Dimitrios Pinakas

Dimitrios Pinakas
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Larissa, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 AEL
Number 17
Youth career
2016–2018 AEL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 AEL 37 (7)
2021–2024 Olympiacos B 54 (8)
2022–2023 → Apollon Limassol (loan) 4 (1)
2024–2025 Chania 22 (1)
2026– AEL 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Greece U18 1 (0)
2021 Greece U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Dimitrios Pinakas (Greek: Δημήτριος Πινακάς; born 1 September 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League 2 club AEL.

Career

AEL

Pinakas made his professional debut in a home cup game against Irodotos, which ended in a 4–1 win, on 30 October 2018. In the 2019–20 season, he made a total of 9 appearances, making a positive impression.

On 29 July 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with the club, extending his tenure until the summer of 2023.

In the opening game of the 2020–21 season against PAOK, Pinakas came on as a substitute and wore the captain's armband for the first time in his career. After the match, he expressed his gratitude for this honour. On 28 September 2020, he scored his first goal, securing a point for his team just minutes before the final whistle in a 1–1 home draw against Panathinaikos. On 31 October 2020, he scored with a penalty early in the first half, opening the score in a 1–1 away draw against Volos. Four days later, he scored a brace, leading his team to a 2–1 away win against PAS Giannina, their first of the season.

In December 2020, Pinakas scored a temporary equalizer in an 5–1 away defeat against Olympiacos.

Olympiacos

On 30 August 2021, AEL announced that the sale of Pinakas to Olympiacos for a fee of approximately €1,500,000, with a 15% resale clause.

Career statistics

As of 1 October 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AEL 2018–19 Super League Greece 0010——10
2019–20 8010——90
2020–21 29720——317
Total 37740——417
Olympiacos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 22 5 — — — 22 5
Apollon Limassol (loan) 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 — 4 1
Career total 6313400 0—6713

References

  1. ↑ Dimitrios Pinakas at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "ΑΕΛ - Ηρόδοτος 4-1: Τεσσάρα με Μπαργκάν και Νούνιτς για τη Λάρισα". www.sport24.gr. 30 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "ΑΕΛ: Επέκταση με δύο νέους, ενώ ένας ακόμα υπέγραψε το πρώτο του συμβόλαιο" (in Greek). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Πινακάς: "Σημαντικό για εμένα που φόρεσα το περιβραχιόνιο της ΑΕΛ"" (in Greek). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "ΑΕΛ - Παναθηναϊκός 1-1: Οπισθοχώρησαν και το πλήρωσαν οι πράσινοι". www.sport24.gr. 28 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Βόλος - ΑΕΛ 1-1: Παλικάρια οι γηπεδούχοι πήραν το βαθμό με εννιά παίκτες". www.sport24.gr. 31 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα - ΑΕΛ 1-2: Πινακάς ανατροπής και πρώτη νίκη". www.sport24.gr. 4 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 5-1: Με... ιπτάμενο Μπρούμα". www.sport24.gr. 20 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός: Η ΑΕΛ ανακοίνωσε την πώληση Πινακά για 1.500.000" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2021.