Dimitris Kolovetsios

Dimitrios Kolovetsios (Greek: Δημήτριος Κολοβέτσιος, born 16 October 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Super Lig club Kayserispor.

Club Career

AEL

Born and raised in Larissa, Kolovetsios began playing football with his boyhood football club AEL, where he played a total 41 games scoring 2 goals.

PAS Giannina

In 2012, Kolovetsios transferred to Super League side PAS Giannina. His impressing performances attracted the interest of many topflight Greek teams such as Olympiacos, PAOK and AEK Athens.

AEK Athens

In the summer of 2014, Kolovetsios signed with AEK Athens for €250,000. He made his debut on 29 August in a match against Fokikos for the first round of the Greek Cup. He finished the season with a total of 27 appearances and 2 goals.

On 27 June 2017, it was officially announced that the player's contract with AEK was not renewed and the player is now a free agent.

Panathinaikos

On 3 July 2017, Kolovetsios joined Panathinaikos on a two-year deal. The 26 year old defender signed a two year deal after leaving AEK Athens as a free agent, but in the first half of the season his performances have largely been solid but unspectacular. Having started the season as third choice centre back behind Rodrigo Moledo and Giorgos Koutroubis, the Larissa born defender has gradually earned the trust of Marinos Ouzounidis to become a starter at the expense of the latter. In addition to this, he can also provide cover at right back if need be. He has stepped in a few times when Ousmane Coulibaly has been injured.

On 4 January 2019, Kolovetsios agreed to a contract extension until the summer of 2022. Signed by Marinos Ouzounidis in the summer of 2017 on a free transfer from AEK, Kolovetsios has drastically improved under Giorgos Donis, earning a call up to the Ethniki squad along the way as a reward for his efforts. On 14 January 2019, Panath