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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (age 34)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chalkida, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botoșani | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Panionios | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Panionios | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | AEK Athens | 59 | (0) |
| 2018 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | IFK Göteborg | 88 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Panetolikos | 34 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Karmiotissa | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | AEL Limassol | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Botoșani | 43 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 | |||
Giannis Anestis (Greek:Γιάννης Ανέστης; born 9 March 1991) is a Greek professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forLiga I clubBotoșani.[2]
He started playing football atPanionios' youth team, and was promoted to the first team in 2011. His first appearance was on 21 April 2013 againstOlympiacos inKaraiskakis Stadium. Panionios lost the match 2–1.
On 23 January 2014, Anestis signed a three-year contract withAEK Athens for an undisclosed fee, starting at the end of2013–14 season.[3] He played as the basic goalie in the successful2014–15 campaign when AEK won the championship and promoted in theSuper League. At the summer of 2015, AEK has signed with Venezuelan international goalieAlain Baroja who will start as a first choice forTraianos Dellas squad.
On 21 December 2015 he made his debut with AEK in the Super League as a replacement for the injured Baroja, who suffered a finger injury on December's training and will remain out of action for at least one month. Anestis had played only inGreek Cup so far in the 2015-16 season.[4] In this game he was the negative protagonist as his club due to his mistake suffered a 2–1 home loss againstLevadiakos.[5] On 9 January 2016, in his third Super League game, he helped his club to escape with a 2–1 home win againstSkoda Xanthi, as he savedDani Nieto's penalty kick, helping his club to retain second place in the league.[6]
Due to the injury ofVasilis Barkas, he started as the first goalie for the2017–18 season. The remarkable appearances during the first two months of the season, was a passport to be called byMichael Skibbe in theGreece national team for the upcoming crucial games against Cyprus and Gibraltar. On 20 October 2017, was included inUEFA Europa League's team of the week, after his impressive performance at away draw againstAC Milan (0–0). "An inspired goalkeeping performance by Anestis helped keep Milan at bay as AEK managed a goalless draw at San Siro. Anestis made eight saves, produced three high claims, and made four clearances." was written at the official website of UEFA about the 26-year-old.[7][8]
At the beginning of December, according to various sources, the gap between AEK and Anestis for the renewal of his contract seems to be unbridgeable. The international goalkeeper is free at the end of the season and as a result of this economic dispute with the club's administration remained essentially out ofManolo Jimenez's first team. Anestis currently receives about €140,000 per year, but to renew his contract, his agent has asked for a significant increase in his salary, in the range of €100,000-120,000 for each year in order to renew his contract till the summer of 2021.[9] As a result of his dispute with the administration of the club, he lost his position in the squad for the rest of the season. At the end of the seasonOlympiacos want to replace the experienced Belgian-Italian international goalkeeperSilvio Proto with the Greek goalie whose current contract with AEK expires in the summer of 2018 and it will not be extended.[10]
Anestis signed with Israeli championHapoel Be'er Sheva for three seasons, for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 2 August 2018, after the game againstGNK Dinamo Zagreb in theUEFA Champions League second qualifying round, AEK's former goalkeeper has been harshly criticized by the press for his appearance in the 5–0 away loss, and according to reports, the administration of the club even discusses the solution of his co-operation with him.[12]
On 31 August 2018, the club announced that Anestis had been released.[13]
On 26 November 2018, following an unsuccessful passage from Israel, Anestis signed a contract with Swedish clubIFK Göteborg till the summer of 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[14]On 17 February 2019, he made his debut with the club in a 2–0Svenska Cupen match againstNyköpings BIS. On 15 November 2019, he renew his contract with the club until 31 December 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panionios | 2011–12 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| AEK Athens | 2014–15 | Football League Greece | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 93 | 0 | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 88 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 100 | 0 | |||
| Panetolikos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Karmiotissa | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| AEL Limassol | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Botoșani | 2024–25 | Liga I | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 265 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 0 | ||
AEK Athens
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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