Panagiotis Ballas
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Panagiotis Ballas[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Karditsa,[2] Greece | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Egaleo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2008 | Akadimia Elpides Karditsas | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Atromitos | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Atromitos | 66 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Panionios | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | AEL | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Apollon Larissa | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 48 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Egaleo | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Greece U19 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Greece U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Greece U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Panagiotis Ballas (Greek: Παναγιώτης Μπάλλας, born 6 September 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League 2 club Egaleo.
Club career[edit]
Ballas joined Atromitos in 2008 from Akadimia Elpides Karditsas. He made his debut for the first team in a home game against Kavala, on the final matchday of the 2010–11 season.[3][4]
In July 2016, Ballas joined German 3. Liga side Sonnenhof Großaspach.[5] On 16 December 2016, Ballas mutually terminated his contract with the team.[6] On 14 January 2017, he returned to Greece, where he joined Super League club Panionios.[7]
On 8 September 2017, Ballas signed a three-year contract with AEL, on a free transfer.[8] After limited game time with AEL, in the summer of 2020 he joined city rivals Apollon Larissa.[9]
On14 September 2021, Ballas joined Anagennisi Karditsa.[10] After two seasons, on 29 August 2023 he joined Egaleo.[11]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 12 February 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atromitos | 2010–11 | Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Panionios | 2016–17 | Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| AEL | 2017–18 | Super League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Larissa | 2020–21 | Super League 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 2021–22 | Super League 2 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 53 | 2 | |||
| Egaleo | 2023–24 | Super League 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 161 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
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.
- ^ "Ballas stays in first team" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Ballas: We made some costly mistakes" (in Greek). Onsports.gr. 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Atromitos – Kavala 0–0, match report" (in Greek). Super League Greece. 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Mit Ochs und Chihi: FSV ist Transfermeister". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Koch, Julian (16 December 2016). "Robin Binder und Panagiotis Ballas verlassen Großaspach". liga3-online (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Οι τέσσερις μεταγραφές του Πανιωνίου". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Μπάλλας τριετίας στην ΑΕΛ". sport24.gr. 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Ο Απόλλων Λάρισας γίνεται το 'αντίπαλο δέος' του Κούγια". www.contra.gr (in Greek). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ TEAM, ΦΩΣ (14 September 2021). "Επίσημο: Στην Αναγέννηση Καρδίτσας ο Μπάλλας". Fosonline.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Δύο πρώην της ΑΕΛ στο Αιγάλεω (Φώτο)". 29 August 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Panagiotis Ballas at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Panagiotis Ballas at Soccerway
- Atromitos F.C. profile
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Greek men's footballers
- Greece men's under-21 international footballers
- Greece men's youth international footballers
- Super League Greece players
- 3. Liga players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Atromitos F.C. players
- SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players
- Panionios F.C. players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Apollon Larissa F.C. players
- Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players
- Greek expatriate men's footballers
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Karditsa