Kostas Galanopoulos

Konstantinos "Kostas" Galanopoulos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γαλανόπουλος, born 28 December 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AEK Athens and the Greece national team.

Club Career

AEK Athens

Galanopoulos started his career from Kentavros Vrilission at a young age. In 2011, he moved at AEK academy and on 21 August 2015 he signed a professional contract for three next years. Despite having Andre Simoes and Jacob Johansson in front of him in the AEK's roster, Galanopoulos managed to earn playing time this season with the club and showed great potential for his career ahead. On 31 May 2016, he made his professional debut, with AEK, against Panionios, for the Super League Play-offs. On 28 July 2016, he made his European debut in a 0–0 away game against Saint-Etienne for the first leg of the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League. On 10 December 2016, he netted his first goal with the club in a 4–0 home win against Levadiakos. He was named MVP of the match.

In AEK’s title winning 2017–18 season, Galanopoulos was often included in the starting line-up by Manolo Jimenez, forming a productive partnership with Andre Simoes in the middle. Shielding the defence, the diminutive Greek (standing at 172 cm tall) provides an effective transition to the attacking third, able to protect possession and pass the ball forward accurately. On April 19, 2017, Galanopoulos agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2021. On 31 March 2019, he scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season as Christos Albanis found Galanopoulos and the AEK midfielder skipped past a Panetolikos defender before firing past Dimitris Kyriakidis in a 4–0 home win game against Panetolikos. On 30 June 2019, according to multiple reports, Galanopoulos agreed to a new deal, according to the original contract terms, which will see him remain at the club for the next two seasons. On 14 December 2019, Galanopoulos lashing in a winning goal in the 84th min

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