Savvas Gentsoglou (, ; born 19 September 1990) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

AEK Athens

Savvas Gentsoglou was promoted from the

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 ...

youth system to the senior side in 2006, but didn't make his first appearance for AEK until the 2008–09 season. On 25 June 2008, Gentsoglou renewed his contract with

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until 2014. Gentsoglou was first used as a central defender by coach

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. Gentsoglou moved to the defensive midfield position in the middle of the 2009–10 season and became a key player of the starting eleven. Gentsoglou scored his first goal for AEK against

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in a 3–2 home win. The following week Gentsoglou scored the equalising goal against

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. On 20 May 2010, Gentsoglou signed a new four-year deal.

Sampdoria

On 19 January 2012, Gentsoglou joined

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side

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. Gentsoglou did not feature for Sampdoria in the 2011–12 season, and was sent out on loan the following season to

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squad

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to gain playing experience. Gentsoglou made 35 appearances for Livorno, as the side won promotion to Serie A. Gentsoglou then returned to Sampdoria for the

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season, but after again failing to establish himself in the Doria first eleven, he moved on loan to Serie B side

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in January 2014.

Ergotelis

On 30 August 2014, Gentzoglou returned to Greece to continue his career in the Greek

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, playing for

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, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Bari

On 23 June 2015, the

club

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announced the signing of Gentsoglou till the summer of 2018 for an undisclosed fee.

Hajduk

On 8 August 2016, the

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club

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announced the signing of Gentsoglou on a twelve-month loan deal from Bari 1908. On 14 August 2016, Gentsoglou made his Hajduk debut, the 5th round of the

, playing the first 66 minutes in a 1–1 draw with

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, before being substituted for

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. On 27 June 2017, after spending a year on loan at Hajduk, Gentsoglou signed a two-year contract with Hajduk, finalizing his move from Bari. On 23 July 2017, he scored his first goal with the club in all competitions in a

2–2 away draw against

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. On 18 March 2018, he scored in a 3–3 away draw game against

APOEL

On 16 July 2018, Savvas terminated his contract with Hajduk, eventually joining

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on a two years' contract for an undisclosed fee.

Al-Adalah

On 29 January 2020, Savvas Gentzoglou solved his contract with APOEL and signed with Saudi club Al-Adalah until the end of the season, and the contract will be renewed if the club remain in the country's 1st division. On 10 July 2020, he renew his contract with the club until the summer of 2021, with a contract worth €900,000. On 20 August, he opened the score with a penalty kick in a 2–4 home loss against

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Lamia

On 12 June 2021, Lamia from the Greek Super League 1 announced a two-year contract with Gentzoglou.

International career

Gentsoglou was first called up to the Greece U-19 in 2007; he featured in all of Greece's games in qualifying for the

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Personal life

From 2013 to 2018 was in a relationship with singer Aggeliki Iliadi. On 8 July 2014, Iliadi gave birth to their son, Vasilis Gentsoglou.

References

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