Nikos Marinakis ( el, Νίκος Μαρινάκης; born 12 September 1993) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club OFI.

Club career

Marinakis comes from Panathinaikos's youth ranks. He promoted to the first team on 28 June 2012, signing a contract which keeps him in Panathinaikos until 2015. On 7 August 2014, Marinakis signed for

Niki Volos Niki Volou Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Νίκη Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football ...

on a season-long loan deal, but he returned to Panathinaikos on 2 January 2015. On 10 March 2016, the right defender of

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

renewed his contract with the club, which was expiring at the end of season, until the summer of 2017. On 1 March 2017, thanks to a close-range header from the right defender in the additional time,

won 1–0

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 ...

on the road to the final of the

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 ...

. It was the first goal of the player with the club in all competitions. On 14 June 2017, Marinakis mutually solved his contract with

. On 26 June 2017, Marinakis signed a three-year contract with

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

. On 2 July 2019, Marinakis signed a three years' contract sith OFI for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Panathinaikos *

: 2013–14

International

Greece U19 *

UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and England ...

runner-up:

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marinakis, Nikos 1993 births Living people Greece men's youth international footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Niki Volos F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Super League Greece players Footballers from Heraklion Greek men's footballers Men's association football midfielders