Christos Mouzakitis

Christos Mouzakitis
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-12-25) 25 December 2006
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 96
Youth career
2011–2015 Posidonas Iraklio
2015–2016 AEK Athens
2016–2024 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Olympiacos B 16 (0)
2024– Olympiacos 50 (2)
International career‡
2022 Greece U16 3 (0)
2022 Greece U17 5 (1)
2023 Greece U19 3 (0)
2024– Greece U21 3 (0)
2024– Greece 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026

Christos Mouzakitis (Greek: Χρήστος Μουζακίτης; born 25 December 2006) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.

Early life

Mouzakitis was born in 2006 in Greece. He joined the youth academy of Greek side Olympiacos at seven-eight years old.[1]

Club career

Mouzakitis started his career with Greek side Olympiacos B. On 12 April 2023, he debuted for the club during a 3–0 win over Episkopi.[2] Mouzakitis is the big winner in the international vote of the Italian newspaper Tuttosport for the European Golden Boy Web 2025. The Golden Boy is an award established by Tuttosport that is given by sports journalists to a young male footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year (two halves to two separate seasons). All nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in a European nation's top tier. Apart from the main award, an additional one, "Golden Boy Web", is decided by online users.[3]

International career

Mouzakitis made his debut for Greece national team on 17 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Finland at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. He substituted Dimitrios Kourbelis in added time, as Greece won 2–0. He is among the youngest players to debut for the Greece national team.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 January 2026[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Greek Cup Continental Super Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympiacos B 2022–23 Super League Greece 2 10———10
2023–24 Super League Greece 2 150———150
Total 160———160
Olympiacos 2024–25 Super League Greece 231419[a]000362
2025–26 Super League Greece 2612010[b]010391
2026–27 Super League Greece 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4926120010763
Career total 6526120010963
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Olympiacos Youth

Olympiacos

Individual

Style of play

Mouzakitis mainly operates as a midfielder. He started playing football as a goalkeeper.[9]

Personal life

Mouzakitis is a native of Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece. He has regarded Croatia international Luka Modric as his football idol, even adopting his characteristics in games.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Χρήστος Μουζακίτης: Ένα παιδί μετράει τα άστρα και ονειρεύεται με τον Ολυμπιακό". sport24.gr.
  2. ↑ Christos Mouzakitis at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Νικητής του Golden Boy Web 2025 ο Χρήστος Μουζακίτης". 1 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Finland v Greece game report". ESPN. 17 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Christos Mouzakitis at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Γιορτή ΠΣΑΠΠ: Με επτά Έλληνες η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της σεζόν 2024-2025 | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Γιορτή ΠΣΑΠΠ: Ο Μουζακίτης καλύτερος νέος ποδοσφαιριστής της σεζόν 2024-2025, συγκινήθηκε αφιερώνοντας το βραβείο στον πατέρα του | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Νικητής του Golden Boy Web 2025 ο Χρήστος Μουζακίτης". ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ - Olympiacos.org (in Greek). 15 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ο Μουζακίτης στο Gazzetta για την Κ-17: "Πρότυπά μου οι Μόντριτς και Ινμπόμ Χουάνγκ, παράδειγμα προς μίμηση ο φίλος μου ο Χρήστος για το Fair Play"". gazzetta.gr.
  10. ↑ "Χρήστος Μουζακίτης: Ο τερματοφύλακας που έγινε χαφ και ο χρόνος στην ΑΕΚ". sportdog.gr.
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