Kostas Fortounis

Trikala

After leaving Olympiacos' youth team in 2008, Fortounis moved to Trikala to play for AO Trikala. After an impressive spell in the Under-21 side scoring four goals in 14 matches, he began his career with the first team in the fourth division, where from 2008 to 2010 he played in 13 matches and scored 1 goal.

Asteras Tripolis

Because of his good appearances with the Greece under-17 national team, Vangelis Vlachos, Asteras Tripolis' manager convinced him to join the Peloponeesean team. He made his debut in a draw with PAOK in Tripolis. Used predominantly as a substitute, the teenager clocked up 24 league appearances, scoring his first Super League goal on 19 September 2010 in a 2–2 draw at AEK Athens, unable, however, to save the side from relegation. Due to his good performances at Asteras, Juventus made an offer in the winter transfer window for a loan transfer until summer with an option to buy him. Asteras finally declined Juventus's offer.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In the 2011 summer transfer window, Fortounis moved to Kaiserslautern on a contract until June 2015 after being transferred for an undisclosed fee. In his first season with the club, the midfielder made 28 league appearances but endured a second successive relegation. He reportedly attracted interest from Dutch champions Ajax and Italian champions Juventus midway through the season. In the 2012–13 season he scored twice in 24 appearances as he helped Kaiserslautern to a third-place…

He has represented Greece at U-21, U-19 and U-17 level. Fortounis' debut with the Greece came against Belgium in February 2012 as a suspension with the U-21 side allowed Fernando Santos to call-up the Kaiserslautern's prospect to the senior squad. Showing plenty of maturity against the Belgians, Fortounis was also given test runs against Slovenia and Armenia in the final two Greece friendlies ahead of UEFA Euro 2012. Strong runs down the left flank in Greece's friendlies allowed Fortounis to form a strong bond with the likes of Giorgos Karagounis and José Holebas down the left side; thus forming a strong chemistry between the trio all the while improving Greece's transition game and attack. Eventually was in the Greece national team for Euro 2012. Fortounis was not a part of the Greece national team for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Eventually his transfer to Olympiacos was beneficial for his career. He started playing again for the national team, being a key player for the squad. On 29 March 2016, on the 19th minute he converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner and 12 minutes later, with a right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner, gave a 2–0 lead in a lost 2–3 friendly international game against Iceland. On 8 October 2016, after a solid performance against Cyprus that sealed with a 2–0 victory, the international attacking midfielder suffered an injury and missed an away match of Greece national team against…

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026

International

As of match played 31 March 2021

As of match played 15 November 2020. Greece score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fortounis goal.

Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Greek Football Cup: 2014–15, 2019–20; runner-up: 2015–16, 2020–21 UEFA Conference League: 2023–24 Individual

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2011 Super League Greece Player of the Season: 2015–16, 2018–19 Super League Greece Greek Footballer of the Season: 2015–16, 2018–19 Super League Greece Top scorer: 2015–16 Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19 Super League Greece Player of the Month: November 2020 Super League Greece Goal of the Season: 2022–23 (vs Ionikos) Super League Greece top assist provider: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21 Olympiacos Goal of the Season: 2015–16 (against Asteras Tripolis) UEFA Conference League Team of the Season: 2023–24 Record

Most assists in the history of Olympiacos.