Petros Orfanidis ( gr, Πέτρος Ορφανίδης; born 23 March 1996) is a Greek professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Super League 2
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Teams
Twelve teams were ...
club
Veria.
International career
Orfanidis was the central figure in
Greece U19's 2–0 opening game win against
Ukraine U19, scoring the first goal and creating the second, Orfanidis looks back on the victory with UEFA. In Greece's first finals game since losing to
Spain U19 in 2012 decider,
Giannis Goumas
Giannis Goumas ( el, Γιάννης Γκούμας, born 24 May 1975) is a Greek professional football manager and former player, who spent his whole senior career at Panathinaikos.
Club career
Born on 24 May 1975 in the village of Ampelonas, ...
' charges struck early as
Xanthi
Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
A ...
's playmaker Orfanidis found a way past goalkeeper Vadym Soldatenko.
Greece get going with victory over Ukraine
Retrieved 6 July 2015
Personal life
Orfanidis' older brother, Lazaros, is also a professional footballer.
Honours
;Xanthi
* Greek Cup Runner-up: 2014–15
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Orfanidis, Petros
1996 births
Living people
Greek men's footballers
Greece men's youth international footballers
Super League Greece players
Xanthi F.C. players
Veria NFC players
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Xanthi