Nikos Karelis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nikos Karelis
Occupation	Greek Footballer
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1992(1992-02-24)
Age	32
Birthplace	Heraklion
Country	Greece
Birth City	Crete
Horoscope	Aquarius

Nikos Karelis Biography

Nikos Karelis is one of the most popular and richest Greek footballer who was born on February 24, 1992 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Nikos Karelis (Greek: Nikos Kareles born on 24 February 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays the position of forward for the English team Brentford. Karelis is a left-footed player.

In July 2012, he signed on with Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm. Karelis played mainly as the substitute.

On 28 July 2015, a penalty from Karelis clinched a 2–1 win for Panathinaikos against Club Brugge, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League of the third qualifying round. He started the 2015–16 season by scoring in a 2–1 away win against Panetolikos. On 28 October 2015, despite Karelis lower productivity in the season, is still attracting Genk’s interest, for the upcoming transfer window. Genk tried to lure the Greek striker away from Panathinaikos over the summer but the Greens rejected two bids for his services. He left the club as the first scorer of the first half of the 2015–16 season with 9 goals and 5 assists.

The 23-year-old international Greek striker has already scored 16 goals this season, prior to Superleague playoffs (13 in the Superleague, 2 in Europa League and 1 in the Greek Cup) and now Torino and Werder Bremen are ready to make a move for him. Karelis’ current contract with Panathinaikos expires in the summer of 2018 and the Greens will probably ask at least €3 million for his transfer. On 31 May 2015, Panathinaikos have turned down a Lille bid for Nikos Karelis in the region of €2,8 million, as they keep asking for around €3,5 million. The name of Panathinaikos’s striker is once again on Anderlecht’s radar. The Belgium champions were first interested in Karelis when a scouter watched a game between Panathinaikos and Skoda Xanthi. On 21 July 2015, Getafe CF are the latest team to be linked with a possible move of the player during the summer transfer window for a bid of €3.5 million, but a day later Getafe technical director Toni Munoz deny Karelis bid,as they cannot afford this transfer financially.

Karelis experienced his best season for Ergotelis during the 2010-11 Superleague with Ergotelis, playing for 13 times and two of them as the starter. Karelis also had his very first Superleague score in the closing match by converting the penalty kick to score an away win of 4-0 against. Panserraikos. He played another nine games in the 2011-12 season during which Ergotels was ultimately relegated into the Football League. After Ergotels’s demotion, Karelis was able to make a move and, despite reports of an interest by other Super League clubs, signed with Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm.

Nikos Karelis Net Worth

Nikos Karelis is one of the richest Greek Footballer from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nikos Karelis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The family was raised to a family of Arkalochori, Heraklion, Karelis started playing football at six years old, after his father, who was an ex-footballer had him signed up for the infrastructure segment of Ergotelis. Karelis began training with the men’s squad at the age of 14 before signing his debut professional deal in the year 15. He made his debut 20 April 2008 on the last date of 2007/2008’s Greek Super League, entering as a substitute in the second half (78 minutes) in Ergotelis winning 2-0 against Skoda Xanthi. He became the youngest player who has ever played for Ergotelis in the course of a Super League match.

In the 2008-09 season Karelis was injured for a couple of senior appearances totalling 17 minutes of playing time. The determination and dedication to get more playing time finally was rewarded when in August 2009, he received granted a new contract for three years. Karelis played more often in the 2009-10 campaign with six appearances, mostly as a backup for experienced strikers Maris Verpakovskis and Sergio Leal. Karelis scored in an international friendly match against. Olympiacos, on 6 September 2009, to mark Ergotelis the club’s 80th anniversary and scored in the fifth minute from close distance to seal his team’s victory over the champions of the past in a thrilling 5-0 win.

On 30 July 2013 Karelis signed for Panathinaikos a three-year contract, with Amkar Perm retaining a 20% sell-on-clause. Karelis made his Panathinaikos debut on 18 August 2013 in a 2–0 home win against Panetolikos. Karelis scored his first two goals for the club on the 24 Novemeer 2013 in a 3–1 home win against PAS Giannena. On 26 April 2014, he scored the third goal to help secure the first trophy of his career in a 4–1 win against PAOK in the Greek Cup final. On 15 February 2015 in a match with OFI Crete he scored two goals, helping Panathinaikos to a 3–2 away win. Following Nano, Abdul Jeleel Ajagun and Thanasis Dinas, Nikos Karelis signed a contract on increased terms with Panathinaikos until the summer of 2018.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In the summer of 2018, PAOK showed an interest in the Greek international, but the transfer fee of €5 million was prohibitive for the club. Karelis joined PAOK at the transfer deadline day on a loan deal. On 15 September he made his debut with the club as a starter in a 3–1 away win game against OFI. On 20 December 2018, he scored a brace in a comfortable 6–0 away win against Aittitos Spata for the Greek Cup.

Facts & Trivia

Nikos Ranked on the list of most popular Greek footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Nikos Karelis celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.

Karelis soon drew the attention of Premier League club Arsenal, and was invited to London to take part in a ten-day trial. He joined Arsenal’s under 16s and travelled with them to Italy to take part in the Atalanta u16s Cup Tournament. Karelis scored 2 goals for the Gunners and making a very strong impression, helping Arsenal win the cup, beating Juventus in the final on penalties. Karelis was determined to show his quality to the Gunners, but as he had already signed a new contract with Ergotelis, a possible transfer move to the Premier League side was postponed, and eventually never completed.