Alexandros Safarikas

Greek footballer

Alexandros Safarikas
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Veria, Greece
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sion
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2015	Nireas Veria
2015–2017	Veria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Veria	1	(0)
2017–2018	AEL	0	(0)
2018–2021	Lecco	51	(0)
2020–2021	→ Chiasso (loan)	33	(0)
2021–2022	Chiasso	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Sion (loan)	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Sion II (loan)	19	(0)
2022–	Sion	6	(0)
2023–	Sion II	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Alexandros Safarikas (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Σαφαρίκας; born 26 August 1999) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss club FC Sion.^[1]

Career

He began his career by playing for local team Nirea Verias. In 2015, Safarikas joined the youth system of Veria, the major team of the town. He was part of the academy for two years. On 30 April 2017, at the age of 17, he made his debut for the main team, playing in the Greek Superleague, against Xanthi. On 8 June 2017, Safarikas left Veria and joined AEL.^[2] After being released from AEL for the 2018–19 season, he joined Italian team Lecco on 7 September 2018.^[3] On 6 October 2020, he was loaned to Swiss Challenge League club Chiasso on a two-year loan deal.^[4]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, with Chiasso bought Safarikas, but due to the team's relegation, he instantly was loaned to Swiss Super League club Sion for the 2021–22 season, with the option of purchasing him in summer 2022.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ο Σαφαρίκας ανακοινώθηκε απ' τη Σιόν". www.sport24.gr. 24 June 2021.
^ "AEL FC | Official Site | Larissa - Greece - Ανακοίνωση 08/06/2017" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-06-08.
^ "FOTO | Nuovo portiere per la Calcio Lecco 1912: Alexandros Safarikas". www.leccochannelnews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
^ Bonacina, Matteo (2020-10-06). "Ufficiale | Calcio Lecco, Alexandros Safarikas passa al Chiasso in prestito con diritto di riscatto". Lecco Channel News (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-06.