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Panagiotis Kynigopoulos

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Panagiotis Kynigopoulos
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Imathia, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Iraklis
Number 26
Youth career
–2013 Aiginiakos
2015–2016 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Aiginiakos 25 (4)
2015–2017 Sint-Truiden 1 (0)
2016–2017Iraklis (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2020 Panachaiki 61 (6)
2020–2021 Enosis Neon Paralimni 2 (0)
2021–2024 Athens Kallithea 78 (24)
2024– Iraklis 0 (0)
International career
2015 Greece U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2015

Panagiotis Kynigopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κυνηγόπουλος; born 24 September 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Giannitsa, Kynigopoulos began his career with Aiginiakos and from there would move abroad for a season to Belgian top flight club Sint-Truiden, while earning six caps with the Greece Under-19 national team during this period.

He would return to Greece with Iraklis in Super League 1, and then spend three seasons at Panachaiki in the second tier.

Athens Kallithea

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Kynigopoulos joined Athens Kallithea FC in September 2021. Playing both as a striker and a winger with his impressive combination of speed and strength, Kynigopoulos scored nine goals and added two assists in 26 appearances in the 2021/22 season.[1]

In January 2023, Kynigopoulos signed a contract extension with AKFC through the 2025/26 season.[2]

In the 2022/23 season, Kynigopoulos earned the honor of Most Valuable Player of the Super League 2 South Group as voted by the league’s players and coaches, leading AKFC with 1,961 minutes played and notching eight goals and eight assists.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Athanasios Pantos". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Panagiotis Kynigopoulos extends contract". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Panagiotis Kynigopoulos named League MVP". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.