AEK Athens F.C. Academy

Main article: AEK (sports club)
AEK Athens Football Club Academy
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Full nameAEK Athens Football Club Academy
Founded1934 (1934)
GroundOPAP Sports Centre
OwnerAEK Athens Football Club
ChairmanAntonis Iliopoulos
General DirectorGeorgios Georgiadis

AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934, while AEK Athens Football Club have managed them since 1979.

History

Players of AEK's youth academy (1934)

AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934.

Famous players have been produced by AEK youth development system over the years.

Some of the most notable include: Tryfon Tzanetis (1933–1950), Kleanthis Maropoulos (1934–1952), Andreas Stamatiadis (1950–1969), Stelios Skevofilakas (1960–1973), Spyros Pomonis (1961–1973), Giorgos Karafeskos (1963–1974), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1974), Spyros Ikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1986), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionysis Chiotis (1995–1998, 2000–2007), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (2005–2008), Savvas Gentsoglou (2006–2012), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (2007–2010), Kostas Manolas (2009–2012), Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–2020) and Konstantinos Galanopoulos (2015–2025).

AEK Athens U19 squad

AEK Athens U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League U19 championship. They play their home games at the OPAP Sports Centre in Spata.

P. ^ Players with professional contract.
As of 1 July 2025 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Anargyrou
— GK Greece GRE Grigoris Makris [P]
— GK Greece GRE Konstantinos Ioakimidis
— DF Greece GRE Stavros Psyropoulos
— DF Greece GRE Pantelis Papazisis
— DF Greece GRE Pavlos Tsaramanidis
— DF Greece GRE Vangelis Bariampas
— DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Sellas
— DF Greece GRE Petros Svigos
— DF Greece GRE Spyros Christakopoulos
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Dani
— MF Greece GRE Georgios Tsiampas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Dimos Pontikas
— MF Cyprus CYP Kyriakos Christodoulou
— MF Greece GRE Theodosis Prekas
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Elezi
— FW Argentina ARG Bautista Álvarez
— FW Greece GRE Aristidis Andrikopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Papazisis
— FW Greece GRE Christos Paleologou
— FW Albania ALB Alexandro Sufka
— FW Greece GRE Grigoris Raptis
— FW United States USA Thero Mitchell III
  • AEK Athens U19 Staff
    • Head coach: Vasilios Vouzas
    • Physical trainer: Angelos Konstantopoulos
    • Goalkeeping coach: Spyros Christopoulos

AEK Athens U17 squad

As of 1 July 2025 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Greece GRE Vasilios Ioannou
— GK Greece GRE Viktoras Moisidis
— GK Greece GRE Giannis Doukas
— DF Greece GRE Stavros Stoumpos
— DF Greece GRE Nikolaos Ligatos
— DF Greece GRE Antonis Arvanitakis
— DF Greece GRE Spyros Tourkochoritis
— DF Greece GRE Alexios Georgiou
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Terzopoulos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Hungary HUN Georgios-Adrian Delaportas
— MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Savvidis
— MF Greece GRE Vasilios Manos
— MF Greece GRE Sotiris Stergiaropoulos
— MF Greece GRE Cooper Andrikopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Stefanos Tsantilas
— FW Greece GRE Ilias Papadimitriou
— FW Greece GRE Leon-Laith Al Nasasibi
  • AEK Athens U17 Staff
    • Head coach: Aristotelis Schizas
    • Physical trainer: Iason Psarras
    • Goalkeeping coach: Stelios Skyriotis

Notable players

Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include:

Personnel

Academies staff

Position Staff
Management Greece AEK Athens Football Club
General Director Greece Georgios Georgiadis
Administrative Director Greece Nikos Georgeas
Chief Goalkeeping coach Greece Spyros Christopoulos
Chief Scout Greece Dimitris Roussos
U19 Head coach Algeria Sofyane Cherfa
U18 Head coach Greece Theodoros Pallis
U17 Head coach Greece Aristotelis Schizas
U16 Head coach Greece Apostolos Tzavellas
U15 Head coach Greece Stelios Moudanaris
U14 Head coach Greece Panagiotis Pavlidis
U13 Head coach Greece Nikos Tzotzios
U12 Head coach Greece Vasilios Papadimitriou
U10 Head coach Greece Konstantinos Ladias
Performance analyst Greece Kyriakos Konstantinidis
Fitness coaches Greece Angelos Konstantopoulos
Greece Georgios Papaleontiou
Greece Iason Psaras
Greece Angelos Tsenoglou
Goalkeeping coaches Greece Athanasios Paraschoudis
Greece Stelios Skyriotis
Greece Georgios Kioupis
Scouts Greece Christos Kostis
Greece Christos Vasilopoulos
Greece Vangelis Gavrilis
Doctors Greece Georgios Dimitriou
Greece Andreas Anamorlidis
Physiotherapists Greece Lefteris Tamvakis
Greece Nikos Kalampokas
Greece Dionysis Engarchos
Ergophysiologist Greece Panagiotis Milionis
Secretary Greece Vasia Papalopoulou
Press Office Greece Giannis Bilios
Caregivers Greece Konstantinos Kazianis
Greece Konstantinos Makridakis
House keepers Greece Vaios Toursoun
Greece Eleni Toursoun
Travel guide Greece Georgios Tsoukas

Source: AEK Athens F.C.

References

  1. ^ "U19 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ "U17 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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