G. Papanikolaou · career
Giannis Papanikolaou
Defensive · Widzew Łódź · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
The record covers 7 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 119 appearances, 8 goals and 3 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Raków Częstochowa — Season rating 27, 1 goal and 0 assists in 30 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (16 → 23). The gap to his peak is 4 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 5 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Widzew Łódź | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 |
| 2025/26 | Rizespor | 30 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | Rizespor | 22 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | Raków Częstochowa | 15 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | Raków Częstochowa | 30 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | Raków Częstochowa | 14 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | Raków Częstochowa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Panionios | 30 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Platanias | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Platanias | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Platanias | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Greece U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Euro U21 - Qualification | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Cup×3Super Cup×3Ekstraklasa×2Ekstraklasa×3Cup×2Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
1 played4 not in squad· 24 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Ekstraklasa | H Motor Lublin | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Ekstraklasa | A Wisla Plock | 0-0 | Played | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 9 | Ekstraklasa | A Jagiellonia | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Ekstraklasa | H Korona Kielce | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Ekstraklasa | A Slask Wroclaw | 3-3 | Not in squad | — |