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), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1974), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Spyros Ikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1986), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994 ), Dionisis 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 Kostas Galanopoulos (2015–). AEK Athens U19 squad. AEK Athens U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League 1 U19 championship. They play their home games at the OPAP Sports Center in Spata. AEK Athens U17 squad. Notable players. Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include: