Georgios Κoutsias (Greek: Γεώργιος Κούτσιας; born 8 February 2004) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss club FC Lugano, on loan from Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lugano (on loan from Chicago Fire) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Tilemachos Alexandria | ||
| 2012–2021 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | PAOK | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | PAOK B | 16 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | → Volos (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2023– | Chicago Fire | 57 | (5) |
| 2025– | → Lugano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Greece U17 | 3 | (4) |
| 2022 | Greece U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Greece U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2020– | Greece U21 | 13 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 | |||
Career
editPAOK
editIn 2012, Koutsias moved to PAOK from Tilemachos Alexandria.
On 18 September 2020, Koutsias made his professional debut in a 1–1 home draw against Atromitos. Less than three months later on 10 December 2020, he made his Europa League debut in a 0–0 away draw against Granada becoming the 16th youngest player in Europa League's history at the time and the second youngest Greek (after Charalampos Mavrias).
Chicago Fire
editOn 28 February 2023, Koutsias signed with Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee.[2] Koutsias went on to make his debut with the Chicago Fire on 8 April 2023, coming on as a substitute against Minnesota United.
Loan to Lugano
editOn 13 December 2024, Chicago Fire announced that they would be loaning Koutsias to Swiss club Lugano on a year-long deal with an option for a permanent transfer, effective 1 January 2025.[3]
Personal life
editKoutsias is from Trikala, Imathia. His father, Nikos, is a former amateur footballer.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 December 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PAOK | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| PAOK B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 9 | ||
| Volos (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 23 | 5 | |
| Chicago Fire | 2023 | MLS | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2024 | MLS | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 4 | |
| Total | 57 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 116 | 21 | ||
- ^ Includes Greek Football Cup, U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
editPAOK
References
edit- ^ "Στους Chicago Fire ο Κούτσιας". 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Greek Forward Georgios Koutsias from P.A.O.K. FC | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Forward Georgios Koutsias to FC Lugano". ChicagoFireFC.com. Chicago Fire. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "An 404 error occurred during your request". www.24oresimathia.gr. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Georgios Koutsias » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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