.jpg.webp) Samaris playing for Benfica in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Patras, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Panachaiki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Panachaiki | 37 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Panionios | 49 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Olympiacos | 28 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Panionios (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2014–2021 | Benfica | 132 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Fortuna Sittard | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rio Ave | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | Coritiba | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Greece U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Greece | 39 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2023 | |||
Andreas Samaris (Greek: Ανδρέας Σάμαρης; born 13 June 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Coritiba.[1]
After winning the Super League Greece with Olympiakos in 2014, he signed with Benfica in Portugal for €10 million. With them, he has won four Primeira Liga, one Taça de Portugal, two Taça da Liga and two Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
A full international since 2013, Samaris represented Greece at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He retired from the Greek football team in 2019.
Club career
Greece
Samaris started his career in Gamma Ethniki side Panachaiki in 2006, making a total of 37 league appearances and scored three goals for the club.[2] On 10 April 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Panachaiki, where he was coached by future Australia national team manager Ange Postecoglou.[3] On 11 January 2010, Samaris moved to Panionios.[2]
Samaris joined Olympiacos in 2012 but spent the season on loan at Panionios. In 2013, he returned to Olympiacos and scored his first goal with the club on 23 November 2013, in an away 4–1 victory against Panthrakikos.[4] Samaris ended the league with 38 appearances and scored four goals en route to the Greeks' 41st title.[5]
Benfica
On 22 August 2014, Samaris moved abroad and joined Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €10 million and with a €45 million release clause.[6][7][8] He made his debut for Benfica on 12 September against Vitória Sétubal.[9]
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Samaris mentioned that the Portuguese language was a barrier in his first year with the club. The Greek international stressed the importance of learning it by stating, "I liked to learn Portuguese because I became closer to my colleagues. The most important is to understand what my coach says because there was an idea of game and I had to adapt faster than the others."[10]
On 29 August 2015, in the second day of 2015–16 Primeira Liga, Samaris, after an assist from Greek teammate Kostas Mitroglou, scored with a right-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner, the second goal giving the lead to his club in a 3–2 win against Moreirense. It was his first goal in the Primeira Liga.[11] On 1 April 2016, he scored his second goal in the Portuguese league, with a direct free kick, in a 5–1 home game against Braga.[12] On 4 March 2017, in a 1–0 away game against C.D. Feirense, Samaris reached 100 appearances with the jersey of Benfica.[13] In that season, he also played in the Taça de Portugal final, which Benfica won over Vitória de Guimarães (2–1).[14]
On 11 March 2019, Samaris scored a volley in a league match, giving his team a two-goal lead in an eventual 2–2 home draw to Belenenses. It was his first goal in the 2018–19 season in all competitions.[15] On 14 May, he extended his contract with Benfica until 2023.[16] On 21 July 2021, Andreas Samaris starts training with Benfica’s B team today. The 32-year-old Greek international midfielder is not part of Jorge Jesus’ plans and has refused all Benfica’s attempts to negotiate a mutually agreed termination of the contract that runs until 2023. Eventually on 31 August 2021, Samaris agreed with the club for the termination of his contract.[17]
Fortuna Sittard
On 19 November 2021, Fortuna Sittard announced the acquisition of Andreas Samaris until the end of the season. The 32-year-old international midfielder was released last summer and was looking for the next stage of his career, finding a football home in the Eredivisie, has signed a link valid until the end of the current season. The Dutch club in its announcement does not mention anything about a purchase option.[18] [19] On 27 November 2021, he made his debut with the club as a late substitute in a frustrating 1–4 loss against FC Groningen.[20]
Rio Ave
On 29 August 2022, Samaris returned to Portugal and signed a one-season contract with Rio Ave.[21]
Coritiba
On 27 August 2023, Brazilian club Coritiba announced the signing of Samaris on a one-year deal.[22]
International career
Samaris is a former Greece under-19 international.[2] He made his debut in a 2008 European Under-19 Championship qualifier against France.[1] In October 2013, he was called up to the Greek senior side by manager Fernando Santos and made a substitute appearance in the final group qualifier against Liechtenstein, also coming off the bench in the two play-off matches against Romania. After a strong season with Olympiakos, Santos opted to select Samaris to his final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[23]
On 24 June 2014, in his first appearance in a final tournament of the World Cup and against the Ivory Coast, Samaris opened the scoring after capitalizing on Cheick Tioté's defensive mistake in the 42nd minute in an eventual 2–1 victory; Samaris came on as an early replacement for the injured Panagiotis Kone.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 November 2023[25]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panachaiki | 2006–07 | Gamma Ethniki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Gamma Ethniki | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2008–09 | Gamma Ethniki | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Gamma Ethniki | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||||
| Panionios | 2009–10 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Super League Greece | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Super League Greece | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 (loan) | Super League Greece | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 6 | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Benfica | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 132 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 195 | 6 | ||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rio Ave | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Coritiba | 2023 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 315 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 396 | 19 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 11 June 2019[26]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 June 2014 | Estádio Castelão‚ Fortaleza, Brazil |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–1[27][28] | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Olympiacos[29]
References
- 1 2 "Andreas Samaris profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Τον Ανδρέα Σάμαρη απέκτησε ο Πανιώνιος (Panionios signed Andreas Samaris)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 11 January 2010.
- ↑ Bossi, Dominic (3 June 2016). "How Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou made Andreas Samaris a Greek football star". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "11/24/2013: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video". greece.greekreporter.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Quem é Andreas Samaris?". Desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Samaris assina contrato com o SL Benfica por cinco épocas". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Jorge Jesus confirma contratação de Samaris pelo Benfica". Público (in Portuguese). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Announcement to CMVM" (PDF). S.L. Benfica. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0-5 (crónica)" [Vitória Setubal- Benfica, 0-5 (chronicle)]. Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Samaris: "O tricampeonato é muito importante"". www.record.xl.pt. 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Benfica vs Moreirense 3-2". www.skysports.com. 29 August 2015.
- ↑ ""Πάρτι" Μήτρογλου-Σάμαρη στην πεντάρα της Μπενφίκα". www.sport24.gr. 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Έγινε 100ρης ο Σάμαρης". www.sport24.gr. 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "A Bola - Jogo em direto".
- ↑ Benfica-Belenenses, 2–2 (crónica) Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Επίσημο: Μέχρι το 2023 στην Μπενφίκα ο Σάμαρης! ; Retrieved 14 May 2019
- ↑ "Thank you, Samaris!".
- ↑ "Η Φορτούνα Σιτάρντ ανακοίνωσε τον Σάμαρη". 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Fortuna Sittard gets Greek who scored at the World Cup and played for Benfica for years". 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Prachtgoal Seuntjens baat Fortuna niet tegen Groningen, dat tweede zege op rij boekt". 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Samaris é reforço do Rio Ave FC!" [Samaris strengthens Rio Ave FC] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ↑ "Andreas Samaris é do Coritiba". Coritiba Foot Ball Club (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Greece World Cup 2014 squad". telegraph.co.uk. 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Greece-Ivory Coast 2-1". goal.com. 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Andreas Samaris at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Andreas Samaris". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ↑ "Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast - 24 June 2014". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast - 24 June 2014". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- 1 2 Andreas Samaris at Soccerway
- ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
- Andreas Samaris at ESPN FC
- Andreas Samaris – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Andreas Samaris – FIFA competition record (archived)
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