Full name Georgios Katsikas 1998–2008 Iraklis Weight 84 kg Name Giorgos Katsikas Parents Stelios Katsikas | Playing position Role Footballer Number 4 Height 1.87 m Date joined October 14, 2011 | |
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Date of birth (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 25) | ||
Current team FC Twente (#4 / Defender) Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
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Giorgos Katsikas (Greek: Γιώργος Κατσικάς) (born 14 June 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Romanian club Dinamo București.
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- Giorgos katsikas efter flot 0 0 resultat mod cska moskva temmelig svaert kamp
- Early life
- Iraklis
- PAOK
- Twente
- Esbjerg fB
- Dinamo Bucureti
- International career
- References
Early life
Katsikas started his career in the youth ranks of Iraklis. He was brought there, when he was eight years old, by his father, a former player of Iraklis.
Iraklis
In the summer of 2008 he was loaned out to Olympiakos Volos, then playing in Beta Ethniki, to gain first team experience. He debuted for Olympiakos Volos in the opening game of the 2008-09 season, a 0-0 away draw against Pierikos. He even managed to score for Olympiakos Volos, to help the club grab an 1-1 home draw against Veria. Until the end of the season he totally featured in 19 matches not managing to score any other goals. After his loan spell in Volos Katsikas returned to Iraklis for the 2009-10 season. He could not break into the starting lineup, but nevertheless he made his debut for Iraklis in a cup against Gamma Ethniki side Trikala. Katsikas was sent off in his debut and eventually Iraklis got eliminated by the Cup after losing the contest by a 1-0 scoreline. In that season he also made his league debut for Iraklis, as he came in for teammate Achilleas Sarakatsanos in the 84th minute, in a 2-0 away defeat from Panathinaikos. In his second season for Iraklis Katsikas featured regularly in the playing squad of the club, playing in 13 of the club's league matches until February. On 9 February 2011 Katsikas suffered a torn cruciate ligament, in a friendly match of Greece U-21, and lost the remainder of the season.
PAOK
On 14 October 2011 Katsikas signed a four years contract with PAOK, after he was released from Iraklis. On 4 January 2012 he made his debut for the club in 3-1 home win against Levadiakos. He scored his first goal for PAOK against Rapid Wien in August 2012, while his first league goal came into the local derby between PAOK and Aris in a 4-1 win for PAOK. On April 3, 2015 George Katsikas along with Fanis Tzandaris have solved their contracts with PAOK, receiving his payment till the end of the season.
Twente
On 2 July 2015, Katsikas signed a year contract with the Dutch club Twente for an undisclosed fee. Twente coach Alfred Schreuder was pleased with this transfer as he could build on Katsikas' experience. On 9 September 2015 in the training, Katsikas has suffered a cruciate ligament rupture and he is going to undergo a surgery which makes him miss the remainder of the season. The Greek centre back is expected to stay on the sidelines for six to nine months missing potentially the start of Twente's pre-season over the summer 2016. On 21 August, Katsikas made his comeback in the awaygame against FC Groningen.
Esbjerg fB
Katsikas joined for Danish Superliga-side Esbjerg fB on 23 January 2017.
Dinamo București
On 28 June 2017, the European adventure continues for the Greek centre back, after Dinamo București announced his acquisition for the next two years for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old centre back is a personal choice of the Romanian team's coach, Cosmin Contra, who sees a remarkable addition for his club. Dinamo București ended in third place in the 2016-17 Romanian Championship, behind FC Viitorul Constanța and FC Steaua București, taking the Europa League ticket.
International career
He was a member of the Greek U-21 team that participated in the 2009 Mediterranean Games and he played in the matches against Syria, Italy and Turkey.