# AEK Athens F.C. Academy

AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934, while AEK Athens Football Club have managed them since 1979.

## History

AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934.
Famous players have been produced by AEK youth development system over the years.
Some of the most notable include: Tryfon Tzanetis (1933–1950), Kleanthis Maropoulos (1934–1952), Andreas Stamatiadis (1950–1969), Stelios Skevofilakas (1960–1973), Spyros Pomonis (1961–1973), Giorgos Karafeskos (1963–1974), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1974), Spyros Ikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1986), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionysis Chiotis (1995–1998, 2000–2007), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (2005–2008), Savvas Gentsoglou (2006–2012), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (2007–2010), Kostas Manolas (2009–2012), Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–2020) and Konstantinos Galanopoulos (2015–2025).

## AEK Athens U19 squad

AEK Athens U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League U19 championship. They play their home games at the OPAP Sports Centre in Spata.
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    As of 31 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GRE | Marios Balamotis |
| — | GK | GRE | Giannis Marinis |
| — | GK | GRE | Panormitis Kaliaros |
| — | GK | GRE | Giannis Papanikolopoulos |
| — | GK | GRE | Dimitrios Fontalis |
| — | DF | GRE | Konstantinos Antonopoulos |
| — | DF | GRE | Christos Giannoulis |
| — | DF | GRE | Georgios Ninos |
| — | DF | GRE | Aristotelis Tzidras |
| — | DF | GRE | Petros Svigos |
| — | DF | GRE | Fotis Chachoulis |
| — | DF | GRE | Christos Kosidis |
| — | MF | GRE | Nikolaos Georgatos |
| — | MF | GRE | Dimitrios Valkanis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GRE | Dimitrios Georgopoulos |
| — | MF | GRE | Nikolaos Dimitriadis |
| — | MF | GRE | Loukas Maroutsis |
| — | MF | GRE | Andreas Chatzinikolaou |
| — | MF | GRE | Alexandros Krushelnytsky |
| — | MF | ALB | Leonardo Muça |
| — | FW | GRE | Aristidis Andrikopoulos |
| — | FW | GRE | Antonis Georgeas |
| — | FW | GRE | Giannis Vasilas |
| — | FW | GRE | Georgios Papanikolopoulos |
| — | FW | GRE | Panagiotis Kontakis |
| — | FW | GRE | Vasilios Sarantitis |
| — | FW | GRE | Anastasios Kontorouchas |
| — | FW | ARG | Bautista Álvarez |
* AEK Athens U19 Staff
** Head coach: Sofyane Cherfa
** Physical trainer: Angelos Konstantopoulos
** Goalkeeping coach: Athanasios Paraschoudis

## AEK Athens U17 squad

    As of 31 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GRE | Theofanis Papavasiliou |
| — | GK | GRE | Dimitrios Anargyrou |
| — | GK | GRE | Georgios Manousakis |
| — | DF | GRE | Dimitrios Athanasiou |
| — | DF | GRE | Theodoros Bousios |
| — | DF | GRE | Sotiris Markopoulos |
| — | DF | GRE | Petros Kolokotronis |
| — | DF | GRE | Konstantinos Tsirdimos |
| — | DF | ALB | Ardit Kadiu |
| — | DF | GRE | Stavros Psyropoulos |
| — | DF | GRE | Georgios Kolyfetis |
| — | MF | GRE | Giannis Sarris |
| — | MF | AUS | Ianni Valkanis |
| — | MF | GRE | Alexandros Elezi |
| — | MF | GRE | Christoforos Kolimatsis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GRE | Nikolaos Avrasoglou |
| — | MF | GRE | Iason Psychogios |
| — | MF | FIN | Noah Levis |
| — | MF | GRE | Dionysis Panagiotopoulos |
| — | MF | GRE | Alexandros Dani |
| — | MF | GRE | Pantelis Papazisis |
| — | MF | GRE | Dionysis Sehu |
| — | MF | GRE | Georgios Chatziroditis |
| — | FW | GRE | Akylas Zoulias |
| — | FW | GRE | Dimitrios Klapsas |
| — | FW | GRE | Dimitrios Andriotis |
| — | FW | GRE | Christos Paleologou |
| — | FW | GRE | Grigoris Raptis |
| — | FW | GRE | Giannis Daskalopoulos |
* AEK Athens U17 Staff
** Head coach: Aristotelis Schizas
** Physical trainer: Georgios Papaleontiou
** Goalkeeping coach: Stelios Skyriotis

## Notable players

* Players of the academy of AEK in 1934
* Dionysis Chiotis
* Sokratis Papastathopoulos
* Victor Klonaridis
Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include:
* Dionysis Chiotis
* Taxiarchis Fountas
* Konstantinos Galanopoulos
* Lysandros Georgamlis
* Savvas Gentsoglou
* Victor Klonaridis
* Pantelis Konstantinidis
* Kostas Manolas
* Stelios Manolas
* Kleanthis Maropoulos
* Sokratis Papastathopoulos
* Michalis Pavlis
* Andreas Stamatiadis
* Stelios Skevofilakas
* Panagiotis Tachtsidis
* Tryfon Tzanetis
* Vangelis Vlachos

## Personnel
### Academies staff

| Position | Staff |
| Management | AEK Athens Football Club |
| General Director | Ilias Kyriakidis |
| Administrative Director | Nikos Georgeas |
| Chief Goalkeeping coach | Spyros Christopoulos |
| Chief Scout | Dimitris Roussos |
| U19 Head coach | Sofyane Cherfa |
| U18 Head coach | Theodoros Pallis |
| U17 Head coach | Aristotelis Schizas |
| U16 Head coach | Apostolos Tzavellas |
| U15 Head coach | Stelios Moudanaris |
| U14 Head coach | Panagiotis Pavlidis |
| U13 Head coach | Nikos Tzotzios |
| U12 Head coach | Vasilios Papadimitriou |
| U10 Head coach | Konstantinos Ladias |
| Performance analyst | Kyriakos Konstantinidis |
| Fitness coaches | Angelos Konstantopoulos Georgios Papaleontiou Iason Psaras Angelos Tsenoglou |
| Goalkeeping coaches | Athanasios Paraschoudis Stelios Skyriotis Georgios Kioupis |
| Scouts | Christos Kostis Christos Vasilopoulos Vangelis Gavrilis |
| Doctors | Georgios Dimitriou Andreas Anamorlidis |
| Physiotherapists | Lefteris Tamvakis Nikos Kalampokas Dionysis Engarchos |
| Ergophysiologist | Panagiotis Milionis |
| Secretary | Vasia Papalopoulou |
| Press Office | Giannis Bilios |
| Caregivers | Konstantinos Kazianis Konstantinos Makridakis |
| House keepers | Vaios Toursoun Eleni Toursoun |
| Travel guide | Georgios Tsoukas |
Source: AEK Athens F.C.