Andreas Chronis (; born 25 April 1989 in

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) is a

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professional soccer player who currently plays for semi-professional club New York Pancyprian Freedom.

Career

AEK Athens and Nea Ionia

After graduating from Holy Cross High School in 2007, Chronis was set to attend and play for

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, but instead signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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. Upon joining AEK, the club loaned Chronis to

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club Nea Ionia for two consecutive seasons, where Chronis made a total of 57 appearances and scored 11 goals.

Agia Paraskevi and Panachaiki

During the summer transfer period of 2009, Chronis had an unsuccessful trial with English third division side

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before

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club

Agia Paraskevi Agia Paraskevi (, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which ...

acquired Chronis from AEK. Chronis made an immediate impact at Agia Paraskevi, and his performances were impressive enough that promotion contenders

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

would buy him during the winter transfer period. In 2010–11, Chronis made 11 appearances as Panachaiki earned promotion to the

. In December 2011, the contract between Panachaiki and Chronis was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Chronis has participated with the United States Under-17 national team and United States Under-18 national team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chronis, Andreas 1989 births Living people American people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Holy Cross High School (Flushing) alumni American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players People from Bayside, Queens Soccer players from Queens, New York AEK Athens F.C. players A.O. Nea Ionia F.C. players Agia Paraskevi F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players New York Pancyprian-Freedoms players Cosmopolitan Soccer League players Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks