AEK Athens F.C. Academy

AEK Athens Football Club Academy
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Full nameAEK Athens Football Club Academy
Founded1934 (1934)
GroundSerafidio Stadium
Capacity3,000
OwnerAEK Athens Football Club
ChairmanAntonis Iliopoulos
General DirectorGeorgios Georgiadis
Websitehttps://www.aekfc.gr/d/me-to-vlemma-sto-mellon-43038.htm?lang=el&path=1963533917

AEK Athens F.C. Academy is the football academy system of Greek professional football club AEK Athens Football Club. AEK Athletic Club was the first Greek club to establish a youth academy, founding it back in 1934, it has been directly managed by AEK Athens Football Club since 1979, when Greek football turned professional.

History

Players of AEK's youth academy in 1934

AEK Athletic Club was the first Greek club to establish a youth academy back in 1934. Under the manager Georgios Daispangos they went to become one of the most renowned academies in Greece. In the total 19-year presence in the three spells of Daispangos in all departments of the academy (1936–1948, 1953–1955, 1961–1971), they wοn 18 titles.[1]

Famous players have been produced by AEK youth development system over the years.

Some of the most notable include: Tryfon Tzanetis (1935–1950), Kleanthis Maropoulos (1935–1952), Michalis Delavinias (1938–1954), Michalis Papatheodorou (1944–1956), Pavlos Emmanouilidis (1947–1961), Kostas Poulis (1948–1959), Antonis Parayios (1948–1957), Andreas Stamatiadis (1950–1969), Stelios Skevofilakas (1960–1973), Spyros Pomonis (1961–1973), Giorgos Karafeskos (1963–1974), Nikos Stathopoulos (1965–1974), Giorgos Lavaridis (1968–1976), Stefanos Theodoridis (1969–1978), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1976), Spyros Ikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1985), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionysis Chiotis (1995–1998, 2000–2007), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (2005–2008), Savvas Gentsoglou (2006–2012), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (2007–2010), Kostas Manolas (2009–2012), Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–2020) and Konstantinos Galanopoulos (2015–2025).

AEK Athens U19 Squad

AEK Athens U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League U19 Championship. They play their home games at the Serafidio Stadium in Spata.

P. ^ Players with professional contract.
As of 1 July 2025 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GRE Vasilios Ioannou
— GK  GRE Konstantinos Ioakimidis
— GK  GRE Theofanis Papavasiliou
— DF  GRE Alexis Georgiou
— DF  GRE Athanasios Filippiadis
— DF  GRE Pantelis Martopoulos
— DF  GRE Panagiotis Samourgasidis
— DF  GRE Angelos Ofrydopoulos
— DF  GRE Stavros Psyropoulos [P]
— DF  GRE Pavlos Tsaramanidis [P]
— DF  GRE Anastasios Loupas [P]
— DF  GRE Dimitrios Sellas
— DF  GRE Spyros Christakopoulos [P]
— DF  HUN Georgios-Adrian Delaportas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  PLE Leon Al-Nasaseebi
— MF  GRE Grigoris Golfinos
— MF  GRE Dionysis Panagiotopoulos
— MF  GRE Nikolaos Avrasoglou
— MF  NGA Isaac Ayuba [P]
— MF  GRE Konstantinos Savvidis
— MF  GRE Cooper Andrikopoulos
— MF  GRE Nikostratos Zouridakis
— MF  GRE Christos Paleologou [P]
— FW  GRE Nikolaos Vlioras [P]
— FW  GRE Grigoris Raptis
— FW  GRE Ektoras Tsiaras
— FW  GRE Ion Poriazis
— FW  GRE Akylas Zoulias

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  GRE Anastasios Amanatidis[P] (at Makedonikos until 30 June 2026)

Staff

Position Staff
Head coach Greece Vasilios Vouzas
Assistant coach Greece Petros Kontovrakis
Fitness coach Greece Angelos Konstantopoulos
Goalkeeper coach Greece Konstantinos Kampolis

Source: aekfc.gr

AEK Athens U17 Squad

As of 1 July 2025 [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GRE Dimitrios Vazintaris
— GK  GRE Orestis Loukatos
— GK  GRE Sarantis Moustakas
— GK  GRE Stergos Platsis
— DF  GRE Panagiotis Arnaoutis
— DF  GRE Chrysostomos Diavatis
— DF  GRE Filippos Theodosiou
— DF  GRE Nikolaos Ismailos
— DF  GRE Vasilios Katsavos
— DF  GRE Georgios Lampriniadis
— DF  GRE Athanasios Rinnis
— DF  GRE Leonidas Saltoriadis
— DF  GRE Panagiotis Tampakoglou
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Terzopoulos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  GRE Vasilios Tsipourlianos
— DF  GRE Thomas Chatzopoulos
— MF  GRE Nikolaos Adamos
— MF  GRE Panagiotis Marinos
— MF  GRE Sotiris Stergiaropoulos
— MF  GRE Panagiotis Frantzeskakis
— FW  GRE Nikolaos Karampimperis
— FW  GRE Konstantinos Kasidis
— FW  GRE Nikiforos Kolimatsis
— FW  GRE Panagiotis Pontikis
— FW  GRE Stefanos Tsantilas
— FW  GRE Argyris Argyriou
— FW  GRE Dimitrios Sioutas

Staff

Position Staff
Head coach Greece Periklis Papapanagis
Assistant coach Greece Antonis Salvarlis
Fitness coach Greece Stelios Skyriotis
Goalkeeper coach Greece Iason Psarras

Source: aekfc.gr

Academy Personnel

Position Staff
Management Greece AEK Athens Football Club
General Director Greece Georgios Georgiadis
Administrative Director Greece Alexandros Alexiadis
Chief Goalkeeping coach Greece Konstantinos Kampolis
U19 Head coach Greece Vasilios Vouzas
U17 Head coach Greece Periklis Papapanagis
U16 Head coach Greece Alexandros Alexiadis
U15 Head coach Greece Stavros Tziortziopoulos
U14 Head coach Greece Nikos Tziotzios
U13 Head coach Greece Vasilios Papadimitriou
U12 Head coach Greece Spyros Katsimaris
U10 Head coach Greece Giannis Fatolias
Performance analyst Greece Kyriakos Konstantinidis
Fitness coaches Greece Angelos Konstantopoulos
Greece Georgios Papaleontiou
Greece Iason Psaras
Greece Angelos Tsenoglou
Goalkeeping coaches Greece Stelios Skyriotis
Greece Giannis Karavasilis
Scouts Greece Giannis Apostolakis
Greece Dimitris Roussos
Greece Christos Kostis
Greece Evripidis Katsavos
Greece Christos Vasilopoulos
Greece Vangelis Gavrilis
Doctor Greece Pindaros Kakkavas
Physiotherapists Greece Lefteris Tamvakis
Greece Nikos Kalampokas
Greece Dionysis Engarchos
Ergophysiologist Greece Athanasios Zavvos
Secretary Greece Vasia Papalopoulou
Press Office Greece Giannis Bilios
Caregivers Greece Konstantinos Kazianis
Greece Konstantinos Makridakis
Greece Leonidas Chondrothanasis
House keepers Greece Vaios Toursoun
Greece Eleni Toursoun
Travel guide Greece Georgios Tsoukas

Source: AEK Athens F.C.

References

  1. ↑ "Οι πιονιέροι του ποδοσφαίρου: Γιώργος Νταϊσπάγγος". athletestories.gr. 9 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "U19 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "U17 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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