Christian Vassilakis Garcia (born 28 February 2001), known as Vassi, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Laredo.

Career

Born in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

, Vassilakis played for

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and UD Alboraya growing up before joining

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in 2017. In September 2020, he joined

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Pr ...

side Arouca on a season-long loan deal. On 1 November 2020, Vassilakis made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over

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. In August 2021, he joined

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side Tudelano on loan for the season. On 28 January 2022, he dropped down a division to join

Móstoles Móstoles () is a municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. With over 200,000 inhabitants, it is the region's second most populated municipality after Madrid. Móstoles was a small town for a long time, but ...

on loan until the end of the season.

Personal life

Vassilakis holds both Spanish and Greek citizenship. He is married to Spanish journalist and author Valeria Vegas.

References

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* 2001 births Footballers from Valencia Living people Spanish people of Greek descent Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards F.C. Arouca players CD Tudelano footballers CD Móstoles URJC players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Torrent CF players SCR Peña Deportiva players CD Laredo players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players Liga Portugal 2 players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-forward-stub