Nikos Marinakis (; born 12 September 1993) is a Greek professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for

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club OFI.

Club career

Marinakis is a product of

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

's youth ranks. He promoted to the first team on 28 June 2012, signing a contract which keeps him in Panathinaikos until 2015. On 7 August 2014, Marinakis signed for

Niki Volos Niki Volos Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football. History Niki Volos was fou ...

on a season-long loan deal, but he returned to Panathinaikos on 2 January 2015. On 10 March 2016, the right defender of Panathinaikos renewed his contract with the club, which was expiring at the end of season, until the summer of 2017. On 1 March 2017, thanks to a close-range header from the right defender in the additional time, Panathinaikos won 1–0

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 ...

on the road to the final of the

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. It was the first goal of the player with the club in all competitions. On 14 June 2017, Marinakis mutually terminated his contract with Panathinaikos. On 26 June 2017, Marinakis signed a three-year contract with

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrini ...

. On 2 July 2019, Marinakis signed a three years' contract sith OFI for an undisclosed fee. His transfer to OFI marked a homecoming to

Heraklion Heraklion or Herakleion ( ; , , ), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in G ...

, solidifying his bond with his birthplace while contributing significantly to the club in Greece's Super League.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Panathinaikos *

: 2013–14

International

Greece U19 *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marinakis, Nikos 1993 births Living people Greece men's youth international footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Niki Volos F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Super League Greece players Footballers from Heraklion Greek men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Greek sportsmen