Manolis Siopis
Personal information
Full name Emmanouil Siopis[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994
Place of birth Tychero, Greece
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cardiff City
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2013 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2013–2014Platanias (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2017 Panionios 89 (0)
2017–2018 Olympiacos 1 (0)
2017–2018Panionios (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019 Aris 25 (1)
2019–2021 Alanyaspor 63 (0)
2021–2023 Trabzonspor 63 (0)
2023– Cardiff City 25 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Greece U17 7 (0)
2012 Greece U18 3 (0)
2012–2013 Greece U19 9 (0)
2013–2016 Greece U21 15 (0)
2019– Greece 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023(UTC).

Manolis Siopis (Greek: Μανώλης Σιώπης; born 14 May 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City and the Greece national team.[2]

Club career

Olympiacos

Born in Tychero, Siopis began playing football with the Greek side Olympiacos.

Loan to Platanias

In 2013, he was loaned to Platanias and he made his debut in the Super League on 25 August 2014 against Ergotelis.

Panionios

On 1 August 2014 he joined the Greek club Panionios.[3] On 1 June 2016, he voted from the fans as the MVP of the club for the 2015–16 season.[4]

Prior to the 2016–17 season, the officials of Panathinaikos are monitoring the case of Panionios' defensive midfielder, whose current contract expires at summer of 2017. However, Olympiacos still hold the 30% of 23-year-old international's rights and this was the reason Panionios did not sell him to Italy last January, even if there were offers, because their profit would not had been big enough.[5]

Return to Olympiacos

On 23 November 2016, the international defensive midfielder will return to his former club Olympiacos, where he started his professional career, in January 2017. The Reds will pay about €150,000 in order to purchase the 22-year-old former player of Platanias, whose current contract expires at summer of 2017 and is expected to remain at Panionios until the end of 2016–17 season.[6]

Loan to Panionios

On 30 August 2017, Siopis returns to his former club, Panionios on loan from Olympiacos until the end of 2017–18 season. Olympiacos bought Siopis this summer but the player even he played three matches with Olympiacos was not in the initial plans of Besnik Hasi, after the last transfers.[7]

Aris

On 27 August 2018, newly promoted Aris has taken out-of-favour midfielder Manolis Siopis as a free transfer from Olympiacos by signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Siopis was expected to be a key player for Olympiacos after a strong showing on loan with Panionios last season, but when engaging in a conflict with the club’s administration, he was exiled from the team.[8]

On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, Siopis scored his first ever career goal, successfully converting a penalty, in a remarkable 7–2 home win against Xanthi.[9]

Alanyaspor

On 30 June 2019, Alanyaspor paid the release clause of €500,000 for the Greek international, who will play for the Turkish club for the next three years on a fee of €2.1 million.[10]

Trabzonspor

At the summer of 2021, after two full seasons with his previous club, Siopis signed a 3-year contract with Trabzonspor.[11] [12] On 16 August 2023, the club announced it had terminated the player's contract.[13]

Cardiff City

On 18 August 2023, Siopis joined Championship side Cardiff City on a 3-year contract. [14]

International career

Siopis made his Greece national team debut on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Turkey, as a starter.[15]

Personal life

Siopis' younger brother, Dimitrios, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

As of 11 November 2023 (UTC).[16][17]

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Platanias (loan) 2013–14 Super League Greece 16020180
Panionios 2014–15 Super League Greece 21050260
2015–16 Super League Greece 35060410
2016–17 Super League 33010340
Panionios (loan) 2017–18 Super League Greece 17030200
Total 1060150001210
Olympiacos 2017–18 Super League Greece 10002030
Aris 2018–19 Super League Greece 25120271
Alanyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 27070340
2020–21 Süper Lig 35030380
2021–22 Süper Lig 100010
Total 63010000730
Trabzonspor 2021–22 Süper Lig 330401[lower-alpha 1]0380
2022–23 Süper Lig 30 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 8[lower-alpha 3] 0 40 0
Total 63 0 6 0 9 0 78 0
Cardiff City 2023–24 Championship 1400000140
Career total 28613601103321
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  3. 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying round

Honours

Club

Trabzonspor

Individual

References

  1. "Emmanouil Siopis". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. Manolis Siopis at Soccerway
  3. «Κυανέρυθρος» ο Σιώπης
  4. MVP της σεζόν ο Σιώπης!
  5. ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ: ΞΑΝΑ ΓΙΑ ΣΙΩΠΗ
  6. Επιστρέφει στον Ολυμπιακό ο Σιώπης
  7. Ξανά στον Πανιώνιο ο Σιώπης
  8. Οριστικό: Στον Άρη ο Σιώπης
  9. "Άρης - Ξάνθη 7-2: Μπαλάρα από τους "κιτρινόμαυρους", διέσυραν τους Ακρίτες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
  10. "Άρης: Στην Αλάνιασπορ ο Σιώπης". www.sport24.gr. 30 June 2019.
  11. "Trabzonsporumuza hoş geldin Emmanouil Siopis". 18 August 2021.
  12. "Σιώπης: Και με την «βούλα» παίκτης της Τράμπζονσπορ". 18 August 2021.
  13. "https://twitter.com/Trabzonspor/status/1691722705211375680?s=20". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-08-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  14. "Manolis Siopis is a Bluebird". 18 August 2023.
  15. "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
  16. "Emmanouil Siopis". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  17. "Emmanouils Siopis". superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  18. "Η βράβευση των κορυφαίων από τον ΠΣΑΠ". ΠΣΑΠΠ | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ (in Greek). 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  19. IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (2018-01-29). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: Μάνταλος-Ιβιτς οι κορυφαίοι της χρονιάς 2016/17 [εικόνες] | ΣΠΟΡ". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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