Kostas Mitroglou
Mitroglou playing for Greece in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Konstantinos Mitroglou | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kavala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Benfica | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Neukirchen | |||
| TuS Preussen Vluyn | |||
| 2001–2005 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 2005–2006 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 23 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | Olympiacos | 92 | (41) |
| 2011 | → Panionios (loan) | 11 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | → Atromitos (loan) | 34 | (17) |
| 2014–2016 | Fulham | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 24 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | → Benfica (loan) | 32 | (20) |
| 2016– | Benfica | 28 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Greece U19 | 14 | (12) |
| 2007–2010 | Greece U21 | 16 | (5) |
| 2009– | Greece | 53 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 25 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Mitroglou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μήτρογλου; born 12 March 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club Benfica and the Greece national team. He is nicknamed "Mitrogoal" and "Pistolero" by fans due to his goalscoring abilities.
Raised in Germany, Mitroglou started his career at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he established himself as an excellent prospect. He was signed by Olympiacos in the summer of 2007, and had two loan spells at Panionios and Atromitos before establishing himself in the team. He transferred to Premier League club Fulham in 2013 for a club record £12 million, and they were relegated in his only season, in which he was troubled by injury. He then returned to Olympiacos on loan and then to Benfica, before joining the latter on a permanent basis in 2016.
A full international since 2009, Mitroglou has earned over 50 caps for the Greek national team. He was selected in their squads for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Mitroglou was born on 12 March 1988, in 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 Maura Poulia. At the age of eleven, he scored 24 goals in 16 matches. He joined MSV Duisburg in 2001, after four seasons with the club, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mitroglou was a dominant player in the Under 19 Fußball-Bundesliga. He scored 14 goals in 10 matches and he made a record scoring 5 goals in a single match at an away win 3–5 against MSV Duisburg.
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