Dimitris Froxylias
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Dimitris Froxylias (born on 28 June 1993 in Larissa
, Greece
) is a Greek
football forward currently playing for the Greek Super League
club AEK Athens. On the 14th of October 2011, he was loaned to Fokikos F.C.
until the 30th of June 2012 with his teammate Giorgios Nikoltsis.
recommendation.
In October 2009, he was selected by coach Dušan Bajević
to begin training with AEK's first squad. In January 2010, at the age of sixteen, he signed a three-year contract with AEK. Froxylias made his first appearance for the club, as a substitute for Panagiotis Lagos
, during a match for the UEFA Europa League with R.S.C. Anderlecht
on 4 November 2010, becoming youngest player ever to wear the club's shirt in a European club football contest match, at the age of seventeen.
, and is yet to decide which national team he would like to join.
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
) is a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
football forward currently playing for the Greek Super League
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
club AEK Athens. On the 14th of October 2011, he was loaned to Fokikos F.C.
Fokikos F.C.
Fokikos F.C. is a Greek football club based in Amfissa, Greece. The club was founded in 1964 and currently plays in Football League 2 North, the third level of the Greek football league system....
until the 30th of June 2012 with his teammate Giorgios Nikoltsis.
Club career
At the age of 12, in 2005, he began his early career at Toxotis Larissas youth team. He continued in APOEL and in July 2007, he moved to AEK Athens youth academy after Toni Savevski'sToni Savevski
Toni Savevski is a football player from the Republic of Macedonia. Savevski is widely regarded as one of the best foreign midfielders to have played in the Greek football league....
recommendation.
In October 2009, he was selected by coach Dušan Bajević
Dušan Bajevic
Dušan Bajević is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav international.-Playing career:...
to begin training with AEK's first squad. In January 2010, at the age of sixteen, he signed a three-year contract with AEK. Froxylias made his first appearance for the club, as a substitute for Panagiotis Lagos
Panagiotis Lagos
Panagiotis Lagos is a Greek football player currently playing as a left wingback for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.-Iraklis Thessaloniki:Lagos started his professional football career with Iraklis in 2002...
, during a match for the UEFA Europa League with R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
on 4 November 2010, becoming youngest player ever to wear the club's shirt in a European club football contest match, at the age of seventeen.
Personal
Froxylias holds passports from both Greece and Cyprus, since his mother originates from Cypriot village Agios EpifaniosAgios Epifanios
Agios Epifanios is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 5 km southwest of Klirou....
, and is yet to decide which national team he would like to join.