Petros Mantalos

Skoda Xanthi

Petros Mantalos began playing professional football for Super League club Skoda Xanthi. He played a total of 90 games (15 goals, 10 assists) in all competitions and represented his country at under-19 and under-21 levels. His performances attracted the interest of Greek giants Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, the latter club newly relegated from the Super League, bankrupt, and making a fresh start in the third-tier Football League 2. In July 2013, Mantalos agreed to join AEK from the 2014–15 season. The fee was reported as around €500,000. He remained with Xanthi for the 2013–14 season, making 30 Super League appearances as well as playing in the UEFA Europa League.

AEK Athens

By the time Mantalos joined up with AEK, they had been promoted to the second-tier Football League. He made his debut on 12 September in the first round of the Greek Cup, and his first league appearance on 19 October 2014 at home to Apollon Smyrnis: with his team losing 1–0, Mantalos took the free kick from which Alexandre D'Acol equalised and then converted a penalty to complete a 2–1 win. He went on to score 11 goals and provide 15 assists in 22 games in League and Cup combined. Mantalos himself missed the last few weeks of the season, having ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament while playing in a cup derby against Olympiacos in March 2015. He said afterwards that it was his first major injury, he was not going to rush his recovery, and that AEK could manage…

As a "second division" player Mantalos' international call in Greece national football team was a big surprise by Claudio Ranieri. On 7 September 2014 Mantalos made his international debut in a match against Romania for the European Qualifiers 2016. Mantalos scored his first international goal on 7 June 2016 in Melbourne Australia, against Australia in an eventual 2–1 win. On 7 October 2016, he scored the second goal sealing a 2–0 home win against Cyprus for UEFA World Cup 2018 preliminary round. He retired from the national team on 23 March 2026.

Club

As of 30 August 2026

International

As of 18 November 2025

As of match played 11 October 2020. Greece score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mantalos goal.

AEK Athens

Super League Greece: 2017–18, 2022–23, 2025–26 Greek Football Cup: 2015–16, 2022–23 Football League Greece: 2014–15 (South Group) Individual

Super League Greece Greek Footballer of the Season: 2016–17 Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2016–17 Super League Greece top assist provider: 2021–22 AEK Athens Player of the Season: 2024–25