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Georgios Masouras

Giorgos Masouras
Masouras in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kechrinia, Amfilochia, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 19
Youth career
Omonoia Kechrinias
Apollon Smyrnis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Ilisiakos 56 (10)
2014–2019 Panionios 123 (17)
2019– Olympiacos 179 (45)
International career‡
2015–2017 Greece U21 8 (0)
2018– Greece 47 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Georgios Masouras (Greek: Γεώργιος Μασούρας, born 1 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career

Masouras started his professional career in Ilisiakos and after he moved to Athenian club Panionios. On 27 April 2016, at the end of the 2015–16 season, he agreed a contract extension for two years with Panionios, until the summer of 2019.[2]

Olympiacos

Masouras joined Olympiacos on 3 January 2019.[3] He scored his first goal in a 4–0 win at home to AEL on 30 January, and scored three more goals in the 2018–19 Superleague season.

On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2019–20 Superleague season, in a 2–1 away win against Aris.[4] On 15 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace, converting two right-wing crosses from Hillal Soudani in a 5–0 win against Asteras Tripolis at the Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium.[5] On 18 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace by opening the scoring in the ninth minute as he cleverly turned Konstantinos Kostas Tsimikas’ cross into the net. The 25-year-old then registered his second goal just two minutes later, successfully connecting with Hillal Soudani’s pass to beat the goalkeeper with ease in a 4–1 home win game against AEL.[6] On 1 March 2020, Masouras headed home from a precise Mathieu Valbuena’s cross on the hour mark, in a 2–0 home win game against Panetolikos.[7] On 24 June 2020, Masouras headed the ball beyond Alexandros Paschalakis, with the PAOK goalkeeper just unable to get a hand on it, opening the score in a 2–0 home win Greek Cup game helping his club to reach the 2019–20 Greek Cup final.[8]

On 18 September 2020, in the 2020–21 Super League Greece opener game, the entry of Masouras in the beginning of the second half, scorer of two goals, changed the image of the match and Olympiacos started the championship with a 3–0 home win against Asteras Tripolis.[9] On 8 November 2020, he scored after an assist from Kostas Fortounis sealing a 2–0 away win against OFI.[10] On 12 May 2021, Masouras scored in the first half sealing a 1–0 home win game against rivals PAOK. The game was especially important for Pedro Martins' team, as with this game, Olympiacos win its 46th championship.[11] On 16 May 2021, Masouras scored a brace in a 4–1 away win in the derby against Panathinaikos. It was the biggest away victory of Olympiacos against Panathinaikos in the Super League Greece since 1959-60 season. Masouras became the first player to score two goals so quickly (7', 12 ') in a derby against Panathinaikos. The previous record was from Rafik Djebbour (22', 34'), on 9 December 2012. It was his best season, so far in his career (15 goals, 6 assists).[12][13]

On 30 September 2021, in a UEFA Europa League group stage, Giorgos Masouras made the difference by scoring twice (63 ′, 68 ′), while he also gave an assist to Tiquinho's goal, to help his team seal an emphatic 3–0 away win against Fenerbahçe. He was voted man of the match for his performance,[14] as well as Player of the week.[15] On 9 February 2022, Masouras with a goal at the last minute of the game and with another in extra time sealed the qualification in the semifinals of the 2021–22 Greek Football Cup against Panetolikos He was voted man of the match for his performance.[16] On 2 March 2022, he scored a brace in three minutes (54' , 57') in a 5–1 home win game against Asteras Tripoli F.C.[17]

International career

On 9 November 2018, new Greece coach Angelos Anastasiadis called up Masouras for the matches against Finland and Estonia for UEFA Nations League. "All players dream of someday representing their country and I am happy for this opportunity. It is a child's dream for me", Masouras said.[18]

On 18 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss game against Estonia. On 7 June 2024 he scored in a friendly against Germany to take the lead though Greece lost the game 2-1.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Greek Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panionios 2014–15 Super League Greece 14 0 6 1 — 20 1
2015–16 32 1 5 1 — 37 2
2016–17 34 6 3 0 — 37 6
2017–18 29 4 9 3 4[a] 1 42 8
2018–19 14 6 2 1 — 16 7
Total 123 17 25 6 4 1 152 24
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 10 4 4 0 2[a] 0 16 4
2019–20 32 9 5 1 16[b] 1 53 11
2020–21 31 13 6 1 12[c] 1 49 15
2021–22 31 7 3 2 12[d] 3 46 12
2022–23 33 4 4 0 9 1 46 5
2023–24 32 7 2 0 18[a] 2 52 9
2024–25 9 1 2 0 3 0 14 1
Total 178 45 26 4 72 8 276 57
Career total 301 62 51 10 76 9 428 81
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Masouras goal.
List of international goals scored by Georgios Masouras[21]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Liechtenstein 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 6 June 2021 La Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga, Spain  Norway 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 14 November 2021 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Kosovo 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 27 September 2022 Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece  Northern Ireland 2–1 3–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
5 24 March 2023 Estadio Algarve Stadium, Faro Portugal  Gibraltar 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
6 16 June 2023 Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece  Republic of Ireland 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
7 10 September 2023 Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece  Gibraltar 3–0 5–0
8 5–0
9 13 October 2023 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
10 7 June 2024 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany  Germany 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Olympiacos

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Giorgos Masouras". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ Πανιώνιος: Νέο συμβόλαιο σε Μασούρα
  3. ^ Nicolaides, Shaun (3 January 2019). "Official: Olympiacos confirm arrival of Masouras". Agonasport. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ολυμπιακός 0-5". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 2-0". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Πρόκριση με το μυαλό του και το σπαθί του". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - Αστέρας 3-0: Καθάρισαν Φορτούνης και Μασούρας". www.sport24.gr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ^ "ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-2: Πρώτη εκτός έδρας νίκη με Χασάν - Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-0: Γιορτή με Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 12 May 2021.
  12. ^ Tomaras, Dimitris (16 May 2021). "Παναθηναϊκός- Ολυμπιακός 1-4 (vids)". Gazzetta.gr (in Greek).
  13. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Η κορυφαία σεζόν του Γιώργου Μασούρα και το ιστορικό του ρεκόρ στη Λεωφόρο". www.newsbeast.gr (in Greek). 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Φενερμπαχτσέ – Ολυμπιακός 0-3: Με "πορθητή" Μασούρα στους 16!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Πολυτιμότερος παίκτης της 2ης αγωνιστικής ο Μασούρας!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 2 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 3-1 παρ. (2-1 κ.α): Σωτήρας Μασούρας!". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 9 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Ολυμπιακός… πέντε αστέρων!". www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 2 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Μασούρας: "Παιδικό όνειρο η κλήση στην Εθνική"" (in Greek). 9 November 2018.
  19. ^ Flashscore: Masouras nets opener for Greece in 2–1 loss to England
  20. ^ "G. Masouras". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Georgios Masouras". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  22. ^ "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  23. ^ "NIVEA MEN Player of the Month του Σεπτεμβρίου ο Μασούρας". Super League (in Greek). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Stoiximan Player of the Month Αυγούστου ο Γιώργος Μασούρας". Super League (in Greek). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgos_Masouras