Panagiotis Tsintotas ( el, Παναγιώτης Τσιντώτας; born 4 July 1993) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Levadiakos

On January transfer window of 2012, he joined

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 ...

from

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club

Pierikos S.F.K. Pierikos ( el, Σ.Φ.Κ. Πιερικός) is a Greek football club based in Katerini, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club of the same name. Their name was inspired from the State's name of Pieria. The club recently competed in ...

. On 26 April 2015, he made his debut for the first team in a home game against

AEK Athens

On 24 June 2017, Tsintotas joined

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 ...

from the

on a three-year contract. On 1 October 2017 he made his

debut in a 2–0 away defeat 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 ...

. On 7 December 2017, he made his international debut, playing with the club as a starter in a 0–0 away

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game against

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helping AEK to secure point needed to join

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in round of last 32 in Europa League. According to various sources,

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’s goalie, Tsintotas, is expected to be in

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’s call-ups for

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’s upcoming friendlies in March. He has been exceptional for AEK since taking over as the club’s new #1 after

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’ relations with the club took a wrong turn, leaving him sidelined since January. Michael Skibbe is expected to call-up Tsintotas for Greece's upcoming friendlies in March against

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and

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as the national team prepares for the

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, which kicks off in September. On 29 August 2018, Tsintotas agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2023. In November 2022 his contract with the club was terminated.

PAS Giannina

On 27 November 2022, he signed for

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 ...

Superleague 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 ...

until the end of the season.

Atromitos

On 24 June 2023, Tsintotas agreed to join

on a 1+1 year deal.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;AEK Athens * Superleague: 2017–18 *

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 ...

: Runner-Up (3) 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsintotas, Panagiotis 1993 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players Levadiakos F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players PAS Giannina F.C. players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Footballers from Katerini 21st-century Greek people