 Giannoulis playing forNorwich City in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Katerini, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Vataniakos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Vataniakos | 33 | (3) |
| 2014–2021 | PAOK | 54 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | →Pierikos (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | →Veria (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2017 | →Anorthosis (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | →Atromitos (loan) | 42 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Norwich City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Norwich City | 78 | (0) |
| 2024– | FC Augsburg | 48 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Greece U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | Greece | 33 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025 | |||
Dimitris Giannoulis (Greek:Δημήτρης Γιαννούλης; born 17 October 1995) is a Greek professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back for GermanBundesliga clubFC Augsburg and theGreece national team. Giannoulis began his senior career withVataniakos and joinedNorwich City in 2021, while having loan spell fromPAOK.
Starting his youth career atVataniakos, the left-back graduated to the side's first-team in 2012, making 33 appearances for the Katerini-based team before signing for PAOK.
Giannoulis joinedSuper League clubPAOK in 2014.[3] In his time with PAOK since 2014, Giannoulis has made 74 appearances for the Greek Super League outfit, scoring twice and creating ten assists, even picking up a league title and Greek Cup winners' medal in the 2018-2019 season.
He spent timeon loan atFootball League clubPierikos and then atVeria,[3] where his performances earned him theNova Sports 2015–16 Super League Rookie of the Year award.[4] He then extended his contract with PAOK until 2020.[5] Further loan spells followed, first at Cypriot clubAnorthosis,[6] and then back in the Super League withAtromitos,[7] where he was a regular for 18 months.[8]
In December 2018, PAOK turned down a €2.2 million offer from FrenchLigue 1 clubRennes,[9] and recalled the player from loan. He finally made his league debut for PAOK on 10 February 2019 as a second-halfsubstitute againstOlympiacos, and made eight appearances in what remained oftheir 2018–19 season.[8]
Giannoulis scored after 87 minutes of PAOK's2019–20 Europa League play-off second leg to give his side a 3–2 win on the night, but opponentsSlovan Bratislava progressed onaway goals after the scores finished 3–3 on aggregate.[10]
In January 2021, Giannoulis was loaned toEFL Championship sideNorwich City for the remainder of the season. The left-back was signed after the loan ofXavi Quintillà from Villarreal had been disrupted by injury problems, forcing midfielderJacob Sorensen into a length stint as cover. The deal included an obligation for Norwich to buy him if they are promoted to thePremier League.[11] The Greece international left-back was then left out of the 2–0 loss atSwansea but started to find his rhythm and show his ability during the 4–1 win overStoke and the 2–0 victory overCoventry. Giannoulis impressed Norwich City supporters with his performances during the season, getting forward well from his left-back position to help set up several goals as well as defending resolutely. The end of his campaign was also disrupted by a harsh red card bringing a three-game ban, on the day that promotion had been sealed.[12]
On 17 April 2021, following the club's confirmed promotion to the Premier League, Norwich exercised their obligation to sign Giannoulis on a permanent basis, paying his former club PAOK a fee of €7.5 million.[13] On 11 December 2021, despite the home loss againstManchester United, Giannoulis was voted man of the match for his performance.[14]
On 23 July 2024, Giannoulis signed a four-year contract withFC Augsburg in Germany.[15]
On 15 May 2018, Giannoulis was one of nine players to make theirGreece national team debuts in a 2–0 friendly loss againstSaudi Arabia. He wassent off after 43 minutes of the match.[16]
Giannoulis' older brother,Kostas, is a retired professional footballer.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vataniakos | 2012–13 | Gamma Ethniki | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Football League Greece | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| PAOK | 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||
| Pierikos (loan) | 2014–15 | Football League Greece | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Veria (loan) | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Anorthosis (loan) | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Atromitos (loan) | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Norwich City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 94 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
| Augsburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 329 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 382 | 8 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | |
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