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Dimitrios Siovas (; born 16 September 1988) is a
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who plays as a
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.


Club career


Early career & Panionios

Siovas was born and raised in Drama, Greece and played in the local teams before he was scouted from Skoda Xanthi. He started his career at the youth team of Skoda Xanthi, from where he moved to
Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...
in 2008. He spend the second half of the 2008–09 season on loan to Ionikos, where he made 11 league appearances. Since 2009 he became a regular central defender for Panionios, making a total of 33 appearances and scoring 2 goals during his last season with ''Neosmyrniotes''.


Olympiacos

On 15 June 2012, it was announced that Siovas signed a four-year contract for
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...
, having agreed with the club since January of the same year. He scored his first goal against Levadiakos in a 4–0 home win. On 11 January 2014, Siovas during the daily training suffered a severe injury and
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are likely to be without Siovas for the rest of the season after the central defender underwent surgery on a broken right ankle. The player will be out of the club for the next four months according to doctors' estimations. Siovas, did not miss a minute of his side's
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group stage campaign. ''W"e are very sad with what happened to Dimitris because apart from his abilities on the pitch, we also like him very much as a person,"'' said coach Míchel. ''"We will deal with the issue next week and check out if we need to make a signing to cover for his absence. We hope that he will make it in time for the World Cup but we probably won't be able to count on him for the remainder of the season."'' In his debut season after his injury he helped his club to its 41st league title, the championship being sealed with five matches to go. Siovas began the 2015–16 campaign as the de facto leader of the Olympiakos defence. On 9 February 2016, Siovas in a winning 1–0 matchday against fierce rivals
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, reached 100 appearances with the club's jersey in all competitions, having the amazing undefeated percentage of 89%, one of the largest among
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players.


Leganés

On 23 December 2016, after a frustrating half season,
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defender is close to move to
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on loan until the end of the season, with a buyout clause of €4 million. Siovas had dropped down the pecking order at Olympiacos and the Greek giants were looking to offload him in the upcoming January transfer window. The Greek defender is very close to join Leganes on loan and the deal will be finalised imminently. On 29 December 2016,
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officially announced the signing of Greek international till the end of 2016–17 season. On 4 February 2017, he made as a starter his debut with the club in a 2–0 away loss against
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. On 9 April 2016, he scored his first goal in
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in a 2–1 away loss against rivals
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. On 19 June 2017, Siovas signed a permanent four-year deal with ''Lega'', for a fee believed in the region of €3 million, whereas
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keep a 15% resale percentage. On 15 September 2017, he made his debut for the 2017–18 season. On 4 October 2017, in a 0–0 away draw against
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, the Greek international was selected among the best XI of the matchday, due to his outstanding performance. A week later helped his club to escape with a 2–0 win against
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and the Greek international was selected for a consecutive week among the best XI of the matchday. During the 2017–18 season was the de facto leader of the Leganes defence, helping his club to make the best starting in the last decade. As a result of his outstanding performance was voted by the fans as a member of the best XI that ever wear the jersey of the club. On 1 February 2018, after the epic
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qualification against giants
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Leganes scraped a 1–1 draw at home to
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in their first leg semi-final matchup with the Greek defender scoring the only goal for his club. The Greek defender took full advantage of poor goalkeeping from the Sevilla custodian to head home from close range in the 56th minute canceling out Luis Muriel’s early goal. On 19 May 2018, in the last matchday of the season, he scored by cleverly controlled possession and slotted beyond stranded goalkeeper Pedro López, after an assist from Ezequiel Muñoz in a 3–2 home win game against
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. On 1 December 2018, he scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season, with a header after a corner from Óscar Rodríguez Arnaiz, giving the lead in a 4–2 away win game against
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. On 17 April 2019, Siovas is ranked among Europe’s best centre backs this season for aerial duels won, with an 82% success rate according to CIES. The study by CIES pertained to Europe’s top five domestic leagues specifically and Siovas has won a whopping 105 aerial duels, losing just 23. This gives an 82% success rate, comfortably putting him in the top 10 in this category and the most efficient in
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. With one game remaining for the end of the season, Siovas was voted Leganes’ MVP for the 2018–19 season by the club's fans. This is yet another distinct honor for Siovas after being named to Leganes’ All-time Best XI last season. Siovas also ranked among Europe's best centre-backs this season in aerial duels won, with an 82% success rate according to CIES. Siovas began the 2019–20 season as the de facto leader of the Leganés defence. On 1 December 2019, Siovas suffers a severe bruise with hyperextensin in his left knee in the 5th minute of an away
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game against
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. The 33-year-old Greek defender leaves Leganes after 3,5 seasons, in which he has played 108 official matches, scoring four goals. He is the third foreign player to exceed one hundred official matches with Leganes, after Martin Mantovani and Gabriel Pires.


Huesca

On 17 September he became a new
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player, signing a two years' contract for a transfer fee of €1 million. His contract, which ran until 2023, was worth €1.1 million per year. On 26 September 2020, Siovas header gave his club an equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against
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. It was his first goal with the club. On 7 March 2021, Siovas scored an early equalizer in 14th minute, but Celta delivered a resounding 4–3 victory against his club effort to avoid relegation. On 31 August 2021, after the club's
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, Siovas terminated his contract with Huesca.


Fortuna Sittard

On 30 January 2022, Siovas will continue his career in the Netherlands for the next six months. The 33-year-old center-back has reached an agreement with
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for a contract until the end of the season, with the aim of helping to avoid relegation. After four years in
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, Siovas was released last summer, without finding a team to continue his career. The Spanish career played a vital role in the January transfer window to receive two offers from
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clubs, namely
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and
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. On 12 February 2022, Siovas scored his first goal with the club sealing a vital 1-0 away win against
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, in his club effort to avoid relegation.


International career

Siovas was a member of the Greek under-19 team who reached the final of the 2007 European under-19 championship, losing 1–0 to Spain under-19. Since 2008, he was also a member of Greece under-21. He was called by
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's national manager Fernando Santos for a friendly match against
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on 17 November 2010, but he remained on the bench. He made his debut for the senior national team on 15 August 2012 in a
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against
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. He is credited for being an aggressive yet skillful defender leading to a lot of praise by the Greek press. He made his competitive debut for the senior national team on 16 October 2012 during Greece's 1–0 away win in
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during the World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign. On 6 September 2020, Siovas escaped his marker inside the box, expertly collected Dimitris Giannoulis’ searching pass, twisting to a shooting position and turning his effort beyond the goalkeeper, helping Greece to take a two goals lead in a final 2-1 away Nations League win against
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. It was his first goal with the national team. On 20 September 2020, Siovas was informed of his exclusion from the national team's forthcoming fixtures by manager John van' t Schip, on grounds of the player publicly questioning the manager's decision against recalling
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and Kostas Manolas to the squad. On 20 April 2021, in an interview for a Greek sports broadcaster, he openly declared that he wouldn't return to the national side under the Dutch manager's reign.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.''


Honours

Olympiacos *
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: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *
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: 2012–13, 2014–15 Greece U19 *
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runner-up:
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Individual * Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2014–15


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