Kostas Tsimikas
Greek association football player
Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσιμίκας; born 12 May 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Greece national team.
Tsimikas began his professional career at Olympiacos, winning two Super League Greece titles while also having loan spells with Esbjerg and Willem II. He joined Liverpool in 2020, helping the team to successes in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. Tsimikas made his senior international debut for Greece in 2018.
Club career
Early life and career
Tsimikas was born in Thessaloniki, and hails from the village of Lefkonas, Serres. He started his career from his village's local team and he transferred to Neapoli Thessaloniki when he was 14 years old. In 2013, he moved to Panserraikos and he scored 5 goals during 2013–14 season in Gamma Ethniki.
Olympiacos
Tsimikas made his Olympiacos debut in the Super League in a match against AEL Kalloni on 19 December 2015.
Loan to Esbjerg
On 28 December 2016, Tsimikas signed for Danish club Esbjerg on a loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 17 February 2017, in his debut with the club, he scored a goal in a 3–0 home win game against Sønderjyske. He left the club after 13 games and returned to Olympiacos.
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