Georgios Κoutsias (; born 8 February 2004) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a striker for Swiss club

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, on loan from

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club Chicago Fire.

Career

PAOK

In 2012, Koutsias moved to

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

from Tilemachos Alexandria. On 18 September 2020, Koutsias made his professional debut in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Less than three months later on 10 December 2020, he made his

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debut in a 0–0 away draw against

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becoming the 16th youngest player in

's history at the time and the second youngest Greek (after Charalampos Mavrias).

Chicago Fire

On 28 February 2023, Koutsias signed with

side Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee. Koutsias went on to make his debut with the Chicago Fire on 8 April 2023, coming on as a substitute against

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Loan to Lugano

On 13 December 2024, Chicago Fire announced that they would be loaning Koutsias to Swiss club

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on a year-long deal with an option for a permanent transfer, effective 1 January 2025.

Personal life

Koutsias is from

Trikala, Imathia Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a town in the eastern part of Imathia, Greece. The town is in the municipal unit of Platy, Greece, Platy. It is situated between the Aliakmon and Loudias rivers, southeast of Alexandria, Greece, Alexandreia. Po ...

. His father, Nikos, is a former amateur footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

PAOK *

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References

2004 births Living people Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Chicago Fire FC players Greek men's footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Major League Soccer players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players PAOK FC players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Alexandreia, Greece Footballers from Thessaloniki PAOK FC B players Volos F.C. players 21st-century Greek sportsmen FC Lugano players Greek expatriate men's footballers Greek expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Greek expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland {{Greece-footy-forward-stub