Dimitris Giannoulis

Dimitris Giannoulis
Giannoulis playing for Norwich City in 2022
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995
Place of birth Katerini, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 13
Youth career
2009–2012 Vataniakos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Vataniakos 33 (3)
2014–2021 PAOK 54 (1)
2014–2015 → Pierikos (loan) 26 (0)
2015–2016 → Veria (loan) 24 (0)
2017 → Anorthosis (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2019 → Atromitos (loan) 42 (0)
2021 → Norwich City (loan) 16 (0)
2021–2024 Norwich City 77 (0)
2024–2026 FC Augsburg 58 (3)
2026– PAOK 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Greece U21 5 (0)
2018– Greece 34 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026

Dimitris Giannoulis (Greek: Δημήτρης Γιαννούλης; born 17 October 1995) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club PAOK and the Greece national team

Giannoulis began his senior career with Vataniakos and joined Norwich City in 2021, initially while on loan from PAOK.

Club career

Vataniakos

Starting his youth career at Vataniakos, the left-back graduated to the side's first-team in 2012, making 33 appearances for the Katerini-based team before signing for PAOK.

PAOK

Giannoulis joined Super League club PAOK in 2014.[3] In his time with PAOK since 2014, Giannoulis has made 74 appearances for the Super League, scoring twice and creating ten assists, even picking up a league title and Greek Cup winners' medal in 2019.

Loan moves

He spent time on loan at Football League club, Pierikos and then at Veria,[3] where his performances earned him the Nova Sports 2015–16 Super League Rookie of the Year award.[4] He then extended his contract with PAOK until 2020.[5] Further loan spells followed, first at Cypriot club Anorthosis,[6] and then back in the Super League with Atromitos,[7] where he was a regular for 18 months.[8]

Back to PAOK

In December 2018, PAOK turned down a €2.2 million offer from French Ligue 1 club Rennes,[9] and recalled the player from loan. He finally made his league debut for PAOK on 10 February 2019 as a second-half substitute against Olympiacos, and made eight appearances in what remained of their 2018–19 season.[8]

Giannoulis scored after 87 minutes of PAOK's 2019–20 Europa League play-off second leg to give his side a 3–2 win on the night, but opponents Slovan Bratislava progressed on away goals after the scores finished 3–3 on aggregate.[10]

Norwich City

In January 2021, Giannoulis was loaned to EFL Championship side Norwich City for the remainder of the season. The left-back was signed after the loan of Xavi Quintillà from Villarreal had been disrupted by injury problems, forcing midfielder Jacob Sorensen into a length stint as cover. The deal included an obligation for Norwich to buy him if they are promoted to the Premier League.[11] The Greece international left-back was then left out of the 2–0 loss at Swansea but started to find his rhythm and show his ability during the 4–1 win over Stoke and the 2–0 victory over Coventry. Giannoulis impressed Norwich City supporters with his performances during the season, getting forward well from his left-back position to help set up several goals as well as defending resolutely. The end of his campaign was also disrupted by a harsh red card bringing a three-game ban, on the day that promotion had been sealed.[12]

On 17 April 2021, following the club's confirmed promotion to the Premier League, Norwich exercised their obligation to sign Giannoulis on a permanent basis, paying his former club PAOK a fee of €7.5 million.[13] On 11 December 2021, despite the home loss against Manchester United, Giannoulis was voted man of the match for his performance.[14]

Augsburg

On 23 July 2024, Giannoulis signed a four-year contract with FC Augsburg in Germany.[15] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat against Bayern Munich on 4 April 2025.[16]

Return to PAOK

On 6 August 2026, Giannoulis returned to Greece to rejoin PAOK, signing a three-year contract.[17]

International career

On 15 May 2018, Giannoulis was one of nine players to make their Greece national team debuts in a 2–0 friendly loss against Saudi Arabia. He was sent off after 43 minutes of the match.[18]

Personal life

Giannoulis' older brother, Kostas, is a retired professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vataniakos 2012–13 Gamma Ethniki 14100——141
2013–14 Football League Greece 19210——202
Total 33310——343
PAOK 2016–17 Super League Greece 0020——20
2018–19 8040——120
2019–20 340604[a]1—441
2020–21 120008[b]1—201
Total 540120122—782
Pierikos (loan) 2014–15 Football League Greece 26020——280
Veria (loan) 2015–16 Super League Greece 24020——260
Anorthosis (loan) 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 8010——90
Atromitos (loan) 2017–18 Super League Greece 27050——320
2018–19 150402[c]0—210
Total 4209020—530
Norwich City (loan) 2020–21 Championship 16000—00160
Norwich City 2021–22 Premier League 18020—2[d]0200
2022–23 Championship 26010—00270
2023–24 33020—3[e]0380
Norwich total 93050—501030
FC Augsburg 2024–25 Bundesliga 31130——341
2025–26 27220——292
Total 58350——633
Career total 3386370142503948
  1. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in EFL Cup, two appearances in Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 27 March 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 201820
201950
202040
202170
202230
202350
202450
202520
202610
Total340

Honours

PAOK

Norwich City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "European Championship 2020: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dimitris Giannoulis". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "First team: Dimitris Giannoulis". PAOK FC. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Νικητές: 2015–2016" [Winners: 2015–2016] (in Greek). Nova Sports. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Μετά τον Μυστακίδη, νέα συμβόλαια υπέγραψαν και οι Γιαννούλης, Δεληγιαννίδης" [After Mystakides, new contracts were signed by Giannoulis, Deligiannidis]. Filathlos.gr (in Greek). 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Στα κυανόλευκα ο Δημήτρης Γιαννούλης" [Dimitris Giannoulis to blue-and-whites (comments)] (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta FC. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε Γιαννούλη ο Ατρόμητος" [Atromitos announce Giannoulis]. Sport24.gr (in Greek). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. 1 2 "D. Gianoulis". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. ↑ ""Όχι" του ΠΑΟΚ στα 2,2 εκατ. της Ρεν για Γιαννούλη" [PAOK's 'no' to Rennes' 2.2million for Giannoulis]. Gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Wood, Graham (29 August 2019). "PAOK dumped out of Europe". Agonasport. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "City strike deal for Giannoulis". Norwich City F.C. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "City seal transfer of Greece international Giannoulis after loan success". www.pinkun.com. July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Στην Premier League και μαθηματικά η Νόριτς του Γιαννούλη, 7,5 εκατ. στον ΠΑΟΚ". www.voria.gr. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Γιαννούλης - Νόριτς: Man of the match κόντρα στη Γιουνάιτεντ!". www.gazzetta.gr.
  15. ↑ "FCA verstärkt sich mit Dimitrios Giannoulis" [FCA strengthens with Dimitrios Giannoulis] (in German). FC Augsburg. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "FC Augsburg 1–3 Bayern Munich". ESPN. 4 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Δημήτρης Γιαννούλης" [Dimitris Giannoulis is a PAOK player] (in Greek). PAOK FC. 6 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Georgakopoulos, George (15 May 2018). "Greece debutants go down to Saudi Arabia". Katherimini. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  19. ↑ Dimitris Giannoulis at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ↑ "Τα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΠ για τη σεζόν 2017-18". TaMeteora.gr (in Greek). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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