AEK Athens F.C. Academy

AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934, while AEK Athens Football Club have managed them since 1979.

AEK Athens Football Club Academy
Full nameAEK Athens Football Club Academy
Founded1934 (1934)
GroundOPAP Sports Centre
OwnerAEK Athens Football Club
ChairmanEvangelos Aslanidis
General DirectorIlias Kyriakidis

History

AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934.

Famous players have been produced by AEK youth development system over the years.

Some of the most notable include: Tryfon Tzanetis (1933–1950), Kleanthis Maropoulos (1934–1952), Andreas Stamatiadis (1950–1969), Stelios Skevofilakas (1960–1973), Spyros Pomonis (1961–1973), Giorgos Karafeskos (1963–1974), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1974), Spyros Ikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1986), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionysis Chiotis (1995–1998, 2000–2007), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (2005–2008), Savvas Gentsoglou (2006–2012), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (2007–2010), Kostas Manolas (2009–2012), Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–2020) and Konstantinos Galanopoulos (2015–).

AEK Athens U19 squad

AEK Athens U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League U19 championship. They play their home games at the OPAP Sports Centre in Spata.

P. ^ Players with professional contract.
As of 31 August 2022 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GRE Marios Balamotis
— GK  GRE Giannis Marinis [P]
— GK  GRE Panormitis Kaliaros
— GK  GRE Giannis Papanikolopoulos
— GK  GRE Dimitrios Fontalis
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Antonopoulos
— DF  GRE Christos Giannoulis
— DF  GRE Georgios Ninos
— DF  GRE Aristotelis Tzidras
— DF  GRE Petros Svigos
— DF  GRE Fotis Chachoulis
— DF  GRE Christos Kosidis
— MF  GRE Nikolaos Georgatos
— MF  GRE Dimitrios Valkanis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GRE Dimitrios Georgopoulos
— MF  GRE Nikolaos Dimitriadis
— MF  GRE Loukas Maroutsis
— MF  GRE Andreas Chatzinikolaou
— MF  GRE Alexandros Krushelnytsky
— MF  ALB Leonardo Muça
— FW  GRE Aristidis Andrikopoulos
— FW  GRE Antonis Georgeas
— FW  GRE Giannis Vasilas
— FW  GRE Georgios Papanikolopoulos
— FW  GRE Panagiotis Kontakis
— FW  GRE Vasilios Sarantitis
— FW  GRE Anastasios Kontorouchas
  • AEK Athens U19 Staff
    • Head coach: Genneos Karachalios
    • Physical trainer: Angelos Konstantopoulos
    • Goalkeeping coach: Athanasios Paraschoudis

AEK Athens U17 squad

As of 31 August 2022 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GRE Theofanis Papavasiliou
— GK  GRE Dimitrios Anargyrou
— GK  GRE Georgios Manousakis
— DF  GRE Dimitrios Athanasiou
— DF  GRE Theodoros Bousios
— DF  GRE Sotiris Markopoulos
— DF  GRE Petros Kolokotronis
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Tsirdimos
— DF  ALB Ardit Kadiu
— DF  GRE Stavros Psyropoulos
— DF  GRE Georgios Kolyfetis
— MF  GRE Giannis Sarris
— MF  AUS Ianni Valkanis
— MF  GRE Alexandros Elezi
— MF  GRE Christoforos Kolimatsis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GRE Nikolaos Avrasoglou
— MF  GRE Iason Psychogios
— MF  FIN Noah Levis
— MF  GRE Dionysis Panagiotopoulos
— MF  GRE Alexandros Dani
— MF  GRE Pantelis Papazisis
— MF  GRE Dionysis Sehu
— MF  GRE Georgios Chatziroditis
— FW  GRE Akylas Zoulias
— FW  GRE Dimitrios Klapsas
— FW  GRE Dimitrios Andriotis
— FW  GRE Christos Paleologou
— FW  GRE Grigoris Raptis
— FW  GRE Giannis Daskalopoulos
  • AEK Athens U17 Staff
    • Head coach: Petros Tasounidis
    • Physical trainer: Georgios Papaleontiou
    • Goalkeeping coach: Stelios Skyriotis

Notable players

Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include:

Personnel

Academies staff

Position Staff
Management AEK Athens Football Club
General Director Ilias Kyriakidis
Administrative Director Nikos Georgeas
Chief Goalkeeping coach Dionysis Chiotis
Chief Scout Dimitris Roussos
U19 Head coach Genneos Karachalios
U17 Head coach Petros Tasounidis
U15 Head coach Fotis Papapanagis
U14 Head coach Aristotelis Schizas
U13 Head coach Panagiotis Pavlidis
U12 Head coach Vasilios Papadimitriou
U10 Head coach Stelios Orfanidis
Performance analyst Kyriakos Konstantinidis
Fitness coaches Angelos Konstantopoulos
Georgios Papaleontiou
Iason Psaras
Angelos Tsenoglou
Goalkeeping coaches Athanasios Paraschoudis
Stelios Skyriotis
Georgios Kioupis
Scouts Christos Kostis
Christos Vasilopoulos
Vangelis Gavrilis
Doctors Georgios Dimitriou
Andreas Anamorlidis
Physiotherapists Lefteris Tamvakis
Nikos Kalampokas
Dionysis Engarchos
Ergophysiologist Panagiotis Milionis
Secretary Vasia Papalopoulou
Press Office Giannis Bilios
Caregivers Konstantinos Kazianis
Konstantinos Makridakis
House keepers Vaios Toursoun
Eleni Toursoun
Travel guide Georgios Tsoukas

Source: AEK Athens F.C.

References

  1. "U19 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. "U17 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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