Giannis Iatroudis (; born 2 February 1999) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a winger or a

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for

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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, ...

Career

Ergotelis

Iatroudis came through the youth system of

Ergotelis Ergotelis Football Club () is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, Crete, which competes in the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, FCA Heraklion A1, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, ...

, and made his senior debut against

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern G ...

on the first matchday of the

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. He managed to impress during his first season with the club in the 2017–18 Greek Football League tournament, with 3 goals in 22 appearances, mostly as a substitute. Iatroudis maintained his good form during the next season, scoring twice during the first match of the club's new season against Ermis Amyntaio in the 2018–19 Greek Cup. He added a third goal to his tally in the competition on the second matchday of the group stage, equalizing for his side during a tough 1–2 home loss against title holders

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

. He was instrumental in Ergotelis' impressive campaign to the Cup quarter-finals (their first since 1986), scoring against all

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opponents faced by the club before being overpowered by

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club (), currently known as Asteras AKTOR for sponsorship reasons, commonly referred to as Asteras, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Asteras Tripolis ...

5–1 on aggregate (Iatroudis having scored the single Ergotelis goal). He eventually finished as competition top-scorer. His performances were rewarded with his first call-up for the Greek national under-21 team.

AEK Athens

On 7 August 2020, after 15 years with

, Iatroudis joined

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giants

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 a four-year contract.

Loan to Volendam

On 2 October 2020, Iatroudis signed a long season contract with

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, on loan from

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

* Football League Best Young Player Award: 2018−19 *

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Top goalscorer: 2018–19

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iatroudis, Giannis 1999 births Living people Greek expatriate men's footballers Football League (Greece) players Ergotelis F.C. players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Heraklion Greek men's footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers AEK Athens B F.C. players Greek expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands FC Volendam players 21st-century Greek sportsmen