Best defensive players from Greece

The best defensive players from Greece, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

K. Koulierakis of VfL Wolfsburg is the standout for raw talent across players from Greece, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.2, and C. Tzolis has been the form player this season, grading 78.7, and V. Pavlidis leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Masouras has improved his Season rating most, up +49.7 on last season, while G. Vagiannidis's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Apostolopoulos of Greece U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 146.2.

Best talent

K. Koulierakis79.2RTG

G. Vagiannidis+19.4RTG

Sporting CP · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

G. Masouras+49.7SsN

Al Khaleej Saihat · 24/25→25/26

A. Apostolopoulos146.2val

Greece U21

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	K. Tzolakis Goalkeeper	Olympiakos Piraeus	23	19	7659.4%	467.2%
2	L. Rota Full-back	AEK Athens FC	28	16	64193.2%	3512.1%
3	P. Retsos Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	27	15	63159.9%	355.4%
4	A. Kyziridis Central midfielder	Heart Of Midlothian	25	14	38	53
5	T. Douvikas Centre-forward	Como	26	13	49271.2%	772.8%
6	V. Pavlidis Centre-forward	Benfica	27	12	7710.6%	6211.9%
7	D. Stavrópoulos Centre-back	Atromitos	29	11	401019.4%	288%
8	I. Koutsoupias Attacking midfielder	Frosinone	25	11	37183.3%	6921.8%
9	C. Tzolis Attacking midfielder	Club Brugge KV	24	10	7935.2%	671.7%
10	V. Barkas Goalkeeper	Utrecht	32	10	2721.9%	3717.4%
11	G. Anestis Goalkeeper	FC Botosani	35	9	19158.1%	1336.9%
12	G. Konstantelias Attacking midfielder	PAOK	23	9	314.1%	443.1%
13	T. Tsingaras Defensive midfielder	Atromitos	25	9	2495.9%	394.8%
14	G. Michailidis Centre-back	PAOK	26	9	36161.6%	354.6%
15	S. Pilios Full-back	AEK Athens FC	25	9	35111.6%	4011.8%
16	A. Gianniotis Goalkeeper	Kasımpaşa	33	9	22115.7%	2221.1%
17	C. Mouzakitis Defensive midfielder	Olympiakos Piraeus	19	8	1829.4%	421.2%
18	S. Svarnas Full-back	Raków Częstochowa	28	8	3438.1%	3018.6%
19	T. Tsapras Full-back	Levadiakos	24	8	3439.3%	4512.2%
20	M. Vichos Full-back	Levadiakos	26	8	2822.6%	404.8%
21	L. Choutesiotis Goalkeeper	Atromitos	31	8	23138.8%	198.5%
22	P. Mantalos Attacking midfielder	AEK Athens FC	34	8	209.4%	1123.5%
23	S. Kitsiou Full-back	Pendikspor	32	7	2716.4%	1936.3%
24	D. Goutas Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	32	7	2920.7%	2532.6%
25	G. Giakoumakis Centre-forward	PAOK	31	7	2577.1%	1920.3%
26	T. Androutsos Defensive midfielder	OFI	29	7	37392.1%	297.8%
27	A. Tsiftsis Goalkeeper	PAOK	26	7	33	3415.7%
28	G. Kiriakopoulos Full-back	Panathinaikos	30	7	2867.3%	2360.2%
29	M. Mountes Full-back	Atromitos	22	7	31146.5%	392.9%
30	N. Papadopoulos Goalkeeper	Asteras Tripolis	36	7	1533.3%	1432%
31	C. Charisis Attacking midfielder	Sivasspor	31	6	1167.9%	2328.8%
32	P. Hatzidiakos Centre-back	FC Copenhagen	29	6	2618.3%	2922.1%
33	P. Liagas Centre-back	Levadiakos	26	6	2632%	374.4%
34	V. Lampropoulos Centre-back	OFI	36	6	2216.9%	146.2%
35	A. Bakasetas Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	33	6	32235.1%	1410.7%
36	G. Athanasiadis Goalkeeper	Aris Thessalonikis	33	6	1916.3%	1331.3%
37	K. Triantafyllópoulos Centre-back	Asteras Tripolis	33	6	2020.1%	1434.4%
38	G. Vagiannidis Full-back	Sporting CP	24	6	2617%	6246.1%
39	D. Sounas Defensive midfielder	Avellino	31	6	4143.2%	3430.4%
40	A. Tambakis Goalkeeper	New Mexico United	33	5	17	13
41	M. Pourzitídis Full-back	Dukla Praha	27	5	14	1
42	G. Koutsias Centre-forward	FC Lugano	22	5	23135.7%	4514.7%
43	V. Zagaritis Full-back	Heerenveen	25	5	322.5%	69±0%
44	M. Vrousai Full-back	Rio Ave	28	5	43146.2%	4616.9%
45	M. Kosidis Centre-forward	Zaglebie Lubin	24	5	216.4%	371.9%
46	D. Nikolaou Centre-back	Bari	27	5	1738.9%	4721.5%
47	G. Apostolakis Defensive midfielder	OFI	21	5	22279.3%	4113.1%
48	D. Keramitsis Centre-back	Pogon Szczecin	22	5	20310.4%	3812.9%
49	A. Bouchalakis Defensive midfielder	Panetolikos	33	5	241095%	1524.7%
50	N. Christogeorgos Goalkeeper	OFI	26	5	12127.5%	366.8%