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Georgios Vagiannidis
Personal information
Date of birth	12 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	2
Youth career
2009–2019	Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Panathinaikos
2020–2021	Inter Milan
2020–2021	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)
2021–2022	Panathinaikos B
2021–	Panathinaikos
International career‡
2017–2018	Greece U17
2019	Greece U19
2024–	Greece
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

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Georgios Vagiannidis (Template:Lang-el; born 12 September 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.^[1]

Club career

Panathinaikos

Vagiannidis plays mainly as a right-back and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. On 16 February 2020, Vagiannidis made his professional debut and scored his first goal, getting an assist as Panathinaikos beat Panetolikos 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium. In May 2020, Italian giants Inter expressed interest in acquiring the talented young player of Panathinaikos. The 18-year-old right-back had recently reached a verbal agreement with Panathinaikos to sign a new contract before talks were halted due to the Coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

Inter Milan

On 5 June 2020, Vagiannidis has penned a four-year contract with Inter of Serie A. Inter will not need to negotiate with Panathinaikos to land Vagiannidis and will only have to pay a FIFA determined compensation amount of €400,000. The Greek full-back will reportedly earn around €300,000 per year in Milan.^[3]

Loan to Sint-Truiden

On 1 October 2020, Vagiannidis signed with Sint-Truiden on loan.^[4] On 3 February 2021, he made his debut with the new club in Belgian Cup against Lokeren-Temse at the Daknamstadion in the season 2020–21.^[5]

Return to Panathinaikos

On 3 September 2021, Panathinaikos officially announced the return of Georgios Vagiannidis, who signed on a free transfer, a four-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

International career

Vagiannidis made his debut for the Greece national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Finland at the Karaiskakis Stadium. He substituted Fotis Ioannidis in the 77th minute of Greece's 3–0 victory.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sint-Truiden (loan)	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Panathinaikos B	2021–22	Super League Greece 2	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Panathinaikos	2019–20	Super League Greece	1	1	1	0	—		—		2	1
	2021–22		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2022–23		19	0	3	0	2	0	—		24	0
	2023–24		22	1	6	1	9	0	—		37	2
	2024–25		3	0	0	0	4	0	—		7	0
	Total		47	2	10	1	15	0	0	0	72	3
Career total			60	2	11	1	15	0	0	0	86	3

Honours

Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2021–22,^[8] 2023–24

References

^ "Greek Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis to Sign 4 Year Deal with Inter". 3 June 2020.
^ "Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα"" (in Greek). 15 May 2020.
^ "Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte" (in Italian). 4 June 2020.
^ "GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV". www.voetbalkrant.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσαν την επιστροφή του Βαγιαννίδη οι πράσινοι" (in Greek). 3 September 2021.
^ "Greece v Finland game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

External links

Georgios Vagiannidis at ESPN FC
Georgios Vagiannidis at Soccerway

[1] "Greek Media Report Panathinaikos Starlet Vagiannidis to Sign 4 Year Deal with Inter". 3 June 2020.

[2] "Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα"" (in Greek). 15 May 2020.

[3] "Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte" (in Italian). 4 June 2020.

[4] "GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[5] "Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV". www.voetbalkrant.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[6] "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσαν την επιστροφή του Βαγιαννίδη οι πράσινοι" (in Greek). 3 September 2021.

[7] "Greece v Finland game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.

[8] Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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+Vagiannidis plays mainly as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]] and joined [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] from the [[Panathinaikos F.C. Academy|team's youth ranks]]. On 16 February 2020, Vagiannidis made his professional debut and scored his first goal, getting an assist as Panathinaikos beat [[Panetolikos F.C.|Panetolikos]] 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium. In May 2020, Italian giants [[Inter Milan|Inter]] expressed interest in acquiring the talented young player of Panathinaikos. The 18-year-old right-back had recently reached a verbal agreement with Panathinaikos to sign a new contract before talks were halted due to the Coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα" |url=https://www.to10.gr/podosfero/superleague/917163/ena-ekatommyrio-evro-inter-gia-vagiannidi-proorizete-gia-tin-proti-omada/ |language=Greek |date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
 ===Inter Milan===