Giannis Loukinas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ioannis Loukinas | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Athens Kallithea | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2007 | Agia Paraskevi | ||
2006–2007 | → Olympiacos (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Agia Paraskevi | 29 | (6) |
2009–2011 | Panionios | 2 | (0) |
2010 | → AEL Kalloni (loan) | 14 | (5) |
2011 | → PAO Rouf (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Niki Volos | 24 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Fokikos | 26 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Chania | 35 | (9) |
2014–2017 | Iraklis | 69 | (18) |
2017–2018 | Karaiskakis | 29 | (11) |
2018–2019 | PAS Giannina | 3 | (4) |
2019–2020 | Platanias | 39 | (23) |
2020–2021 | Veria | 17 | (9) |
2021–2022 | Kalamata | 30 | (21) |
2022– | Athens Kallithea | 53 | (37) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Greece U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2014 |
Giannis Loukinas (Greek: Γιάννης Λουκίνας; born 20 September 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League club Athens Kallithea.
A prolific scorer, Loukinas has registered more than 100 career goals in Greek league and cup competitions.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Loukinas started his football in the academy of Agia Paraskevi.[1] After scoring twice against Olympiacos in friendly matches, he was signed on loan by Olympiacos and moved to the club's U20 squad.[1] After a year at Olympiacos, he returned to Agia Paraskevi, where he broke through the first team in the 2008–09 season, appearing in 29 matches and scoring six goals.[1][2]
His performances earned him a transfer to Super League 1 club Panionios.[3] Loukinas made his first team debut in a home defeat against Larissa.[4] He would play in one more match before he was loaned out to Kalloni and PAO Rouf.[5]
In the 2011–12 season he was indispensable for Niki Volou appearing in all but four matches and scoring three goals in the club's push for promotion.[2][6]
He played for Fokikos in the 2012–13 season making 24 appearances with three goals before a hernia injury forced him out for the rest of the season.[2][7]
On 3 August 2013, Loukinas signed for Chania.[8] His first goal for Chania was an injury time winner against Acharnaikos on 24 November 2013.[9] He would play 34 matches for Chania on the season, scoring nine goals.[2]
Iraklis
[edit]On 11 July 2014 he signed a three-year contract with Greek Football League side Iraklis.[10] Loukinas debuted for his new club in the opening match of the season, a cup match against Lamia.[11] He scored twice in his league debut for Iraklis in a win away to Tyrnavos.[12] On 20 May 20 2015, Loukinas scored the winner against AEL to lift Iraklis back to Super League 1. In total, Loukinas scored 15 goals between league and playoffs in the 2014/15 season to help Iraklis earn their promotion, and he spent the next two seasons with the club in the top flight.
Karaiskakis, Giannina, Platanias, Veria
[edit]From Iraklis, he would move on to Karaiskakis, PAS Giannina, Platanias, and Veria, scoring at least nine goals in each of the next four seasons.
Kalamata
[edit]In July 2021, Loukinas signed for Kalamata and enjoyed the best season of his career as top scorer in Super League 2’s South Group with 21 goals in 2021/22.
Athens Kallithea FC
[edit]In July 2022, Loukinas joined Athens Kallithea FC.[13] In the 2022/23 season, Loukinas was the top scorer in the south group of Super League 2 with 19 goals.
Γιάννης Λουκίνας 2022-2023 | 19 goals
International career
[edit]Loukinas has made his debut for Greece U-19 on 25 May 2009 in a home defeat against Portugal U-19.[14] He made one more appearance three days later on a match against Denmark U-19.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Zlatan Ibrahimović is Loukinas' idol and Manchester United is his favourite club abroad.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Γιάννης Λουκίνας (in Greek). contra.gr. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Γιάννης Λουκίνας". myplayer.gr. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Πανιώνιος: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). enet.gr. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Πανιώνιος Λάρισα 0-3". sport-fm.gr.gr. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Λουκίνας στο scorernews.gr: "Ήρθα στο Ρουφ λόγω ομάδας και Γκόφα"" (in Greek). scorernews.gr. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Στην Football League και πάλι η Νίκη Βόλου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Φωκικός: Σοκ με Λουκίνα! (in Greek). onsports.gr. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Και επίσημα Παπατζίκος και Λουκίνας (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Α.Ο.ΧΑΝΙΑ-ΑΧΑΡΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2-1 (in Greek). Chania FC. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Υπέγραψε ο Λουκίνας (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Θετικό ξεκίνημα με νίκη" (in Greek). Bluearena. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Τύρναβος-ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ 0-2" (in Greek). Bluearena. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Giannis Loukinas joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Δεύτερη ήττα για την Εθνική Νέων". sport24.gr. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Νέοι: "Αντίο" με ήττα". Ethnospor. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- 1991 births
- Living people
- Fokikos A.C. players
- Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
- Niki Volos F.C. players
- Panionios F.C. players
- PAS Giannina F.C. players
- Platanias F.C. players
- Veria NFC players
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Super League Greece players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Greece men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Athens
- Greek men's footballers
- Olympiacos F.C. players