Georgios Vagiannidis

Georgios Vagiannidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Βαγιαννίδης; born 12 September 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian club Sint-Truiden, on loan from Serie A side Inter Milan.[1]

Georgios Vagiannidis
Personal information
Full name Georgios Vagiannidis
Date of birth (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 77
Youth career
2009–2019 Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Panathinaikos 1 (1)
2020– Internazionale 0 (0)
2020– → Sint-Truiden (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Greece U17 4 (0)
2019– Greece U19 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Panathinaikos

Vagiannidis plays mainly as a right-back and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. On 16 February 2020, Vagiannidis made his professional debut and scored his first goal, dishing out an assist as his team breezed past Panetolikos 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium. On mid May 2020, Italian giants Inter have expressed official interest in acquiring the talented young player of Panathinaikos. The 18-year-old right-back had recently reached a verbal agreement with Panathinaikos to sign a new contract, but talks came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Inter Milan

On 5 June 2020, Vagiannidis has penned a four-year contract with Inter of Serie A. Inter will not need to negotiate with Panathinaikos to land Vagiannidis and will only have to pay a FIFA determined compensation amount of €400,000. The Greek full-back will reportedly earn around €300,000 per year in Milan.[3]

Loan to Sint-Truiden

On 1 October 2020, Vagiannidis signed with Sint-Truiden on loan.[4]On 3 February 2021, he made his debut with the new club in Belgian Cup against Lokeren-Temse at the Daknamstadion in the season 2020–21.[5]

References
  2. "Ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ η Ίντερ για Βαγιαννίδη – "Προορίζεται για την πρώτη ομάδα"" (in Greek). 15 May 2020.
  3. "Inter, ufficiale Vagiannidis: ecco chi è l'uomo che ha stregato Conte" (in Italian). 4 June 2020.
  4. "GEORGIOS VAGIANNIDIS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. "Lokeren-Temse 0-2 STVV". www.voetbalkrant.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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