Dimitris Kourbelis

Dimitris Kourbelis (Greek: Δημήτρης Κουρμπέλης, born 2 November 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Panathinaikos, for which he is captain, and the Greece national team.

Club Career

Asteras Tripolis

On 31 May 2015, Kourbelis reached 100 appearances for Asteras Tripolis and scored his first goal in 2014–15 playoffs against Atromitos. He made 131 appearances across all competitions in his career at Tripoli.

Panathinaikos

On 23 December 2016, Kourbelis signed a 3.5-season contract with Greek club Panathinaikos and was officially announced by Athens club, on an annual fee of €250,000. The Greens will pay €500,000 to his former club during the next three seasons, along with a 25% next transfer percentage and some appearances and targets bonus, which could increase the cost of 23-year-old international's move to the team of manager Marinos Ouzounidis to €700,000. The Greek international quickly earned respect within the club and his quick transition from Asteras Tripolis to Panathinaikos, proved his ability to overcome new challenges. On 5 January 2017, he made his debut with the club playing as a starter in a 1–0 away loss against Platanias and ever since, Kourbelis has become an irreplaceable option in the Green’s squad. Although Kourbelis might not have the abilities of a ”game changing” player, he has managed to add quality to Panathinaikos’ game and become a backbone in the club’s roster. Last season, he showed great composure in important matches as one of his best games in the Green shirt was against rivals Olympiacos.

After the sale of Zeca to Copenhagen, despite the fact that he had spent only 8 months with the club, he was appointed as the new captain for the 2017–18 season.

On 13 January 2018, according to "Live Sport" athletic newspaper, Genoa is offering about €2 million to the financially struggling Greens, in order to secure the capture of 24-year-old international defensive mi