Georgios Kanellopoulos
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000
Place of birth Sparta, Laconia, Greece
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2014 Sparta
2014–2019 Asteras Tripolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Asteras Tripolis 27 (0)
2023– HJK 20 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Greece U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Georgios Kanellopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Κανελλόπουλος; born 29 January 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK.[1]

Early years

Born in Sparta, Kanellopoulos started playing football in a youth team of local club A.E. Sparta P.A.E., before joining Asteras Tripolis youth sector in 2014.

Club career

Asteras Tripolis

Kanellopoulos started his professional career with Asteras Tripolis first team in 2019. He made his debut in Super League Greece on 4 July 2020, as a late substitute in a 4–0 win against Volos.[2]

HJK Helsinki

After playing three seasons for Asteras Tripolis, Kanellopoulos signed with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki on 14 January 2023, on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.[3][4]

In the 2023 season, Kanellopoulos helped HJK to first win the pre-season Finnish League Cup tournament, and ultimately to win the Finnish championship title, which was the fourth championship in a row for the club. Kanellopoulos also made 13 appearances in the HJK's 2023–24 European campaign, in which the club qualified to the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Asteras Tripolis 2019–2020 Super League Greece 1000——10
2020–2021 5010——60
2021–2022 21010——220
Total 270200000290
HJK Helsinki 2023 Veikkausliiga 200106[lower-alpha 2]013[lower-alpha 3]0400
Career total 4703060130690

Honours

Club

HJK

References

  1. ↑ Georgios Kanellopoulos at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Georgios Kanellopoulos » Super League 2019/2020 Abstieg, worldfootball
  3. ↑ Kanellopoulos Kreikasta Klubin keskikentälle, hjk.fi, 14 January 2023
  4. ↑ HJK:n kreikkalaistähdellä unelmien peli – kertoo selkeän reseptin suurseuran kaatoon, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 20 September 2023
  5. ↑ "Georgios Kanellopoulos". flashscore.


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