Anastasios "Tasos" Douvikas ( gr, Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Δουβίκας; born 2 August 1999) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Greece national team.

Club career

Asteras Tripolis

Douvikas made his professional debut on 19 August 2017, in a 2–1 home loss against

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

, coming in as a substitute. On 26 October, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 home win against AO Chania Kissamikos in the 2017–18 Greek Cup. On 26 November, he scored in a 2–0 home win against

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, thus contributing to the team's third successive win. On 2 December, he scored in a comfortable 4–0 home win against

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, helping his team maintain its form. On 18 December 2018, Douvikas scored in a 4–0 away win against Apollon Paralimnio in the 2018–19 Greek Cup, ending a lengthy drought.

Volos

On 10 August 2020, Douvikas signed with Volos on a free transfer. In his debut, he scored the opener in a 2–0 away win against

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. On 5 October 2020, Douvikas scored a brace, sealing a 2–1 away win against Lamia. On 31 October 2020, he scored in the late stages of a home game against AEL, salvaging a point for his team with the final 1–1 draw. On 30 November 2020, Douvikas scored a goal and marked his team's comeback in a 3–3 away draw against

Apollon Smyrnis Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...

, despite going down by three goals early in the second half. On 17 January 2021, Douvikas scored with a nice volley in a 1–1 home draw against Lamia. The following week, he scored helping to 1–0 away win against

. His excellent goal scoring streak continued in the Greek Cup with goals in away matches against OFI and AEK Athens, before scoring in a 2–1 away win against OFI once again, this time for the league and a 2–0 home win against

Utrecht

On 23 April 2021,

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officially announced the signing of the talented striker on a four-year contract for a fee that exceeded €1,000,000. In his first statement as an Utrecht player, Douvikas expressed his happiness for the transfer and his eagerness to meet the fans. On 15 August 2021, Douvikas celebrated his first official goal wearing the Utrecht jersey and scored the 3–0 for his club in the first game of the Eredivisie where the hosts emphatically celebrated the victory with a 4–0 against

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. On 19 September 2021, he scored with a penalty kick in a 2–2 home draw game against

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. A week later he scored again with a penalty kick in a 5–1 home win against

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, a historical goal because he was Utrecht's No. 2,500 in

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. On 23 January 2022, Douvikas scored after four months for Utrecht, in a 3–0 away win match against Sparta Rotterdam for Eredivisie. The Greek striker last scored on 25 September and since then 28 goalless finals have followed in the league, when he opened the score after

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's assist. On 5 February 2022, he scored a brace after two assists from

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, and gave an assist to

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, helping Utrecht come back from a 2–0 deficit to win 3–2 at home against

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. He was voted man of the match for his performance. On the 28th of May he became Top Scorer of the Dutch League.

Celta

On 28 August 2023, Douvikas signed a five-year contract with

in Spain.

International career

On 24 March 2021, Douvikas was called up to the Greece senior team by coach

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for the forthcoming

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qualifiers against

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and Georgia. On 28 March 2021, he made his debut with the national team as a substitute in a

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against

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Personal life

Douvikas family is from Argolis, where Tasos grew up. His father, Giannis, is a former professional footballer, who also is a trainer.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Douvikas goal.''

Honours

Individual *

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Young Player of the Season: 2017–18 *

Team of the Season:

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* Volos Player of the Season: 2020–21 *

Team of the Month: January 2023, May 2023 * Eredivisie Top scorer:

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(shared) * Best Greek Player playing Abroad: 2022–23

References

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