Fotis Ioannidis

Fotis Ioannidis
Personal information
Full name Fotios Ioannidis
Date of birth (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000
Place of birth Chalcis, Greece
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 7
Youth career
2014–2016 Olympiacos Chalkida
2016–2017 Levadiakos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Levadiakos 41 (7)
2020–2025 Panathinaikos 139 (36)
2025– Sporting CP 15 (5)
International career‡
2018 Greece U18 4 (0)
2018 Greece U19 6 (3)
2019–2022 Greece U21 9 (2)
2022– Greece 21 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Fotis Ioannidis (Greek: Φώτης Ιωαννίδης; born 10 January 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Greece national team.

Club career

Levadiakos

On 10 December 2018, Ioannidis scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season, in a 1–1 away draw against rivals Panionios.[1] On 24 February 2019, as a substitute, he headed the only goal of a last-minute away win against Xanthi in his club's effort to avoid relegation.[2]

Panathinaikos

On 10 August 2020, Panathinaikos officially announced the purchase of the young striker, who signed a four-year contract with the club.[3] On 10 February 2022, an MLS club offered more than €2 million for his services, but the offer was rejected.[4]

In his first three seasons, Ioannidis failed to make an impression, but in the 2023–24 he managed to solidify himself in the starting line-up, becoming a key member in Ivan Jovanović's plans. The team came close to qualifying for the Champions League group stage, but lost 3–1 to Braga on aggregate.

On 21 September 2023, Ioannidis scored in a 2-0 home win against Villarreal for the opening matchday of the Europa League group stage.[5] In the aftermath of his impressive performance, several European clubs expressed interest in Ioannidis, with Panathinaikos demanding offers higher than €10 million.[6]

Ioannidis finished the season with 23 goals and 9 assists in all competitions, which resulted in interest from numerous clubs, including Sporting and Girona. In mid-June 2024, newly promoted Ipswich Town offered a €22.5 million record fee for his services, but his team refused to enter negotiations.[7]

Sporting CP

On 1 September 2025, Fotis Ioannidis was announced by Sporting, with the transfer fee amounting to €22 million plus €3 million in performance-related bonuses, while Panathinaikos retained a 25% sell-on clause.[8] Ioannidis signed a five-year contract with Sporting, which included a €100 million release clause.[9][10] This transfer became the most expensive in Panathinaikos’ history, surpassing the transfer of Georgios Vagiannidis to Sporting earlier that same summer.[11][12]

International career

Ioannidis netted a brace against Finland in Greece's first game in the UEFA Nations League campaign on 7 September 2024.[13]

Personal life

Ioannidis’ father, Vasilios, is a former professional international footballer from Thrylorio, Komotini. He played in the first division for Apollon Pontus, Olympiacos and Panionios.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levadiakos 2017–18 Super League Greece 5040 ——90
2018–19 17231 ——203
2019–20 Super League Greece 2 19510 ——205
Total 41781 ——498
Panathinaikos 2020–21 Super League Greece 23410 ——244
2021–22 26472 ——336
2022–23 36740 —2[c]0427
2023–24 281541 —12[d]74423
2024–25 26630 —13[e]54211
2025–26 0000 —5[f]050
Total 13936193 —321219051
Sporting CP 2025–26 Primeira Liga 13322215[g]0226
2026–27 2200000022
Total 15522 2150248
Career total 19548296 2 1371226367
  1. ↑ Includes Greek Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 12 October 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 202240
202341
202454
202581
Total216
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ioannidis goal.
List of international goals scored by Fotis Ioannidis
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
121 November 2023Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece8 France2–12–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
221 March 2024Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece9 Kazakhstan3–05–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
37 September 2024Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireaus, Greece12 Finland1–03–02024-25 UEFA Nations League B
43–0
510 September 2024Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland13 Republic of Ireland0–10–22024-25 UEFA Nations League B
611 June 2025Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece17 Bulgaria2–04–0Friendly

Honours

Panathinaikos

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Πανιώνιος - Λεβαδειακός 1-1: Με γκολ στο 94' πήραν το βαθμό οι "κυανέρυθροι"". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ξάνθη - Λεβαδειακός 0-1: Με... buzzer beater του Ιωαννίδη χρυσό διπλό οι Βοιωτοί!". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Φώτη Ιωαννίδη". www.sport24.gr. 10 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Παναθηναϊκός: Απέρριψε πρόταση πάνω από 2 εκατ. ευρώ από το MLS για τον Ιωαννίδη" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 10 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Παναθηναϊκός - Βιγιαρεάλ 2-0: Βύθισε το "κίτρινο υποβρύχιο" με τορπίλες Ιωαννίδη και Σπόραρ" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 21 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Αυτά ισχύουν με Ιωαννίδη, Παυλίδη και Άιντραχτ Φρανφκούρτης" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Παναθηναϊκός: Το πιο μεγάλο "όχι" για τον Ιωαννίδη σε Ίπσουιτς και άλλους μνηστήρες" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 15 June 2024.
  8. ↑ ΠΑΝΟΣ, ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗΣ (1 September 2025). "Ο Φώτης Ιωαννίδης ανακοινώθηκε από τη Σπόρτινγκ". SPORT24 (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Σπόρτινγκ: «Ο Παναθηναϊκός το δικαίωμα προτίμησης για Φώτη - Στα 100 εκατ. η ρήτρα του»". SDNA (in Greek). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Fotis Ioannidis é Leão". www.sporting.pt (in European Portuguese). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ο Ιωαννίδης έσπασε τα ταμεία: Οι 10 πιο ακριβές μεταγραφές του Παναθηναϊκού και τα ποσά | ΠΑΟ νέα και Ειδήσεις". Newspao.gr (in Greek). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Φαραός, Τάσος (28 August 2025). "Ο Ιωαννίδης φέρνει ρεκόρ στο… ρεκόρ, σε ένα «ονειρικό» καλοκαίρι του Παναθηναϊκού!". ole.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Winning start for Ivan Jovanovic's Greece". www.ekathimerini.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "VfB und die Guirassy-Nachfolge: Stuttgart hat Athens Ioannidis im Blick" [VfB and Guirassy's successor: Stuttgart have their eyes on Athens' Ioannidis]. kicker (in German). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Fotis Ioannidis". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Fotis Ioannidis". epo.gr. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης - Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Club του Παναθηναϊκού ο Φώτης Ιωαννίδης". Super League (in Greek). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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