Praxitelis Vouros (; born 5 May 1995) 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

centre-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

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

club

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

Club career

On 29 August 2017, Cypriot champions APOEL signed Greek defender on a 3-year contract for an undisclosed fee. With the acquisition of Praxitelis Vouros, APOEL keeps the Greek element in his roster and bets on the skills of the 22-year-old footballer. APOEL coach

Georgios Donis Georgios Donis (; born 22 October 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and currently the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej. He was the first ever Greek to play in the English Premier League. In En ...

immediately asked the acquisition of the young defender as he solved his contract with Greek champions

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, ...

. The 22-year old defender had been a member of Greek champions

for the past four seasons, having only four substitute appearances in those years for the

Greek championship The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...

. On 25 July 2018, he renewed his contract to the summer of 2022 with APOEL. On 1 August 2020, Vouros joined OFI on a three-year contract. On 20 September 2021, he scored his first professional goal, in the delays of a 3–3 home draw, after a three-goal lead from rivals

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 ...

in an astonishing comeback from his club OFI.

International career

Vouros was 27 times capped with the U21, U19, U18 and U17 Greek national teams.

Career statistics

Honours

;Olympiacos *

Super League Greece The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

: 2014–15 ;APOEL *

: 2017–18

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vouros, Praxitelis 1995 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Olympiacos F.C. players Levadiakos F.C. players APOEL FC players OFI Crete F.C. players Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Men's association football defenders People from Mytilene Sportspeople from the North Aegean 21st-century Greek sportsmen