Ioannis Potouridis
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Panionios
Youth career
0000–2007 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Olympiacos 11 (0)
2012–2013 → Platanias (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2014 Novara 17 (0)
2014–2016 Panthrakikos 56 (0)
2016–2017 AEL 6 (0)
2017 Miedź Legnica 5 (0)
2017–2019 OFI 52 (1)
2019–2021 Cape Town City 22 (0)
2022–2023 Proodeftiki 14 (0)
2023 Aiolikos 22 (0)
2023– Panionios 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Greece U17 6 (2)
2010–2012 Greece U19 16 (2)
2011–2013 Greece U21 21 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Ioannis Potouridis (Greek: Ιωάννης Ποτουρίδης, born 27 February 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Greek club Panionios.

Club career

Potourídis made has first league appearances for Olympiakos during 2010.[1] He made his debut on the match against Ilioupoli F.C. in the Greek Cup. Ironically, he is most famous in Greece for two costly mistakes he made in a match against Atromitos towards the end of the 2010–2011 season. In the game, Potourídis twice headed the ball directly to Atromitos attackers who scored two goals as Olympiakos embarrassingly lost 3–1.

On 23 November 2011, he substituted on for Rafik Djebbour during Olympiacos' 1–0 victory over Marseille in the Champions League at the Stade Vélodrome, in Group F.

On 10 August 2012, he was loaned to the newly promoted Superleague Greece side Platanias. He made a total of 30 appearances without scoring any goal. On 15 July 2013, he was sold to Novara Calcio.[2]

A year later he returned to Greece, signing a two years contract with Panthrakikos for an undisclosed fee. On 30 August 2016, Potouridis signed a three years contract with Greek Super League club AEL.[3] On 17 January 2017, he solved his contract with the club.[4]

On 1 March 2017, Potouridis signed a six months contract with the Polish I liga club Miedź Legnica.[5]

On 31 July 2017, Potouridis signed a year (plus an additional year) contract with Football League club OFI for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Having not played competitively since April 2019, Potouridis signed for South African Premier Division club Cape Town City in late October.[7]

International career

He has represented his country at Under-17 level and has played in the qualifying and elite round of the UEFA Under-17 European Championship.

Honours

Olympiacos

OFI

Proodeftiki

Aiolikos

References

  1. ↑ "O ταπεινός Γιάννης Ποτουρίδης!" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 25 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "IN AZZURRO IL DIFENSORE POTOURIDIS" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Συμφωνία με τον ποδοσφαιριστή Γιάννη Ποτουρίδη (Greek)". aelfc.gr (Official). 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Παρελθόν ο Ποτουρίδης από την ΑΕΛ". gazzetta.gr. 17 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Στην Πολωνία ο Ποτουρίδης". sport24.gr. 1 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Ποτουρίδης". novasports.gr. 31 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Said, Nick (28 October 2019). "Cape Town City confirm the signing of Greek defender Potouridis". The Times. South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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