Christos Mouzakitis (Greek: Χρήστος Μουζακίτης; born 25 December 2006) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 December 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 96 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Olympiacos B | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Olympiacos | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Greece U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Greece U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | Greece U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Greece | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Early life
editMouzakitis was born in 2006 in Greece. He joined the youth academy of Greek side Olympiacos at seven-eight years old.[1]
Club career
editMouzakitis started his career with Greek side Olympiacos B. On 12 April 2023, he debuted for the club during a 3–0 win over Episkopi.[2]
International career
editMouzakitis made his debut for Greece national team on 17 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Finland at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. He substituted Dimitrios Kourbelis in added time, as Greece won 2–0.[3]
Style of play
editMouzakitis mainly operates as a midfielder. He started playing football as a goalkeeper.[4]
Personal life
editMouzakitis is a native of Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece. He has regarded Croatia international Luka Modric as his football idol.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Χρήστος Μουζακίτης: Ένα παιδί μετράει τα άστρα και ονειρεύεται με τον Ολυμπιακό". sport24.gr.
- ^ Christos Mouzakitis at Soccerway
- ^ "Finland v Greece game report". ESPN. 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Ο Μουζακίτης στο Gazzetta για την Κ-17: "Πρότυπά μου οι Μόντριτς και Ινμπόμ Χουάνγκ, παράδειγμα προς μίμηση ο φίλος μου ο Χρήστος για το Fair Play"". gazzetta.gr.
- ^ "Χρήστος Μουζακίτης: Ο τερματοφύλακας που έγινε χαφ και ο χρόνος στην ΑΕΚ". sportdog.gr.