Georgios Masouras

Georgios "Giorgos" Masouras (Greek: Γεώργιος "Γιώργος" Μασούρας, born 1 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.^[1]

Georgios Masouras

Masouras in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Georgios Masouras
Date of birth	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kechrinia, Amfilochia, Greece
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Olympiacos
Number	19
Youth career
	Omonia Kechrinias
	Apollon Smyrnis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Ilisiakos	56	(10)
2014–2019	Panionios	123	(17)
2019–	Olympiacos	144	(40)
International career^‡
2015–2017	Greece U21	8	(0)
2018–	Greece	37	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 27 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 (UTC).

Club career

Masouras started his professional career in Ilisiakos and after he moved to Athenian club Panionios. On 27 April 2016, at the end of the 2015–16 season they reached to an agreement on a new contract with the club. The 22 year old midfielder had an excellent year and Panionios is eager to expedite the procedures for the renewal of his contract which expires on summer 2017. Finally, the two sides reached an agreement for another two years, until the summer of 2019, for an undisclosed fee.^[2]

He started the 2018–19 season as the undisputed leader of the club's offense.

Olympiacos

Masouras joined Olympiacos on 3 January 2019.^[3] He scored his first goal in a 4–0 win at home to AEL on 30 January, and scored three more goals in the 2018–19 Superleague season.

On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2019–20 Superleague season, in a 2–1 away win against Aris.^[4] On 15 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace, converting two right-wing crosses from Hillal Soudani in a hammering 5–0 win against Asteras Tripolis at the Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium.^[5] On 18 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace by opening the scoring in the ninth minute as he cleverly turned Konstantinos Kostas Tsimikas’ cross into the net. The 25-year-old then registered his second goal just two minutes later, successfully connecting with Hillal Soudani’s pass to beat the goalkeeper with ease in a 4–1 home win game against AEL.^[6] On 1 March 2020, Masouras headed home from a precise Mathieu Valbuena’s cross on the hour mark, in a 2–0 home win game against Panetolikos.^[7] On 24 June 2020, Masouras headed the ball beyond Alexandros Paschalakis, with the PAOK goalkeeper just unable to get a hand on it, opening the score in a 2–0 home win Greek Cup game helping his club to reach the 2019–20 Greek Cup final.^[8]

On 18 September 2020, in the 2020–21 Super League Greece opener game, the entry of Masouras in the beginning of the second half, scorer of two goals, changed the image of the match and Olympiacos started the championship with a 3–0 home win against Asteras Tripolis.^[9] On 8 November 2020, he scored with a wonderful kick after an assist from Kostas Fortounis sealing a 2–0 away win against OFI.^[10] On 12 May 2021, Masouras scored in the first half sealing a 1-0 home win game against rivals PAOK. The game was especially important for Pedro Martins' team, as with this game, Olympiakos win its 46th championship.^[11] On 16 May 2021, Masouras scored a brace in a glorious 4-1 away win in the derby against Panathinaikos. It was the biggest away victory of Olympiacos against Panathinaikos in the Super League Greece since 1959-60 season. Masouras became the first player to score two goals so quickly (7', 12 ') in a derby against Panathinaikos. The previous record was from Rafik Djebbour (22', 34'), on 9 December 2012. It was his best season, so far in his career (15 goals, 6 assists).^[12][13]

On 30 September 2021, in a UEFA Europa League group stage, Giorgos Masouras made the difference by scoring twice (63 ′, 68 ′), while he also gave an assist to Tiquinho's goal, to help his team seal an emphatic 3–0 away win against Fenerbahçe. He was voted man of the match for his performance,^[14] as well as Player of the week.^[15] On 9 February 2022, Masouras with a goal at the last minute of the game and with another in extra time sealed the qualification in the semifinals of the 2021–22 Greek Football Cup against Panetolikos F.C. He was voted man of the match for his performance.^[16] On 2 March 2022, he scored a brace in three minutes (54' , 57') in a 5-1 home win game against Asteras Tripoli F.C.^[17]

International career

On 9 November 2018, new Greece coach Angelos Anastasiadis called up Masouras for the matches against Finland and Estonia for UEFA Nations League. "All players dream of someday representing their country and I am happy for this opportunity. It is a child's dream for me", Masouras said.^[18] On 18 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss game against Estonia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2023^[19]

Club	Season	League			Greek Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Panionios	2014–15	Super League Greece	14	0	6	1	—		20	1
	2015–16	Super League Greece	32	1	5	1	—		37	2
	2016–17	Super League Greece	34	6	3	0	—		37	6
	2017–18	Super League Greece	29	4	9	3	4^[a]	1	42	8
	2018–19	Super League Greece	14	6	2	1	—		16	7
	Total		123	17	25	6	4	1	152	24
Olympiacos	2018–19	Super League Greece	10	4	4	0	2^[a]	0	16	4
	2019–20	Super League Greece	32	9	5	1	16^[b]	1	53	11
	2020–21	Super League Greece	31	13	6	1	12^[c]	1	49	15
	2021–22	Super League Greece	31	7	3	2	12^[d]	3	46	12
	2022–23	Super League Greece	33	4	4	0	9	1	46	5
	2023–24	Super League Greece	7	3	0	0	6^[a]	2	13	5
	Total		144	40	22	4	57	8	223	52
Career total			267	57	47	10	61	9	375	76

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.^[20]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 September 2019	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece	Liechtenstein	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2	6 June 2021	La Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga, Spain	Norway	1–0	2–1	Friendly
3	14 November 2021	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece	Kosovo	1–0	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	27 September 2022	Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece	Northern Ireland	2–1	3–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
5	24 March 2023	Estadio Algarve Stadium, Faro Portugal	Gibraltar	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
6	16 June 2023	Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece	Republic of Ireland	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
7	10 September 2023	Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece	Gibraltar	3–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
8				5–0
9	13 October 2023	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Greek Cup: 2019–20 ; runner-up: 2020–21

Individual

• Super League Greece Player of the Month: September 2020,^[21] August 2023^[22]
• Super League Greece Greek Footballer of the Season: 2020–21, 2021–22
• Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22

References

1. "Giorgos Masouras". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
2. Πανιώνιος: Νέο συμβόλαιο σε Μασούρα
3. Nicolaides, Shaun (3 January 2019). "Official: Olympiacos confirm arrival of Masouras". Agonasport. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
4. "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
5. "Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ολυμπιακός 0-5". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
6. "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
7. "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 2-0". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
8. "Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Πρόκριση με το μυαλό του και το σπαθί του". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2020.
9. "Ολυμπιακός - Αστέρας 3-0: Καθάρισαν Φορτούνης και Μασούρας". www.sport24.gr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
10. "ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-2: Πρώτη εκτός έδρας νίκη με Χασάν - Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
11. "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-0: Γιορτή με Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 12 May 2021.
12. anathinaikos-olympiakos-1-4-vids "Παναθηναϊκός- Ολυμπιακός 1-4". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 16 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
13. "Ολυμπιακός: Η κορυφαία σεζόν του Γιώργου Μασούρα και το ιστορικό του ρεκόρ στη Λεωφόρο". www.newsbeast.gr (in Greek). 17 May 2021.
14. "Φενερμπαχτσέ – Ολυμπιακός 0-3: Με "πορθητή" Μασούρα στους 16!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 30 September 2021.
15. "Ολυμπιακός: Πολυτιμότερος παίκτης της 2ης αγωνιστικής ο Μασούρας!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 2 October 2021.
16. "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 3-1 παρ. (2-1 κ.α): Σωτήρας Μασούρας!". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 9 February 2022.
17. "Ολυμπιακός… πέντε αστέρων!". www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 2 March 2022.
18. "Μασούρας: "Παιδικό όνειρο η κλήση στην Εθνική"" (in Greek). 9 November 2018.
19. "G. Masouras". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
20. "Georgios Masouras". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
21. "NIVEA MEN Player of the Month του Σεπτεμβρίου ο Μασούρας". Super League (in Greek). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
22. "Stoiximan Player of the Month Αυγούστου ο Γιώργος Μασούρας". Super League (in Greek). 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

External links

• Georgios Masouras at Soccerway  
• Georgios Masouras – UEFA competition record ()
• Georgios Masouras at ESPN FC