Leonardo Koutris was born on the 23rd of July 1995 in Rhodes, and he is a Greek-Brazilian professional footballer, who currently plays for Greek Superleague club Olympiacos. Koutris started his career from a local amateur team from Rhodes, Niki Rodos, where he was spotted by Superleague club Ergotelis scouts in 2011. On 28 January 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club and made his debut as a substitute in a match against Greek champions Olympiacos on 1 December 2013. Already an international with the Greek U19 and U21 squads, and considered one of the greatest talents at Ergotelis, he renewed his contract with the club on 5 June 2014. After Ergotelis’ relegation to the Football League in the summer of 2015, and despite reported interest from Greek giants Panathinaikos, Koutris was one of the 17 players to hold out as part of the club’s roster until the very end, which came in January 2016, when Ergotelis officially withdrew from professional competitions, and released all players from their contracts. As a free agent, Koutris signed a three-year contract with Greek Superleague club PAS Giannina on 26 January 2016. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 July 2016, during his European debut, netting a crucial extra time away goal vs. Norwegian club Odd during the third qualifying round of the 2016\u201317 UEFA Europa League. This goal helped his club advance to the next round for the first time in its history, after winning the two-legged tie 4\u20133 on aggregate. On 28 April 2017, the talented left defender of PAS Giannina, signed contract with champions Olympiacos. On 25 July 2017, he made his debut with the club in a 3-1 away win UEFA game against Partizan. He played all the international games of the club, helping Olympiakos to reach UEFA Champions League group stage, after a year. On 9 September 2017, he made his debut with the club in Super League in a 1-1 away draw against Xanthi. According to varioua sources, Eintracht Frankfurt and Benfica keep a close eye on Olympiakos left back. On 18 November 2017, he scored his first goal with the club, sealing a 2-1 home Super League game against Levadiakos and was voted MVP of the game<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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