Dimitrios Keramitsis ( el, Δημήτριος Κεραμίτσης; born 1 July 2004) 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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Club career

Having started to play football in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

, where he was born, Dimitrios Keramitsis then played for the likes of PAOK and

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...

, before joining the Empoli academy in Italy in the summer of 2020. Instrumental in his team under-19 top Italian division title, he attracted the attention of several

clubs, eventually joining

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one year after his arrival in Italy. There he soon became a key member of

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's Primavera squad. Brought to the first team squad by José Mourinho, he made his professional debut for

on 16 January 2022, replacing Maitland-Niles in the last moments of a 1–0 home

win against

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. By doing so he became the first 2004 to play for the club and the third-youngest foreigner, behind his compatriote

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but in front of players like

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and

Felix Afena-Gyan Felix Afena Ohene-Gyan (born 19 January 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Cremonese and the Ghana national team. Club career Roma Youth squad Born in Sunyani, Ghana, Afena-Gyan moved to Serie ...

. During the 2022–23 season, he was part of Roma's under-19 squad that won the

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, having scored the winning goal in the final against

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International career

In July 2023, Keramitsis was included in the Greek under-19 squad that took part in the

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Style of play

A right-footed

who also makes good use of his left foot—allowing him to build the game from the back—he is described as a physical player, good at marking his opponent and with a fine sense of timing, able to play both in a 3 or 4-men defense. In his early career, his origins and his debut at Roma soon earned him comparisons with the international defender

Kostas Manolas Konstantinos "Kostas" Manolas ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μανωλάς; ; born 14 June 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Sharjah. Club career AEK Athens 2009� ...

Honours

Club

Roma *

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: 2021–22 ;Empoli U19 * Campionato Primavera: Roma U19 *

: 2022–23

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* 2004 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Thessaloniki AS Roma players Serie A players Greek expatriate men's footballers {{Greece-footy-defender-stub