← Giannis Papanikolaou
Players similar to Giannis Papanikolaou
Same position, similar age, comparable market value.
| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucas Ventura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1998 | €1.4m |
| 2 |  Beni Baningime | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | DR Congo England | Heart of Midlothian FC | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 3 |  Ron Schallenberg | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 4 |  Tom Ducrocq | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | SC Bastia | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 5 |  Ignacio Saavedra | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile | FC Sochi | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Darko Nejasmic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NEC Nijmegen | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 7 |  Silas Gnaka | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire Belgium | 1.FC Magdeburg | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 8 |  Kervin Arriaga | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Honduras | Levante UD | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 9 |  Emil Bohinen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Venezia FC | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 10 |  Mateo Maric | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | Omonia Nicosia | 1998 | €1.3m |
| 11 |  Mihael Zaper | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 12 |  Caio Vinicius | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Clube do Remo (PA) | 1999 | €1.3m |
| 13 |  Idrissa Doumbia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Without Club | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 14 |  Roni | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 15 |  Jaime Alvarado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Independiente Medellín | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 16 |  Kylian Kaïboue | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Algeria | Amiens SC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 17 |  José Esquivel | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Mazatlán FC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 18 |  Lachezar Kotev | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bulgaria | Arda Kardzhali | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 19 |  Camilo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Netherlands | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 20 |  Oriol Rey | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Levante UD | 1998 | €1.6m |
| 21 |  Sam Sanna | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Italy | Stade Lavallois | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 22 |  Fabian Kunze | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 23 |  Juljan Shehu | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania | Widzew Lodz | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 24 |  Gökhan Gül | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany Türkiye | Al-Okhdood Club | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 25 |  Baralhas | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 26 |  Takumu Kawamura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Red Bull Salzburg | 1999 | €1.7m |
| 27 |  Oleksandr Petrusenko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | NK Osijek | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 28 |  Robin Fellhauer | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | FC Augsburg | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 29 |  Mees Hoedemakers | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Viborg FF | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 30 |  Tamás Nikitscher | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hungary | Rio Ave FC | 1999 | €1.0m |