Giannis Papanikolaou
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Shares 1998-11-18 · 5 players total
| Full name | Giannis Papanikolaou |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Γιάννης Παπανικολάου |
| Date of birth | 1998-11-18 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Marousi, Greece |
| Citizenship | Greece |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Caykur Rizespor |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | E.C.Dimitriadis ... |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caykur Rizespor | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 113 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 4 | 20/21 | 23/24 | 118 | 8 | 5 | 5,452 |
| Panionios Athens | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| AO Platanias | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 1,828 |
| AO Platanias U20 | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 799 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Süper Lig | Caykur Rizespor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Süper Lig | Caykur Rizespor | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Türkiye Kupasi | Caykur Rizespor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 23/24 | Champions League Qu. | Raków Częstochowa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| 23/24 | Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 221 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | Raków Częstochowa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Superpuchar | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | 31 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2,490 |
| 22/23 | Puchar Polski | Raków Częstochowa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Superpuchar | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | 26 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2,111 |
| 21/22 | Puchar Polski | Raków Częstochowa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Superpuchar | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | UECL Quali | Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Puchar Polski | Raków Częstochowa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Kypello Elladas | Panionios Athens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 19/20 | SL1 Play-out | Panionios Athens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Super League 1 | Panionios Athens | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Football League | AO Platanias | 28 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,090 |
| 18/19 | Kypello Elladas | AO Platanias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 18/19 | SL Relegation | AO Platanias | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | Kypello Elladas | AO Platanias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Super League 1 | AO Platanias | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 438 |
| 16/17 | Kypello Elladas | AO Platanias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Super League 1 | AO Platanias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Super League K20 | AO Platanias U20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 264 |
| 15/16 | Super League K20 | AO Platanias U20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 535 |
| 14/15 | Super League K20 | AO Platanias U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-18 | Platanias U20 | Platanias | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Platanias | Panionios | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-11 | Panionios | Raków | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Raków | C. Rizespor | Transfer | 2000000 | €500k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Shoulder injury | 2023-11-13 | 2024-03-11 | 120 | 13 |
| 24/25 | Shoulder injury | 2025-02-22 | 2025-06-01 | 100 | 14 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9317 | #18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3378 | #6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiktor Dlugosz | 2 | 0 | 987 |
| Abdul Rahman Oues | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Carlos Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Piasecki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deian Sorescu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Renato Ziko | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bogdan Racovițan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Petrasek | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bartosz Nowak | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stratos Svarnas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Rundic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tudor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Musiolik | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladyslav Kochergin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Lederman | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateusz Wdowiak | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vladislavs Gutkovskis | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Patryk Kun | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladan Kovačević | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivi López | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | 5 | 17 |
| 16/17 | Super League K20 | AO Platanias U20 | 5 | 15 |
| 15/16 | Super League K20 | AO Platanias U20 | 4 | 26 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Football League | AO Platanias | 5 | 28 |
| 21/22 | Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | 4 | 26 |
| 20/21 | Puchar Polski | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 3 |
Last 50 matches for Caykur Rizespor The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–0 | Fatih Karagümrük | Available |
| 2025-10-27 | TR1 |
Samsunspor | 1–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-10-22 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 0–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–2 | Trabzonspor | Available |
| 2025-10-03 | TR1 |
Antalyaspor | 2–5 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-09-28 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–2 | Kasımpaşa SK | Available |
| 2025-09-21 | TR1 |
Kocaelispor | 1–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-09-15 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–0 | Gençlerbirliği | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | TR1 |
Galatasaray | 3–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | TR1 |
Alanyaspor | 0–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-08-10 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 0–3 | Göztepe | Available |
| 2025-05-31 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 5–2 | Hatayspor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-05-25 | TR1 |
Beşiktaş | 1–2 | Çaykur Rizespor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-05-18 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 6–3 | Göztepe | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-05-10 | TR1 |
Konyaspor | 2–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-05-03 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 2–0 | Gaziantep FK | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-27 | TR1 |
Kayserispor | 1–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-20 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–0 | Eyüpspor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-13 | TR1 |
Trabzonspor | 2–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-05 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–1 | Sivasspor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-03-16 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 0–2 | Bodrum FK | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-03-08 | TR1 |
Antalyaspor | 2–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-03-02 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 3–1 | Alanyaspor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-02-22 | TR1 |
Samsunspor | 2–3 | Çaykur Rizespor | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-02-17 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–2 | Galatasaray | Available |
| 2025-02-09 | TR1 |
Kasımpaşa SK | 3–2 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-02-02 | TR1 |
Fenerbahçe | 3–2 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-01-26 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 3–2 | Adana Demirspor | Available |
| 2025-01-18 | TR1 |
İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-01-11 | TR1 |
Hatayspor | 1–2 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-01-03 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Available |
| 2024-12-22 | TR1 |
Göztepe | 3–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-12-14 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–1 | Konyaspor | Available |
| 2024-12-09 | TR1 |
Gaziantep FK | 1–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-12-01 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 3–0 | Kayserispor | Available |
| 2024-11-23 | TR1 |
Eyüpspor | 1–2 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-11-09 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 3–1 | Trabzonspor | Available |
| 2024-11-02 | TR1 |
Sivasspor | 2–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-10-21 | TR1 |
Bodrum FK | 0–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-10-04 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 2–1 | Antalyaspor | Available |
| 2024-09-28 | TR1 |
Alanyaspor | 1–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-09-22 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 0–1 | Samsunspor | Available |
| 2024-09-14 | TR1 |
Galatasaray | 5–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-08-31 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 0–1 | Kasımpaşa SK | Available |
| 2024-08-25 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 0–5 | Fenerbahçe | Available |
| 2024-08-17 | TR1 |
Adana Demirspor | 1–2 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-08-12 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 1–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Available |
| 2024-05-26 | TR1 |
Hatayspor | 2–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2024-05-18 | TR1 |
Çaykur Rizespor | 0–0 | Kasımpaşa SK | Available |
| 2024-05-12 | TR1 |
Pendikspor | 2–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
Teams faced most often by Giannis Papanikolaou's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FKS Stal Mielec | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 75% |
| Legia Warszawa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 75% |
| Korona Kielce | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50% |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 25% |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50% |
| Widzew Łódź | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 75% |
| Lech Poznań | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50% |
| Radomiak Radom | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 75% |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 25% |
| KS Cracovia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0% |
| Piast Gliwice | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 25 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.58 |
| 23/24 | 27 | 851 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 22/23 | 43 | 2,490 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 21/22 | 38 | 2,111 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.51 |
| 20/21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 32 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 18/19 | 31 | 1,390 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 17/18 | 15 | 438 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 16/17 | 17 | 264 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 |
| 15/16 | 26 | 535 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 |
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Frequently asked about Giannis Papanikolaou
Who is Giannis Papanikolaou?
Giannis Papanikolaou is a Greece professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Caykur Rizespor.
How old is Giannis Papanikolaou?
Giannis Papanikolaou is 27 years old. He was born on November 18, 1998 in Marousi.
What position does Giannis Papanikolaou play?
Giannis Papanikolaou plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Giannis Papanikolaou play for?
Giannis Papanikolaou currently plays for Caykur Rizespor.
How many career goals has Giannis Papanikolaou scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Giannis Papanikolaou has scored 25 goals in 268 appearances.
What is Giannis Papanikolaou's market value?
Giannis Papanikolaou's most recent reported market value is €1.40m.
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