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Thanasis Papageorgiou

Experienced headLarisa · 39 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameThanasis Papageorgiou
PositionFull-back
NationalityGreece
Age39
Date of birth9 May 1987
BirthplaceLarisa
Height183 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubLarisa
Full-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
816
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Larisa.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

T. Papageorgiou is a 39-year-old full-back at Larisa, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 10 appearances, a Season grade of 8, top 94% of Super League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.6, ranking 125th of 126 in the Super League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (25.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Papageorgiou.

Judged on this season alone, Papageorgiou graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 16 of the 16 full-backs in the Super League 1, on 2 clean sheets and 3.419 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Papageorgiou, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5, 16th of 16 of the 16 full-backs in the Super League 1. At 39 Papageorgiou is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

4.6
Ratingi
16th of 16 full-backs
8.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.42
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Larisa finished 12th of 14 · a relegation-threatened side

10
Apps
3.42
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 14) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 4.6, Papageorgiou carries the 16th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Super League 1 of 16 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions9
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.