Nikolaos Karelis
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikolaos Karelis | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Heraklion, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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K.R.C Genk | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ergotelis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Ergotelis | 30 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Amkar Perm | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Panathinaikos | 84 | (29) |
| 2016– | Genk | 36 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Greece U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Greece U19 | 19 | (3) |
| 2010–2014 | Greece U21 | 18 | (9) |
| 2014– | Greece | 17 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2016 |
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Nikolaos Karelis (Greek: Νικόλαος Καρέλης; born 24 February 1992 in Heraklion) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Genk. Karelis is a left-footed forward.
Born in Arkalochori, Heraklion, Karelis began playing football at the age of 6, when his father, who was also a footballer, signed him up at the infrastructure segments of Ergotelis. Karelis would already start training with the men's team at the age of 14, and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 15. He made his debut on 20 April 2008, during the last fixture (30th) of the 2007–2008 Greek Super League, entering as a second-half substitute (78 minute) in Ergotelis' 2–0 victory over Skoda Xanthi, thus becoming the youngest player to have ever been fielded for Ergotelis in a Superleague match.
Karelis soon drew the attention of Premier League club Arsenal, and was invited to London to take part in a 10-Day trial. He joined Arsenal’s under 16s and traveled with them to Italy to take part in the Atalanta U-16 Cup Tournament. Karelis scored 2 goals for the Gunners and left overall very good impressions after helping Arsenal win the cup, beating Juventus in the final on penalties. Karelis was determined to show his quality to the Gunners, but as he had already signed a new contract with Ergotelis, a possible transfer move to the Premier League side was postponed, and eventually never completed.
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