Achilleas Poungouras
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sivasspor
Number 44
Youth career
2010–2012 Promitheas Larissa
2012–2014 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 PAOK 8 (0)
2015–2016 → Veria (loan) 19 (0)
2018 → Arka Gdynia (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2023 Panathinaikos 82 (0)
2023– Sivasspor 1 (0)
International career‡
2013 Greece U18 4 (0)
2013 Greece U19 3 (0)
2015–2016 Greece U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 13 December 2023 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2016

Achilleas Poungouras (Greek: Αχιλλέας Πούγγουρας; born 13 December 1995) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor.

Career

Born in Thessaloniki, Poungouras began his career with hometown club PAOK, progressing through the organisation’s youth system to eventually break into the first team in the 2014–15 season. However, he failed to hold down a spot in the senior roster, subsequently sent on loan to Veria and to Polish club Arka Gdynia. On 10 February 2017, Poungouras extended his contract with PAOK until 2019.[1]

On 25 July 2018, Panathinaikos bolstered their defensive options, signing him with a three-year contract through to 2021. Poungouras moved to Panathinaikos as a free agent from PAOK, who kept a resale rate of 40%.[2] His second season (2019–20 season) at the club has been a more enjoyable and successful one. He has formed a great pairing with Bart Schenkeveld, as they complement each other so well. The young Greek defender overtook João Nunes and Dimitris Kolovetsios in the pecking order and has his strong performances are being tracked by Greek national coach John van 't Schip.

On 29 June 2020, Panathinaikos officially announced the extension of his contract, until the summer of 2023. [3] On 3 March 2021, Pougouras scored his first professional goal with a header in the home defeat of Panathinaikos by PAS Giannina, losing the qualification to the semifinals of the Greek Cup.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2023
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PAOK 2014–15 Super League Greece 20000020
2015–16 Super League Greece 00—1[lower-alpha 1]010
2016–17 Super League Greece 50101[lower-alpha 1]070
2017–18 Super League Greece 10200030
Total 803020130
Veria (loan) 2015–16 Super League Greece 19030—220
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 3000—30
Panathinaikos 2018–19 Super League Greece 15040—190
2019–20 Super League Greece 24040—280
2020–21 Super League Greece 27021—291
2021–22 Super League Greece 8020—100
2022–23 Super League Greece 80201[lower-alpha 2]0110
Total 82014110971
Sivasspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 1020—30
Career total 1130221301381

Honours

PAOK
Panathinaikos

References

  1. ↑ Αχιλλεας Πούγγουρας; Retrieved 2 August 2018
  2. ↑ Επίσημο: Πούγγουρας τριετίας στον Παναθηναϊκό; Retrieved 3 August 2018
  3. ↑ "Παναθηναϊκός: Επίσημα Πούγγουρας μέχρι το 2023". www.sport24.gr. 29 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Παναθηναϊκός - ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1-2: Θρίαμβος και στη Λεωφόρο, πρόκριση στα ημιτελικά". www.sport24.gr. 3 March 2021.
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