Tasos Chatzigiovanis

Anastasios "Tasos" Chatzigiovanis (Greek: Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Χατζηγιοβάνης; born 31 May 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.

Club Career

Panathinaikos

Chatzigiovanis plays mainly as a winger and joined Panathinaikos from the youth ranks of the club in the summer of 2016. Coach Andrea Stramaccioni gave Chatzigiovanis a debut as a late substitute in a 0–3 home defeat to Standard Liege in the UEFA Europa League.

Chatzigiovanis was mostly used as a substitute by Marinos Ouzounidis in the 2017–18 season. On 18 September 2018, in a 3–1 away win game against AEL, Chatzigiovanis scored hs first Super League goal with a last-minute penalty.

On 29 September 2018, Chatzigiovanis scored his second with a header after Ousmane Coulibaly's assist in a 2–1 home win against PAS Giannina. On 2 December, he scored with a penalty kick in stoppage time to secure a 1–1 draw away to Aris. On 5 May 2019, the last matchday of the season, he opened the scoring with a penalty kick in a 4–0 home win against Panetolikos.

In October 2019, Chatzigiovanis signed a new three-year contract with Panathinaikos; it was reported that the player had insisted on a release clause being included. On the same day he scored the only goal of a 1–0 away win against Atromitos. He crossed for Juan Jose Perea's goal against AEK Athens on 10 November 2019 that helped the team come back from a 2–0 deficit to win 3–2. On 1 December 2019, he scored with a penalty kick, sealing a 1–0 home win against Asteras Tripolis. A week later he scored with another penalty kick, sealing an 1–1 away draw against Volos. On 14 December 2019, he opened the score with another penalty kick in a 2–0 home win game against Lamia. On 25 January 2020, scored with a penalty kick in a 2–0 away win against AEL. On 2 February 2020, Chatzigiovanis scored in a 2–0 home win derby against reigning Super League champions PAOK, as he took advantage of some poor defendi