Petros Mantalos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petros Mantalos | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Komotini, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skoda Xanthi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Skoda Xanthi | 50 | (6) |
| 2013– | AEK Athens | 15 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | → Skoda Xanthi (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Greece U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2010– | Greece U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014– | Greece | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 7 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
Petros Mantalos (Template:Lang-el, born 31 August 1991) is a Greek professional football player, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Football League as a midfielder.
Club Career
Skoda Xanthi
Petros Mantalos began playing professional football for Super league side Skoda Xanthi. During his time at Skoda Xanthi, Mantalos played a total of 89 games scoring 15 goals in all competitions and he did his first steps for Greece national football team joining the U-19 and later the U-21 squad. His good appearances on the team Mantalos attracted the interest of Greek giants Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and the relegated to 3rd Division, but renewed AEK Athens .
AEK Athens
On summer 2013 Petros Mantalos agreed to join AEK Athens from the season 2014–15.[1] AEK Athens signed Mantalos from Skoda Xanthi for a fee of €500,000. On August 23, 2014 Petros Mandalos was named MVP in a friendly match between AEK Athens and AS Roma when the Greek club lost 2-1 but "played better" as AS Roma's coach, Rudi García said. On October 19, 2014, Mantalos made his debut in a home match against Apollon Smyrnis scoring and making an assist which made his team win 2–1 overthrowing a 0–1 score against them. He was also handed the Man of the Match award.
International Career
As a "second division" player Mandalos' international call in Greece national football team was a big surprise by Claudio Ranieri . On September 7, 2014 Mantalos made his international debut in a match against Romania for the European Qualifiers 2016.
References
- ^ "Agreement with Skoda Xanthi for Petros Mantalos" (in Greek). Official AEK Athens F.C. Website. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
External links
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