club. On 9 August 2018, he made his debut in the European competitions during the

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third qualifying round against

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. Olympiacos got a 4–0 victory versus the Swiss team at

for the first leg of the round and Vrousai played as a late substitute for the last 12 minutes of the match. Portuguese manager Pedro Martins replaced Lazaros Christodoulopoulos with the 20-year-old Vrousai and gave him the chance for his first ever European appearance. On 19 December 2019, he scored an amazing long shot goal, the first of Olympiacos in the 1–2 road victory versus Aris Avato at Xanthi Ground for the last matchday of the Group Stage of the

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Loan to Willem II

On 16 January 2019, Vrousai hasn't been counted on by Pedro Martins, and he has been allowed to join Dutch club Willem II on loan, for the remainder of the season. In accordance with the agreement between Olympiacos and Willem II, Vrousai is set to stay on loan with the Dutch club until the completion of the 2019–20 season. If Willem II wish to sign Vrousai on a permanent basis, the release clause amounts to €1 million, while in the event Olympiacos wanted to end his loan prematurely this summer, they would have to pay the Eredivisie team a fee. A lot also depends on the player's personal wishes. Olympiacos would be able to re-sign Vrousai for €2 million in the future if Willem II activated the release clause of one million. On 20 January 2019, Marios Vrousai scored in his debut with Willem's jersey, sealing a 2–0 home win game against

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after

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assist. On 2 February 2019, he scored after an assist from Daniel Crowley in a frustrating 1–2 home loss against

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. On 24 February 2019, he opened the score with a header in a 2–1 home win game against AZ Alkmaar. On 18 August 2019, in the third game of the

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Vrousai scored with a good header, in a 2–3 away win against Fortuna Sittard. It was his first goal for the season. On 19 October 2019, he successfully connected with a floating cross from the right wing, planting a firm header beyond Twente goalkeeper Joel Drommel, after an assist from

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, sealing a vital 1–0 away win against

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. On 27 October 2019, Vrousai will be out of action for 4–6 weeks after being hit in the ankle during Willem's training. On 23 November 2019, he returned to the squad, playing as a substitute in a vital away 3–3 draw against

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Return to Olympiakos

On 12 February 2021, Vrousai signed a new contract with Olympiakos. The new contract of the 22-year-old midfielder will be completed in the summer of 2024. The young striker has been in the first team of Olympiakos since 2018 and during the 2020–21 season, he has managed to become an important part of them, after his return from Willem, having 21 appearances and 3 goals.

International career

On 29 August 2019, Vrousai was called up to the Greek senior team by coach

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for the forthcoming

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qualifiers against

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and

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Olympiacos *

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, 2021–22

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrousai, Marios 1998 births Greek people of Albanian descent Living people Greek footballers Greece youth international footballers Greece under-21 international footballers Greece international footballers Greek expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Olympiacos F.C. players Willem II (football club) players Super League Greece players Eredivisie players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Sportspeople from Nafpaktos