Kostas Mitroglou

Early career

Mitroglou was born on 12 March 1988, in Krinides, Kavala, Greece, and emigrated as an infant with his parents from his native country to Germany. He grew up in Neukirchen-Vluyn, North Rhine-Westphalia. He began his career at TuS Preussen Vluyn. At age 11, he scored 24 goals in 16 matches. He then played for SV Neukirchen. In 2003, he joined MSV Duisburg. Later on, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mitroglou was a dominant player in the Under 19 Bundesliga. He scored 14 goals in 10 matches.

Olympiacos

2007–08 season

After impressing at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Mitroglou was signed by Greek champions Olympiacos. His first official goal for Olympiacos came in a 2–1 away win against Diagoras in the Greek Cup after an assist by Luciano Galletti. His first Super League goal came in a 4–0 home win against Levadiakos. During the final stages of the season, Mitroglou played an important part in helping Olympiacos claim their 36th league title, scoring the last-minute winning goal (2–1) in their match against AEL, this time assisted by Mirnes Šišić. His first goal in the Super League came in a 4–0 home win against Levadiakos. He then scored two goals in the last league fixture against Iraklis to seal a 3–1 win. He also scored in a 2–2 away draw against Iraklis in the Greek Cup semi-finals, after an assist from Michalis Konstantinou. In the 2007 Greek Super Cup, he scored the only goal as Olympiacos defeated AEL…

Junior teams

Mitroglou was first called up for the Greece national under-19 team in 2005. He scored a goal against the Netherlands in a 3–2 away win in 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. He also scored two goals in a 3–1 home loss against Germany in the same campaign. Mitroglou also scored in a 2–0 away win against Italy, two goals in a 2–2 away draw against Croatia and a goal in a 4–0 home win against Sweden. He participated at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which he scored the only goal against Portugal at Linzer Stadion in the group stage, as well as in a 1–1 draw against Austria at the Waldstadion. In the knock-out stage, he scored a goal against Germany in a 3–2 win at Vorwärts Stadium. Mitroglou finished as the top goalscorer of the competition with three goals. In 2007, Mitroglou was promoted to the Greece under-21 team. He scored two goals in a 3–1 home win against Macedonia in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, and later a goal in a 1–1 home draw against England and the only goal against Lithuania as the campaign continued.

Senior team

In 2009, Mitroglou was selected for the senior Greece side for the first time. He scored his first goal in a 3–2 away win over Norway on 15 August 2012. On 11 September 2012, he scored a goal in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lithuania, which ended in a 2–0 victory. He went on to score both goals in a 2–0 away friendly win against Austria on 14…

Club

As of match played 9 May 2021

International

As of match played 23 March 2019

As of match played 12 October 2018. Greece score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mitroglou goal.

Club

Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Greek Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2014–15 Greek Super Cup: 2007 Benfica

Primeira Liga: 2015–16, 2016–17 Taça de Portugal: 2016–17 Taça da Liga: 2015–16 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016 Marseille

UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–18 Galatasaray

Süper Lig: 2018–19 Turkish Cup: 2018–19 Turkish Super Cup: 2019

International

Greece U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2007

Individual

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2007 (3 goals) Super League Greece Greek Footballer of the Year: 2011–12 Greek Cup Top goalscorer: 2012–13 (5 goals) SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2016 Taça de Portugal Top goalscorer: 2016–17 (9 goals)