Sokratis Dioudis

Sokratis Dioudis

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-02-03) 3 February 1993
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Aris
Number	13
Youth career
2008–2011	Aris
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Aris	44	(0)
2014–2015	Club Brugge	0	(0)
2015–2016	Panionios	21	(0)
2016–	Aris	3	(0)
National team‡
2009–2011	Greece U17	1	(0)
2011–2012	Greece U19	8	(0)
2013	Greece U20	2	(0)
2012–2015	Greece U21	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Sokratis Dioudis (Greek: Σωκρατης Διουδης; born 3 February 1993) is a Greek footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Aris Thessaloniki.

Career

Aris

Sokratis Dioudis was promoted to the senior Aris Thessaloniki F.C. team in May 2011 while Sakis Tsiolis was coach. In his first professional season (2011–2012), he did not play any match, being behind Michalis Sifakis and Markos Vellidis. In 2012–2013 season, being the second-choice goalkeeper of Aris because of the departure with Sifakis, Dioudis started in only the second matchday, against OFI Crete in Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, because of an argue between the first goalkeeper of the squad, Markos Vellidis and the coach Makis Katsavakis. The match ended 0–0.

Club Brugge

On 22 July 2014 Sokratis Dioudis made a transfer to Belgian giant Club Brugge on a two-years' contract, with an option for an additional season. He became second goalkeeper after the Australian international Mathew Ryan. Aris gets €200.000 with the transfer of their goalie.^{[1] [2]}

Loan to Panionios

On 25 June 2015, following a season in which Dioudis did not play and was only the reserve goalkeeper behind Mathew Ryan, he joined Greek side Panionios on loan for the 2015-16 season, returning to the Greek Super League.^{[3] [4]} On 28 November 2015, he made his debut with the club in the Super League in a 2-0 home win against PAS Giannina. On 12 December 2015, in a 1-1 home draw against AEK Athens for Greek Super League reached 50 appearances in his professional career in all competitions. At the end of a successful 2015-16 season, the officials of the club are more than happy with the international goalie's performances and they will do everything in their power to keep him in the club, while greek giants Olympiakos and Panathinaikos also monitored him for the summer transfer window. ^[5]

Return to Aris

On the 25th of March 2016, after solved his contract with Club Brugge, Dioudis returned to Aris Thessaloniki F.C. on a 3-year contract. He stated that despite receiving offers from Olympiakos F.C., Panathinaikos and AEK F.C. he wanted to return to his "home". ^[6]

International career

Dioudis was member of Greece U-19. In this level, Dioudis has 9 appearances. The most important matches in his international career are the semi-final and final of 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, against England and Spain, making very good appearances. On October 2012 he was called in the Greece's U-21 team.^[7]

Career Statistics

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Cup (1): 2014–15

References

External links

• Sokratis Dioudis profile at Soccerway
• Onsports.gr Profile