Georgios Masouras(Greek:Γεώργιος Μασούρας,born 1 January 1994) is a Greek professionalfootballerwho plays as awingerforSuper LeagueclubOlympiacosand theGreece national team.[1]
 Masouras in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kechrinia,Amfilochia,Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Omonoia Kechrinias | |||
| Apollon Smyrnis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Ilisiakos | 56 | (10) |
| 2014–2019 | Panionios | 123 | (17) |
| 2019– | Olympiacos | 176 | (45) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Greece U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Greece | 45 | (10) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMasouras started his professional career inIlisiakosand after he moved to Athenian clubPanionios.On 27 April 2016, at the end of the2015–16 season,he agreed a contract extension for two years with Panionios, until the summer of 2019.[2]
Olympiacos
editMasouras joinedOlympiacoson 3 January 2019.[3]He scored his first goal in a 4–0 win at home toAELon 30 January, and scored three more goals in the2018–19 Superleague season.
On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal of the2019–20 Superleague season,in a 2–1 away win againstAris.[4]On 15 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace, converting two right-wing crosses fromHillal Soudaniin a 5–0 win againstAsteras Tripolisat theTheodoros Kolokotronis Stadium.[5] On 18 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace by opening the scoring in the ninth minute as he cleverly turned KonstantinosKostas Tsimikas’ cross into the net. The 25-year-old then registered his second goal just two minutes later, successfully connecting withHillal Soudani’s pass to beat the goalkeeper with ease in a 4–1 home win game againstAEL.[6]On 1 March 2020, Masouras headed home from a preciseMathieu Valbuena’s cross on the hour mark, in a 2–0 home win game againstPanetolikos.[7]On 24 June 2020, Masouras headed the ball beyondAlexandros Paschalakis,with the PAOK goalkeeper just unable to get a hand on it, opening the score in a 2–0 home winGreek Cupgame helping his club to reach the2019–20 Greek Cup final.[8]
On 18 September 2020, in the2020–21 Super League Greeceopener game, the entry of Masouras in the beginning of the second half, scorer of two goals, changed the image of the match and Olympiacos started the championship with a 3–0 home win againstAsteras Tripolis.[9]On 8 November 2020, he scored after an assist fromKostas Fortounissealing a 2–0 away win againstOFI.[10]On 12 May 2021, Masouras scored in the first half sealing a 1–0 home win game against rivalsPAOK.The game was especially important forPedro Martins' team, as with this game, Olympiacos win its 46th championship.[11]On 16 May 2021, Masouras scored a brace in a 4–1 away win in the derby againstPanathinaikos.It was the biggest away victory of Olympiacos against Panathinaikos in theSuper League Greecesince 1959-60 season. Masouras became the first player to score two goals so quickly (7', 12 ') in a derby against Panathinaikos. The previous record was fromRafik Djebbour(22', 34'), on 9 December 2012. It was his best season, so far in his career (15 goals, 6 assists).[12][13]
On 30 September 2021, in aUEFA Europa League group stage,Giorgos Masouras made the difference by scoring twice (63 ′, 68 ′), while he also gave an assist toTiquinho's goal, to help his team seal an emphatic 3–0 away win againstFenerbahçe.He was voted man of the match for his performance,[14]as well as Player of the week.[15]On 9 February 2022, Masouras with a goal at the last minute of the game and with another in extra time sealed the qualification in the semifinals of the2021–22 Greek Football Cupagainst Panetolikos He was votedman of the matchfor his performance.[16]On 2 March 2022, he scored a brace in three minutes (54', 57') in a 5–1 home win game againstAsteras Tripoli F.C.[17]
International career
editOn 9 November 2018, new Greece coachAngelos Anastasiadiscalled up Masouras for the matches againstFinlandandEstoniaforUEFA Nations League."All players dream of someday representing their country and I am happy for this opportunity. It is a child's dream for me", Masouras said.[18]
On 18 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss game againstEstonia. On 7 June 2024 he scored in a friendly againstEnglandto take the lead thoughGreecelost the game 2-1.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 August 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | Greek Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panionios | 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4[a] | 1 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 7 | |||
| Total | 123 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 152 | 24 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 16[b] | 1 | 53 | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 12[c] | 1 | 49 | 15 | ||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12[d] | 3 | 46 | 12 | ||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18[a] | 2 | 52 | 9 | ||
| 2024–25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 176 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 71 | 8 | 272 | 57 | ||
| Career total | 299 | 62 | 50 | 10 | 75 | 9 | 424 | 81 | ||
- ^abcAppearances inUEFA Europa League
- ^Twelve appearances and one goal inUEFA Champions League,four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Masouras goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2019 | Olympic Stadium,Athens,Greece |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 6 June 2021 | La Rosaleda Stadium,Malaga,Spain |  Norway |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 November 2021 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Kosovo |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 27 September 2022 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium,Athens, Greece |  Northern Ireland |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 5 | 24 March 2023 | Estadio Algarve Stadium,FaroPortugal |  Gibraltar |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 6 | 16 June 2023 | Agia Sophia Stadium,Athens,Greece |  Republic of Ireland |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 7 | 10 September 2023 | Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece | Gibraltar |
3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 8 | 5–0 | |||||
| 9 | 13 October 2023 | Aviva Stadium,Dublin,Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 10 | 7 June 2024 | Borussia-Park,Mönchengladbach,Germany |  Germany |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editOlympiacos
- Super League Greece:2019–20,2020–21,2021–22
- Greek Cup:2019–20;runner-up:2020–21
- UEFA Europa Conference League:2023–24[22]
Individual
References
edit- ^"Giorgos Masouras".Retrieved21 April2023.
- ^Πανιώνιος: Νέο συμβόλαιο σε Μασούρα
- ^Nicolaides, Shaun (3 January 2019)."Official: Olympiacos confirm arrival of Masouras".Agonasport.Retrieved7 October2019.
- ^"Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2".www.gazzetta.gr(in Greek). 6 October 2019.Retrieved6 October2019.
- ^"Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ολυμπιακός 0-5".www.gazzetta.gr(in Greek). 15 December 2019.Retrieved16 December2019.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 4-1".www.gazzetta.gr(in Greek). 18 December 2019.Retrieved18 December2019.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 2-0".www.gazzetta.gr(in Greek). 1 March 2020.Retrieved2 March2020.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Πρόκριση με το μυαλό του και το σπαθί του".www.sport24.gr(in Greek). 24 June 2020.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός - Αστέρας 3-0: Καθάρισαν Φορτούνης και Μασούρας".www.sport24.gr. 18 September 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
- ^"ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-2: Πρώτη εκτός έδρας νίκη με Χασάν - Μασούρα".www.sport24.gr. 8 November 2020.Retrieved8 November2020.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-0: Γιορτή με Μασούρα".www.sport24.gr(in Greek). 12 May 2021.
- ^Tomaras, Dimitris (16 May 2021)."Παναθηναϊκός- Ολυμπιακός 1-4 (vids)".Gazzetta.gr(in Greek).
- ^"Ολυμπιακός: Η κορυφαία σεζόν του Γιώργου Μασούρα και το ιστορικό του ρεκόρ στη Λεωφόρο".www.newsbeast.gr(in Greek). 17 May 2021.
- ^"Φενερμπαχτσέ – Ολυμπιακός 0-3: Με" πορθητή "Μασούρα στους 16!".www.novasports.gr(in Greek). 30 September 2021.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός: Πολυτιμότερος παίκτης της 2ης αγωνιστικής ο Μασούρας!".www.novasports.gr(in Greek). 2 October 2021.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 3-1 παρ. (2-1 κ.α): Σωτήρας Μασούρας!".www.gazzetta.gr(in Greek). 9 February 2022.
- ^"Ολυμπιακός… πέντε αστέρων!".www.sport-fm.gr(in Greek). 2 March 2022.
- ^"Μασούρας:" Παιδικό όνειρο η κλήση στην Εθνική ""(in Greek). 9 November 2018.
- ^Flashscore: Masouras nets opener for Greece in 2–1 loss to England
- ^"G. Masouras".Soccerway.Perform Group.Retrieved27 November2019.
- ^"Georgios Masouras".National Football Teams.Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.Retrieved6 June2021.
- ^"El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy".UEFA. 29 May 2024.Retrieved30 May2024.
- ^"NIVEA MEN Player of the Month του Σεπτεμβρίου ο Μασούρας".Super League(in Greek). 16 October 2020.Retrieved12 January2022.
- ^"Stoiximan Player of the Month Αυγούστου ο Γιώργος Μασούρας".Super League(in Greek). 12 September 2023.Retrieved12 September2023.
External links
edit- Georgios Masourasat Soccerway
- Georgios Masouras–UEFAcompetition record (archive)
- Georgios MasourasatESPN FC
