Georgios Fotakis 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....

 international footballer. He currently plays professionally as an attacking midfielder for PAOK.

Club career

Fotakis spent his early career in his native Greece, playing for PAOK, Kallithea and Egaleo. He moved to Scotland in January 2006 to sign for Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...

, but he never made a league appearance for them. He then returned to Greece in 2006 with Larissa, before moving to PAOK in the summer of 2009.

International career

Fotakis has played for the Greek under-21 side, and also made three appearances in the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

.

Fotakis was called to the Greek senior team

Greece national football team

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 in September 2009.

Fotakis made his international debut on 14 October 2009 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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 against Luxembourg

Luxembourg national football team

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.. On 17 November 2010, Fotakis scored his first goal for Greece in a friendly match against Austria

Austria national football team

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, helping his team to a 2–1 away victory.

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