Andreas Bouchalakis (, born 5 April 1993) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for the Greece national team. He most recently played for German club

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Club career

Ergotelis

Bouchalakis started his football career attending the Ergotelis Academy, the

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of his local

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club

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. His performances with the club's youth teams in the Greek Superleague Youth Leagues led the club's board of directors to promote him to the first team on 19 May 2011, when he signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 18. He eventually made his debut on 11 December 2011, in a game against Doxa Drama. During the summer of 2012, Bouchalakis earned the trust of manager

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and became a regular starter for the club during their short tenure in the Greek Football League. His good performances reportedly drew the attention of many clubs, both in Greece and abroad. Eventually, Greek giants

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acquired his rights from Ergotelis on 22 March 2013 for a reported €150,000, following up on the acquisition of Bouchalakis' Ergotelis teammate

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. As part of the deal, both players were allowed to finish the season with Ergotelis, who also acquired the right re-sign both players on loan in the following season. Bouchalakis was instrumental in helping the club return to the Superleague at the end of the 2012–13 season, summing up 40 caps in both the Football League and

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competitions and managing to score 6 goals while supplying two assists. After Bouchalakis' and Tzanakakis' transfers were announced by Olympiacos, the club's board of directors decided to green-light the loan deal with Ergotelis, who added both players to their roster for the 2013–14 Superleague season in order for them to receive substantial playing time in top-flight in a familiar environment. Bouchalakis contributed to Ergotelis' all-time best (at the time) 7th-place finish with 30 caps and 2 goals. He returned to Olympiacos in the summer of 2014 to earn a spot in the champions' roster for next season.

Olympiacos

Bouchalakis scored from long distance in a 3–0 win against

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in the

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. On the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Bouchalakis tried his best to convince his coach

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to stay in the club. His contract was extended in 2016 until the summer of 2020.

Nottingham Forest

After a trial in pre-season, Bouchalakis signed a 3-year contract with

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club

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in July 2017. As Forest and Olympiacos had the same owner, there was no transfer fee. He scored twice on his league debut as Forest won 4–3 away to

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on 12 August. He played regularly in the first half of the season but lost his place under new manager

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Return to Olympiacos

Bouchalakis rejoined Olympiacos in July 2018. On 23 August 2018, he scored with a header from

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' free kick to help Olympiacos beat

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3–1 at home in the first leg of the 2018–19 Europa League play-off round; it was his first goal in UEFA competitions. On 31 March 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2018–19 Super League season to beat

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2–1. On 1 March 2020, Bouchalakis latched on to the second

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's assist in the game, to score a second for Olympiacos in a 2–0 home game against

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, head into the 2019–20 playoffs with an undefeated 26 matches' record. It was his first goal for the season.

Hertha BSC

On 31 August 2023, Bouchalakis signed a two-year contract with

in Germany. On 16 May 2025, Hertha announced that Bouchalakis would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract on June 30.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Club

Olympiacos *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

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: 2014–15, 2019–20; runner-up: 2015–16,

International

Greece U19 *

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runner-up:

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Individual

* Super League Greece 2 Young Player of the Season:

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* Super League Greece Team of the Season:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouchalakis, Andreas 1993 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greece men's international footballers Ergotelis F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Konyaspor footballers Hertha BSC players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players English Football League players Süper Lig players 2. Bundesliga players Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Greek expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Greek expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Greek expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Heraklion Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Greek sportsmen