Charalampos Lykogiannis

Charalampos "Babis" Lykogiannis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος "Μπάμπης" Λυκογιάννης, born 22 October 1993), also known as Lykos (Greek for "wolf" – from the first letters of his name) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left back or a left midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari and the Greece national team.

Babis Lykogiannis
Lykogiannis with Greece U19
Personal information
Full name Charalampos Lykogiannis
Date of birth (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993[1]
Place of birth Piraeus, Greece
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left back, left midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 22
Youth career
2007–2011 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Olympiacos 4 (0)
2013–2014 → Levadiakos (loan) 22 (0)
2014–2015 → Ergotelis (loan) 23 (1)
2015–2018 Sturm Graz 71 (6)
2018– Cagliari 59 (2)
National team‡
2007–2009 Greece U17 9 (0)
2011–2012 Greece U19 12 (1)
2013–2014 Greece U20 4 (0)
2012–2015 Greece U21 9 (0)
2017– Greece 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 31 January 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:01, 12 November 2020 (UTC).

Club career

Olympiacos

Lykogiannis is a product of the youth system of Olympiacos and very soon became a vital part of Olympiacos' football academy.[2] He is considered as one of the most gifted players of his generation.[3]

On 25 January 2012, he made his debut with the first team in a Greek Football Cup match against Panionios as a substitute in the 82nd minute in front of 15,000 fans.[4]

On 25 October 2012, Lykogiannis made his European debut in an away UEFA Champions League game against Montpellier HSC as a substitute in the 88th minute. He was brought on to play as a defensive midfielder for the remaining minutes of the match.[5] Four days after his debut in UEFA Champions League, on 29 October 2012, Lykogiannis made his first appearance in an away game for Superleague Greece against Aris as a substitute in the 68th minute.[6]

He signed a professional contract with Olympiacos on June 2011, which in August 2012 he renewed until summer 2015.[7][8]

In August 2013, he joined Levadiakos on loan.[9] A year later, in August 2014 he joined Ergotelis on loan.[10]

Sturm Graz

On 16 July 2015, Lykogiannis joined Sturm Graz for an undisclosed fee, having signed a contract for two years plus the option of a further year, while Olympiacos kept a 30% future resale rate.[11][12] On 6 August 2015, he made his debut with the club as a substitute in an away 1–1 draw against Rubin Kazan for the 2nd leg of the 3rd qualifying UEFA Europa League round. On 27 October 2015, he made his debut in the Austrian Cup playing in a 3–2 win against ASK Ebreichsdorf.

On 22 November 2015, he scored his first goal with the club in a 3–1 away loss against Red Bull Salzburg for Austrian Bundesliga.[13] On 27 November 2016, he opened the score with a free kick, in a 2–1 away win against rivals Rapid Wien.[14] On 4 December 2016, he scored his second goal with another free kick in a 4–0 away win against Wolfsberger AC.[15] On 12 March 2017, Lykogiannis scored with a long distance kick after an assist from Barış Atik giving a lead of two goals in his club in a final 2–1 home win against Rapid Wien.[16] On 29 May 2017, Lykogiannis received a great distinction as he included in the team of the season for the 2016–17 season. Lykogiannis scored three goals and an equal number of assists in 36 games in all competitions.[17]

On 6 August 2017, he scored his first goal for the 2017–18 season in a 3–2 away win against SV Mattersburg.[18] On 25 November 2017, he scored the only goal with a wonderful kick after a corner from his teammate Peter Žulj, in the extra time of the game sealing a 1–0 home win against LASK Linz.[19] In December 2017, it was reported that Lykogiannis’ performances had attracted interest from Greek clubs as well as foreign clubs like English Championship side Leeds United.[20] Eventually, he left the club having 81 appearances (6 goals, 5 assists) in all competitions.

On 28 December 2019, Sturm Graz revealed their Team of the Decade, with Tasos Avlonitis and Lykogiannis both included in the starting 11.[21]

Cagliari

On 17 January 2018, the Sardinian club managed to signed the Greek international, on a four-and-a-half years' contract, for a transfer fee of €600,000. His contract, which ran until 2022, was worth €1.4 million per year.[22][23] On 25 October 2020, he scored with a free kick in a 4–2 home win game against F.C. Crotone. It was his first goal with the club in all competitions.[24]

International career

Greece under-17

He was called for duty for Greece under-17 to participate in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round against Norway.

Greece under-19

Lykogiannis make his debut with Greece under-19 in an international friendly game against Sweden under-19.

2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

Lykogiannis scored his first and winning goal in the 108th minute (1–2 after extra time)[25] for Greece U19 in the semifinals against England U19 for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship finals that took place in Estonia. He came on as a substitute at the 67th minute for Greece U19 in the final against Spain U19, but the Spanish U19 side won the tournament with 1–0.

Greece under-21

On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with Greece U21 for an international friendly game at Dimotiko stadio Kozanis against Poland U21

Greece

On 24 May 2017, Lykogiannis was called to the Greek national football team for the first time by Michael Skibbe for the match against Bosnia national football team for the preliminary round of World Cup 2018.[26] On 3 September 2017, he made his debut as a substitute in a 1–2 home loss for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Belgium.[27]

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

International

Greece U19

References
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  2. "Academy". Olympiacos.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. "Olympiakos vencedor del Real Sosiedad Torneo Internacional Juvenil - Lykogiannis Most Valuable Player (MVP)" (in Spanish). realsociedad.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  4. Ντεμπούτο Λυκογιάννη (in Greek). Gavros.gr. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. "Charalambos Lykogiannis / Champions League profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. "Live match" (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  7. Χρυσή ρήτρα (in Greek). Gavros.gr. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
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  11. Στην Στουρμ Γκρατς ο Λυκογιάννης (in Greek). sport24.gr. 16 July 2015.
  12. Στη Στουρμ Γκρατς ο Λυκογιάννης! (in Greek). www.sport-fm.gr. 16 July 2015.
  13. "Red Bull Salzburg 3 Sturm Graz 1". sportnet.at. 22 November 2015.
  14. "Rapid Wien 1 Sturm Graz 2" (in German). sport24.gr. 27 November 2016.
  15. "Wolfsberger AC vs. Sturm Graz 0 - 4" (in Greek). www.worldfootball.net. 4 December 2016.
  16. Η γκολάρα του Λυκογιάννη με τη Στουρμ Γκρατς (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 12 March 2017.
  17. Στην κορυφαία ενδεκάδα του αυστριακού πρωταθλήματος ο Λυκογιάννης (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 May 2017.
  18. "SV Mattersburg 2-3 Sturm Graz". www.weltfussball.at. 6 August 2017.
  19. "Sturm Graz vs LASK 1-0". www.weltfussball.at. 25 November 2017.
  20. Σε ιστορική αγγλική ομάδα ο Λυκογιάννης. www.contra.gr. 5 December 2017.
  21. AVLONITIS, LYKOGIANNIS BOTH INCLUDED IN STURM GRAZ TEAM OF THE DECADE
  22. Στην Κάλιαρι ο Λυκογιάννης, επιβράβευση με εξαιρετικό συμβόλαιο. www.sport24.gr. 17 January 2018.
  23. "Cagliari, Lykogiannis in arrivo". www.gazzamercato.it. 17 January 2018.
  24. "Cagliari-Crotone 4-2". sport.sky.it. 25 October 2018.
  25. "Lykogiannis lobs Greece into U19 showpiece". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  26. "Ο Λυκογιάννης κλήθηκε στην Εθνική Ελλάδας". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  27. "Greece vs Belgium 1-2". www.skysports.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  28. https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2010328--spain-vs-greece/lineups/
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