Dimitrios Goutas (Greek: Δημήτριος Γούτας; born 4 April 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City and the Greece national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Goutas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kavala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Xanthi | 77 | (8) |
| 2015–2019 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Xanthi (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lech Poznań II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Atromitos | 62 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Sivasspor | 63 | (5) |
| 2023– | Cardiff City | 56 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Greece U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Greece U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013 | Greece U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Greece U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Greece | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editXanthi
editAfter moving up through the academy system at Skoda Xanthi, Goutas made his first team debut on 28 October 2012, in a 0–0 away draw against Veria.[2] On 9 December 2012, he scored his first professional goal, in a 4–0 home win Panionios.[3] On 13 March 2013, Goutas scored his second goal, in a 2–0 away win against Panthrakikos.[4]
Olympiacos
editOn 17 July 2015, Goutas signed for Olympiacos, for a fee of €800,000 and a 30% of his next transfer's value.[5]
Loan moves
editOn 23 December 2015, Goutas returned to his former club Xanthi on loan until the end of season.[6]
On 22 August 2016, Goutas signed for Belgian club Kortrijk on a 12-month loan deal.[7] On 17 September 2016, he made his debut at the club as a starter in a 2–1 away loss against Zulte Waregem.
On 8 August 2017, Goutas joined Sint-Truiden on a 12-month loan transfer, playing for second consecutive year in Belgian First Division A.[8] On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal with the club, sealing a victory against Royal Excel Mouscron.[9]
On 28 August 2018, Goutas signed for Polish club Lech Poznań, on a season-long loan.[10][11]
Atromitos
editOn 24 June 2019, Goutas ended his contract with Olympiacos.[12] Two days later he signed with Peristeri club Atromitos on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13] His first goal came in a 2–2 away draw against Lamia on 1 September 2019.[14] On 27 September 2020, he scored with a header in stoppage time, to give his team an important 2–2 away draw against OFI.[15]
On 8 June 2021, Atromitos announced his departure from the club.[16]
Sivasspor
editOn 16 July 2021, Goutas signed for Turkish club Sivasspor, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. It was reported that he was previously close to signing with another Turkish club, Göztepe.[17] On 29 August 2021, Goutas made his Süper Lig debut, scoring a brace to help his team seal a 2–2 home draw over Göztepe. He was voted man of the match for his performance.[18] On 5 February 2022, he scored the only goal in a devastating 5–1 away loss again Gaziantep[19]
Cardiff City
editOn 5 July 2023, after Goutas' contract with Sivasspor expired, he signed a two-year deal with Cardiff City.[20]
International career
editGoutas made his debut with Greece national football team in a World Cup qualification home match against Spain on 11 November 2021, in which Greece lost 1–0.[21]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 14 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Xanthi | 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 77 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 95 | 8 | |||
| Xanthi (loan) | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2018–19[22] | III liga | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Atromitos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 72 | 6 | |||
| Sivasspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 318 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 375 | 27 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Cup
Honours
editLech Poznań II
- III liga, gr. II: 2018–19[23]
Sivasspor
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Greece" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Veria – Skoda Xanthi" (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Skoda Xanthi - Panionios" (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Panthrakikos - Skoda Xanthi" (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Στον Ολυμπιακό ο Γούτας" (in Greek). Olympiakos.org. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Olympiakos loan Goutas to Xanthi" (in Greek). www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Στην Κόρτραϊκ δανεικός ο Γούτας" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ ""Τελείωσε" του Γούτα στη Σιντ-Τρούιντεν" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Το νικητήριο γκολ του Γούτα στο 93'" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Στην Πολωνία ο Γούτας, υπογράφει στη Λεχ Πόζναν" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Dziesięciu piłkarzy odchodzi z Lecha". Lech Poznań. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Τέλος ο Γούταςς". www.sport24.gr. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Ατρόμητος: Γούτας, η τέταρτη μεταγραφή". www.sport24.gr. 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Λαμία - Ατρόμητος 2-2: Ισοπαλία με οσκαρικό γκολ του Βέλλιου". www.sport24.gr. 21 June 2019.
- ^ "ΟΦΗ - Ατρόμητος 2-2: Ο Γούτας έσωσε τους Περιστεριώτες στο 90'+3'". www.sport24.gr. 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε την αποχώρηση του Γούτα ο Ατρόμητος". Sport-FM.gr (in Greek). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Γούτας: Υπέγραψε στη Σίβασπορ". www.protothema.gr (in Greek). 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Sivasspor vs Göztepe 2-2". www.mackolik.com (in Turkish). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Gaziantep FK-Sivasspor: 5-1 | MAÇ SONUCU (ÖZET) - Gaziantep evinde Sivasspor'u farklı geçti". www.fotomac.com.tr (in Turkish). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Done Deal: Dimitrios Goutas joins Cardiff City". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Spain in driver's seat after overcoming Greece". www.marca.com. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Dimítrios Goútas - Sezon 2018/19". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Oni wywalczyli awans: bramkarze i obrońcy" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links
edit- Dimitrios Goutas – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Dimitrios Goutas at Soccerway