Savvas Gentsoglou
 Gentsoglou playing for AEK Athens | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Savvas Gentsoglou | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandroupoli, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | AEK Athens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | AEK Athens | 41 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Panachaiki (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Nea Ionia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sampdoria | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Livorno (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Spezia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ergotelis | 26 | (0) |
| 2015– | Bari | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Greece U-17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Greece U-19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Greece U-21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. | |||
Savvas Gentsoglou (Greek: Σάββας Γκέντσογλου; born 19 September 1990) is a Greek football player currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Prva HNL club Hajduk Split,on loan from Bari.
Club career
AEK Athens
Savvas Gentsoglou was promoted from the AEK Athens youth system to the senior side in 2006, but didn't make his first appearance for AEK until the 2008-09 season. On 25 June 2008, Gentsoglou renewed his contract with AEK until 2014. Gentsoglou was first used as a central defender by coach Dusan Bajevic. Gentsoglou moved to the defensive midfield position in the middle of the 2009-10 season and became a key player of the starting eleven. Gentsoglou scored his first goal for AEK against Atromitos in a 3–2 home win. The following week Gentsoglou scored the equalising goal against Kavala. On 20 May 2010, Gentsoglou signed a new four-year deal.[1]
Sampdoria
On 19 January 2012, Gentsoglou joined Italian Serie A side Sampdoria.[2] Gentsoglou did not feature for Sampdoria in the 2011–12 season, and was sent out on loan the following season to Serie B squad Livorno to gain playing experience.[3] Gentsoglou made 35 appearances for Livorno, as the side won promotion to Serie A.
Gentsoglou then returned to Sampdoria for the 2013-14 Serie A season, but after again failing to establish himself in the Doria first eleven, he moved on loan to Serie B side Spezia Calcio in January 2014.[4]
Ergotelis
On 30 August 2014, Gentzoglou returned to Greece to continue his career in the Greek Super League, playing for Ergotelis,[5] signing a two and a half year deal.[6]
Bari 1908
On 23 June 2015, the Serie B club Bari 1908 announced the signing of Gentsoglou till the summer of 2018 for an undisclosed fee.[7][8]
On 8 August 2016, the Prva HNL club Hajduk Split announced the signing of Gentsoglou on a twelve-month loan deal from Bari 1908.[9] On 14 August 2016, Gentsoglou made his Hajduk debut, the 5th round of the Prva HNL, playing the first 66 minutes in a 1-1 draw with NK Osijek at Stadion Gradski vrt, before being substituted for Toma Bašić.[10]
International career
Gentsoglou was first called up to the Greece U-19 in 2007, he featured in all of Greece's games in qualifying for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Greece | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | AEK Athens | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Panachaiki (loan) | Gamma Ethniki | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | AEK Athens | Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12(a) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12(b) | U.C. Sampdoria | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | A.S. Livorno Calcio (loan) | Serie B | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | U.C. Sampdoria | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Spezia (loan) | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Ergotelis | Super League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Bari | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Hajduk Split (loan) | Prva HNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 146 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 166 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ Gentsoglou signs new 4 year deal (GR)
- ↑ Επίσημα τέλος από ΑΕΚ ο Γκέντσογλου (in greek)
- ↑ "Savvas Gentsoglou al Livorno a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ Στη Σπέτσια ο Γκέντσογλου (in Greek). sport24.gr. 21 January 2014.
- ↑ "Σάββας Γκέντζογλου: σε ποια ομάδα πήρε μεταγραφή λόγω… Ηλιάδη" (in Greek). inewsgr.com. 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Gentsoglou in Ergotelis F.C.". chaniapost.eu. 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Στην Μπάρι ο Γκέντσογλου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Savvas Gentsoglou torna in Itala, firma un triennale con il Bari di Davide Nicola" (in Italian). www.cittadellaspezia.com. 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Στην Χάιντουκ Σπλιτ ο Σάββας Γκέντσογλου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 8 August 2016.
- ↑ http://hajduk.hr/vijest/osijek-hajduk-1-1/7619