Christos Giousis (; born 8 February 1999) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Karmiotissa.

Career

AEK Athens

On 21 August 2017, Giousis signed a professional contract with

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

. On 11 December 2017, he made his debut in the

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in a 3–1 home win game against

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as a late substitute.

Loan to Platanias

On 31 January 2020, Giousis moved to

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club

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, as on loan.

Loan to Panachaiki

On 5 October 2020, Giousis moved to

club

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, ...

, as on loan.

Telstar

On 26 August 2022, Giousis signed a two-year contract with Dutch

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on 1 September, starting in a 1–0 home loss to

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, playing 66 minutes before being replaced by

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. On 30 September, he scored his first goal in home draw against Jong Utrecht. He played a key role for the rest of the

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, playing 34 games – all as a starter – and helping Telstar achieve ninth place; their best season since

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and second best since

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. In July 2023, he suffered an injury in a pre-season friendly with

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, which sidelined him for several months. He made his comeback on 22 December 2023, replacing

Tim van de Loo Tim van de Loo (born 22 February 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club RKC Waalwijk. Career Telstar Van de Loo was born on 22 March 2003 in Nieuw-Vennep, North Holland, and played youth football for Alphen ...

shortly before full-time in a loss to

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

. He left the club as a free agent at the end of the 2023–24 season after failing to reach an agreement for a new contract with Telstar.

Career statistics

Honours

AEK Athens *

: 2017–18

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giousis, Christos 1999 births Footballers from Volos Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers AEK Athens F.C. players Platanias F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players AEK Athens B F.C. players SC Telstar players Karmiotissa FC players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players Eerste Divisie players Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Greek expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Greek sportsmen