 Dioudis withGreece U19 in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sokratis Dioudis[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (age 33)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Aris | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Aris | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Aris | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Club Brugge | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Panionios (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Aris | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Panathinaikos | 108 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Zagłębie Lubin | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gaziantep | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Aris | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Greece U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Greece U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Greece U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Greece U21 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Greece | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Sokratis Dioudis (Greek:Σωκράτης Διούδης; born 3 February 1993) is a Greek professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forSuper League clubAris.
Dioudis was promoted to the senior Aris Thessaloniki team in May 2011 whileSakis Tsiolis was coach. In his first professional season (2011–12), he did not play any match, being behindMichalis Sifakis andMarkos Vellidis. In2012–13 season, being the second-choicegoalkeeper of Aris because of the departure with Sifakis, Dioudis started in only the second matchday, againstOFI in theKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, because of an argue between the first goalkeeper of the squad, Markos Vellidis and the coachMakis Katsavakis. The match ended 0–0.
On 22 July 2014, Dioudis made a transfer to Belgian giantClub Brugge on a two-years' contract, with an option for an additional season. He became second goalkeeper after the Australian internationalMathew Ryan.Aris gets €200,000 with the transfer of their goalie.[2][3]
On 25 June 2015, following a season in which Dioudis did not play and was only the reserve goalkeeper behindMathew Ryan, he joined Greek sidePanionios on loan for the 2015–16 season, returning to theSuper League Greece.[4][5] On 28 November 2015, he made his debut with the club in the Super League in a 2–0 home win againstPAS Giannina. On 12 December 2015, in a 1–1 home draw againstAEK Athens for the Super League reached 50 appearances in his professional career in all competitions.At the end of a successful2015–16 season, the officials of the club are more than happy with the international goalie's performances and they will do everything in their power to keep him in the club, while Greek giantsOlympiacos andPanathinaikos also monitored him for the summer transfer window.[6]
On 25 March 2016, after solved his contract withClub Brugge, Dioudis returned toAris on a 3-year contract. He stated that despite receiving offers fromOlympiacos,Panathinaikos and AEK Athens he wanted to return to his "home".[7]
On 25 July 2017, after only a year with Aris, the talented Greek goalkeeper will most likely continue his career atPanathinaikos, since the two clubs agreed terms. The Greens will pay an estimated amount of €150,000 in order to complete the purchase of 24-year-old international, who is expected to sign three-season contract with manager Marinos Ouzounidis' team and replace experienced EnglishmanLuke Steele.[8]
On 8 August 2017, Panathinaikos have announced the signing of goalkeeper Sokratis Dioudis, ahead of the2017–18 season. The 24-year-old international was the sixth player that moves to the Greens this summer.[9] On 25 November 2017, he made his debut with the club in the Super League, in an away game againstAtromitos. At the end of the 2017–18 season, many were worried with him as the first choice this season following the departure ofOdysseas Vlachodimos to Benfica, but Dioudis has proved to be an outstanding replacement and credit is given to Panathinaikos' coachGeorgios Donis for turning the player from last season's inconsistent displays to a keeper who commands his area well and makes extraordinary saves.
On 11 November 2018, Dioudis in a 1–1 away derby with rivalsOlympiacos suffered a face injury in a strong aerial challenge fromBibras Natcho. The Israeli midfielder earned a yellow card andPanathinaikos were forced to replace the injured Dioudis withKonstantinos Kotsaris. It was a scary moment for Dioudis as he swallowed his tongue. In a touching moment of the derby, the home fans clapped for the injured Panathinaikos keeper as he was carried off in a stretcher.[10]
On 31 January 2020, Dioudis has agreed to extend his Panathinaikos contract through to 2023. Dioudis, has conceded 21 Super League appearances in the2019–20 season, gaining seven clean sheets along the way.[11]At the end of the2019–20 regular season, the 27-year-old is now considered one of the best goalkeepers in Greece. Dioudis played at the same high level throughout the entire regular season, recording an impressive total of 11 clean sheets while conceding 22 goals in 25 games. The last time when Dioudis conceded more than one goal in a match was in November 2019 as Panathinaikos defeatedAEK Athens 3–2.[12]
On 27 January 2023, Dioudis signed forEkstraklasa clubZagłębie Lubin on a contract until the end of the season.[13]
On 14 July 2024, two days after terminating his contract with Zagłębie,[14] Dioudis joinedSüper Lig clubGaziantep.[15]
On 8 September 2025, after solved his contract with Gaziantep, Dioudis returned to Aris on a 2-year contract.
Dioudis was member ofGreece U-19. In this level, Dioudis has 9 appearances. The most important matches in his international career are the semi-final and final of2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, againstEngland andSpain, making very good appearances.In October 2012 he was called in theGreece's U-21 team and got 12 appearances.[16]Two years later, in October 2014, he was called in the Greece National Football Team byClaudio Ranieri without taking any appearances yet.After a 6-year absence from the national team, on 7 October 2020, he made his first appearance in the friendly 1–2 away loss match againstAustria.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aris | 2011–12 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Club Brugge | 2014–15 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Panionios | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Aris | 2016–17 | Football League Greece | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 108 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 125 | 0 | |||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Gaziantep | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 254 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Greece U19
Individual
