Career snapshot
Position rank · 99/00
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1980-05-23 · 3 players total
| Full name | Theofanis Gekas |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Θεοφάνης Γκέκας |
| Date of birth | 1980-05-23 (46 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Larisa, Greece |
| Citizenship | Greece |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 179.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2017-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE Larisa | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 1,007 |
| FC Sion | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 397 |
| Sivasspor | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 376 |
| Eskisehirspor | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 170 |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 2 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 502 |
| Konyaspor | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 160 |
| Levante UD | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 180 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 462 |
| Samsunspor | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 116 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3 | 07/08 | 09/10 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 707 |
| Hertha BSC | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 218 |
| Portsmouth FC | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VfL Bochum | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 273 |
| Panathinaikos FC | 3 | 04/05 | 06/07 | 49 | 23 | 3 | 252 |
| GS Kallithea | 4 | 01/02 | 04/05 | 118 | 56 | 2 | 1,321 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | B' Ethniki | AE Larisa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 481 |
| 99/00 | Kypello Elladas | AE Larisa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Kypello Elladas | AE Larisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 1.Lig | Sivasspor | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
| 16/17 | Schweizer Cup | FC Sion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 16/17 | Super League | FC Sion | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 16/17 | Türkiye Kupasi | Sivasspor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 15/16 | Europa League | FC Sion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 15/16 | Schweizer Cup | FC Sion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Super League | FC Sion | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
| 15/16 | Süper Lig | Eskisehirspor | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 170 |
| 15/16 | Türkiye Kupasi | Eskisehirspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Süper Lig | Akhisar Belediyespor | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 166 |
| 14/15 | Türkiye Kupasi | Akhisar Belediyespor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
| 13/14 | Süper Lig | Konyaspor | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | Levante UD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | Levante UD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 12/13 | LaLiga | Levante UD | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Süper Lig | Akhisar Belediyespor | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 11/12 | 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 132 |
| 11/12 | DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 11/12 | Süper Lig | Samsunspor | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 116 |
| 11/12 | Türkiye Kupasi | Samsunspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 172 |
| 10/11 | DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 09/10 | Bundesliga | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Bundesliga | Hertha BSC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 218 |
| 09/10 | DFB-Pokal | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Hertha BSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Bundesliga | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 08/09 | DFB-Pokal | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Bundesliga | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 161 |
| 07/08 | DFB-Pokal | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 296 |
| 06/07 | Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 32 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| 06/07 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 06/07 | Super League | Panathinaikos FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | A' Ethniki | Panathinaikos FC | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 129 |
| 05/06 | Champions League | Panathinaikos FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Panathinaikos FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Kypello Elladas | Panathinaikos FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | A' Ethniki | GS Kallithea | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 |
| 04/05 | A' Ethniki | Panathinaikos FC | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 04/05 | Kypello Elladas | GS Kallithea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
| 04/05 | Kypello Elladas | Panathinaikos FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | UEFA Cup | Panathinaikos FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | A' Ethniki | GS Kallithea | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 185 |
| 03/04 | Kypello Elladas | GS Kallithea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 02/03 | A' Ethniki | GS Kallithea | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 262 |
| 02/03 | Kypello Elladas | GS Kallithea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 01/02 | B' Ethniki | GS Kallithea | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| 01/02 | Kypello Elladas | GS Kallithea | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| 00/01 | B' Ethniki | AE Larisa | 29 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 237 |
| 00/01 | Kypello Elladas | AE Larisa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 289 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Toxotis Larisas | AE Larisa | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | AE Larisa | GS Kallithea | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-02-01 | GS Kallithea | Panathinaikos | Transfer | 1000000 | €200k |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-23 | Panathinaikos | VfL Bochum | Loan | 2750000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-06-30 | VfL Bochum | Panathinaikos | Return from loan | 7000000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Panathinaikos | VfL Bochum | Transfer | 7000000 | €700k |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-02 | VfL Bochum | B. Leverkusen | Transfer | 7000000 | €4.70m |
| 08/09 | 2009-02-01 | B. Leverkusen | Portsmouth | Loan | 4500000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Portsmouth | B. Leverkusen | Return from loan | 3300000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | B. Leverkusen | Hertha BSC | Loan | 3300000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Hertha BSC | B. Leverkusen | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | B. Leverkusen | E. Frankfurt | Transfer | 3000000 | €1.00m |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-09 | E. Frankfurt | Samsunspor | Transfer | 2000000 | €350k |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-14 | Samsunspor | Levante | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-11-27 | Levante | Without Club | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-25 | Without Club | Akhisar Belediye | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-09-05 | Akhisar Belediye | Konyaspor | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-20 | Konyaspor | Akhisar Belediye | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-04 | Akhisar Belediye | Without Club | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-07 | Without Club | Eskisehirspor | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-11-20 | Eskisehirspor | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Without Club | FC Sion | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-11 | FC Sion | Sivasspor | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Sivasspor | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Broken cheekbone | 2008-06-15 | 2008-06-30 | 16 | 1 |
| 10/11 | Torn muscle fiber | 2011-01-25 | 2011-01-29 | 5 | 0 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2013-11-26 | 2013-12-16 | 21 | 3 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2014-02-18 | 2014-03-17 | 28 | 5 |
| 14/15 | Knee injury | 2015-03-02 | 2015-03-07 | 6 | 1 |
| 16/17 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2017-03-19 | 2017-05-04 | 47 | 8 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3378 | #17 | 78 | 24 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Jung | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 20 | 32 |
| 04/05 | A' Ethniki | Panathinaikos FC | 18 | 29 |
| 10/11 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Süper Lig | Konyaspor | 9 | 24 |
| 06/07 | Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 4 | 32 |
| 10/11 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 34 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Hertha BSC | B. Leverkusen | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | B. Leverkusen | Hertha BSC | Loan | — | €3.30m |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Portsmouth | B. Leverkusen | Return from loan | — | €3.30m |
| 08/09 | 2009-02-01 | B. Leverkusen | Portsmouth | Loan | — | €4.50m |
| 06/07 | 2007-06-30 | VfL Bochum | Panathinaikos | Return from loan | — | €7.00m |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-23 | Panathinaikos | VfL Bochum | Loan | — | €2.75m |
Teams faced most often by Theofanis Gekas'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 50% |
| Bayern München | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 53 | -45 | 0% |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 23% |
| Hannover 96 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 18% |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 41% |
| FC Schalke 04 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 27% |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 27% |
| Bor. Mönchengladbach | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 23% |
| Werder Bremen | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 32% |
| Borussia Dortmund | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 36% |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 32% |
| Hamburger SV | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 03/04 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 06/07 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 10/11 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 14/15 | Goal #200 (career) |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 31 | 317 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 14/15 | 27 | 397 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 12/13 | 24 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 11/12 | 27 | 293 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.92 |
| 10/11 | 37 | 285 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 |
| 09/10 | 27 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 07/08 | 40 | 457 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 05/06 | 33 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 04/05 | 36 | 433 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 03/04 | 30 | 275 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 02/03 | 32 | 350 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 01/02 | 36 | 386 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 00/01 | 38 | 526 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Theofanis Gekas
Who is Theofanis Gekas?
Theofanis Gekas is a Greece professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Theofanis Gekas?
Theofanis Gekas is 46 years old. He was born on May 23, 1980 in Larisa.
What position does Theofanis Gekas play?
Theofanis Gekas plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Theofanis Gekas play for?
Theofanis Gekas currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Theofanis Gekas scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Theofanis Gekas has scored 235 goals in 529 appearances.
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