# Dimitrios Goutas

Dimitrios Goutas (Greek: Δημήτριος Γούτας; born 4 April 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City and the Greece national team.

## Club career
### Xanthi

After moving up through the academy system at Skoda Xanthi, Goutas made his first team debut on 28 October 2012, in a 0–0 away draw against Veria. On 9 December 2012, he scored his first professional goal, in a 4–0 home win Panionios. On 13 March 2013, Goutas scored his second goal, in a 2–0 away win against Panthrakikos.

### Olympiacos

On 17 July 2015, Goutas signed for Olympiacos, for a fee of €800,000 and a 30% of his next transfer's value.

#### Loan moves

On 23 December 2015, Goutas returned to his former club Xanthi on loan until the end of season.
On 22 August 2016, Goutas signed for Belgian club Kortrijk on a 12-month loan deal. On 17 September 2016, he made his debut at the club as a starter in a 2–1 away loss against Zulte Waregem.
On 8 August 2017, Goutas joined Sint-Truiden on a 12-month loan transfer, playing for second consecutive year in Belgian First Division A. On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal with the club, sealing a victory against Royal Excel Mouscron.
On 28 August 2018, Goutas signed for Polish club Lech Poznań, on a season-long loan.

### Atromitos

On 24 June 2019, Goutas ended his contract with Olympiacos. Two days later he signed with Peristeri club Atromitos on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. His first goal came in a 2–2 away draw against Lamia on 1 September 2019. On 27 September 2020, he scored with a header in stoppage time, to give his team an important 2–2 away draw against OFI.
On 8 June 2021, Atromitos announced his departure from the club.

### Sivasspor

On 16 July 2021, Goutas signed for Turkish club Sivasspor, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. It was reported that he was previously close to signing with another Turkish club, Göztepe. On 29 August 2021, Goutas made his Süper Lig debut, scoring a brace to help his team seal a 2–2 home draw with Göztepe. He was voted man of the match for his performance. On 5 February 2022, he scored the only goal in a devastating 5–1 away loss again Gaziantep

### Cardiff City

On 5 July 2023, after Goutas' contract with Sivasspor expired, he signed a two-year deal with Cardiff City.

## International career

Goutas made his debut with Greece national football team in a World Cup qualification home match against Spain on 11 November 2021, in which Greece lost 1–0.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 14 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Xanthi | 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Xanthi | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 |
| Xanthi | 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Xanthi | Total | Total | 77 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 95 | 8 |
| Xanthi (loan) | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2018–19 | III liga | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Atromitos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 |
| Atromitos | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| Atromitos | Total | Total | 62 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 6 |
| Sivasspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Sivasspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sivasspor | Total | Total | 63 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 5 |
| Cardiff City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| Cardiff City | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 318 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 375 | 27 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
* ↑ Appearance in EFL Cup

## Honours

Lech Poznań II
* III liga, gr. II: 2018–19
Sivasspor
* Turkish Cup: 2021–22