Anastasios Bakasetas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anastasios Bakasetas | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Corinth, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Asteras Tripolis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Asteras Tripolis | 42 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | → Thrasyvoulos (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Aris Thessaloniki (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Panionios | 43 | (12) |
| 2016– | AEK Athens | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Greece U19 | 19 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Greece U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Greece | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:55, 31 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Anastasios Bakasetas (Greek: Τάσος Μπακασέτας; born 28 June 1993) is a Greek footballer, who currently plays for Superleague Greece club AEK Athens.
Club career
Anastasios came through the youth system at Asteras Tripoli, and was promoted to the first team in the 2010-11 Superleague season, for which he was assigned squad number 12. He made five league appearances for the club in this season, four of which were as a substitute, and two in the Greek Cup.[1] His Superleage debut was in a starting position against Xanthi on 28 November 2010, a match Asteras Tripoli lost 2-1 despite taking the lead.[2]
In the Greek Cup, he made his first start in a 1-0 defeat to Olympiakos on 22 December 2010.[3] His final appearance for Asteras Tripoli in the 2010-11 season came as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 league defeat against AEK Athens on 16 January 2011.[4]
At the end of January 2011, he went on loan to Thrasyvoulos Filis in the second tier Greek Football League. He played ten league games for Thrasyvolous, scoring his first senior goal against Ethnikos Asteras in a 2-0 win on 28 February 2011.[5] He returned to Asteras Tripoli at the end of the season in July 2011.
Aris F.C.
At the end of December 2013, he went on loan to Aris to try and help them to avoid relegation. He made his debut to his new team in an away loss from Levadiakos scoring two goals in a 4-3 defeat. He scored another goal before his loan finished. Unfortunately he couldn't help the side avoid relegation.
Panionios
On 28 January 2015, Bakasetas signed a two years' contract with Panionios for an undisclosed fee. He started the 2015-16 season in amazing fashion scoring 2 goals in the opening 3 matchdays including the winner against giants Iraklis F.C. and Panathinaikos.[6] On 17 October 2015, he scored the two goals of his club in a 2-0 home win against Kalloni F.C. [7] On 12 March 2016, he scored a hat-trick in a home win against Skoda Xanthi. On 3 April 2016, he had a free-kick smashing the woodwork and scored a brace in a 3-1 home win against PAOK, helping his club to seal the European qualification for the next season.On May 23rd he was left out of the squad for a match against PAOK,after his denial to join Olympiakos,which is known to buy young players and destroy their careers.
AEK Athens
On 28 June 2016, Bakasetas signed a three-years contract with AEK Athens after an agreement was made with Panionios, the transfer fee is believed to be in the region of €300,000. [8] On 17 September 2016, he netted the first goal with the club in an away 2-0 win against Veria. [9]
International career
Anastasios has represented his country at youth international level. He was selected in the Greece under-19s squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship along with Asteras Tripoli teammate Nikolaos Skondras.[10]
He made his under-19 debut in one of the two opening games of the tournament, as a 55th-minute substitute in a 2-1 defeat against the Republic of Ireland under-19s on 20 July 2011.[11] He made his first start in the second group game, a 1-0 victory against the Romania under-19s on 23 July 2011.[12]
On 19 May 2016, was called up for the friendly matches matches against Australia on 4 and 7 June 2016. [13] On 4 June 2016, he made his international debut as a substitute, in a 1-0 friendy loss against Australia, when Mathew Leckie has scores with the final kick of the game to help the Socceroos beat Greece. [14]
References
- ↑ "2010-11 Greek Cup statistics: Asteras Tripolis". Uefa.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Match report: Asteras Tripolis vs Xanthi 1-2". soccerway.com. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Match report: Asteras Tripolis vs Olympiakos 0-1". soccerway.com. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Match report: Asteras Tripolis vs AEK 0-3". soccerway.com. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Anastasios Bakasetas profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Μπακασέτας διετίας!". www.sdna.gr. 28 January 2015.
- ↑ "Πανιώνιος Ευρώπης, 2-0 την Καλλονή". www.sport24.gr. 17 October 2015.
- ↑ AEK FC signs Bakasetas
- ↑ Βέροια – ΑΕΚ 0-2: Και… λίγα ήταν!
- ↑ "Bakasetas and Skondras in national U19 squad (Greek)". Asteras Tripoli. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Match report: Greece 1-2 Republic of Ireland". Uefa.com. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ "Match report: Romania 0-1 Greece". Uefa.com. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ Εθνική: Μπακασέτας και Μπουκουβάλας στις κλήσεις για Αυστραλία
- ↑ "Mathew Leckie's late winner helps Socceroos beat Greece 1-0". www.abc.net.au. 4 June 2016.