Panathinaikos announced Limnios!

Dimitris Limnios is officially at Panathinaikos!

A few hours after the report he wanted by dikisports.com and the confirmation of Nikos Athanasiou on the “air” of News Bulletin 247, the “greens” announced the acquisition of the 25-year-old Greek winger, who will wear the shirt with the shamrock for next ones 3.5 years.

This is the first addition to the Panathinaikos roster in the January ‘bazaar’, with the ‘greens’ boosting the Greek element in the roster with the former Cologne, Twente, Atromitos and PAOK footballer.

It should be noted that Dimitris Limnios will arrive in Greece at the beginning of next week in order to integrate into the team and start training under his instructions Fatih Terim.

The announcement in detail:

PAE Panathinaikos announces that it has reached an agreement with Cologne for the transfer of Dimitris Limniou. The 25-year-old Greek international winger will join our team from January 1, 2024 and his contract will last for 3.5 years. He comes to Panathinaikos to actively strengthen the Greek element of the team but also to strengthen the quality of Triphyllio’s roster.

Dimitris Limnios was born in Volos on May 27, 1998 and began his football career at the academies of Niki Volos. His star didn’t take long to shine and in 2012, at the age of just 14, his impressive performances led him to Atromitos.

He initially joined the academies of the Peristeri team but a year later he became a member of the first team. His debut in the big division came quickly. On October 25, 2014, at the age of 16, he played for the first time in the Super League in a game with Ergotelis. At the beginning of the next season, he made his first European appearance against AIK Stockholm in a match for the Europa League qualifiers.

In the 2016-17 season, he was a key member of Atromitos, making 32 appearances. On April 6, 2017, he scored for the first time in the Super League in a game against AEL. His presence on the pitch throughout the season was impressive attracting the interest of several teams at home and abroad.

Finally, in the summer of 2017, he transferred to PAOK, where he competed successfully for three years. He was an important figure in the North Double in winning the double in 2019 and in the 2018 Cup tallying a total of 112 appearances, 10 goals and 14 assists.

Many clubs from abroad were interested in signing him and finally he was acquired by Cologne for 3.3 million euros in the summer of 2020. In his first season in the Bundesliga he made 12 appearances, while in the summer of 2021 he was granted with loan to Dutch side Twente, where he excelled.

With 33 appearances, eight goals and two assists, he was one of the most valuable players of his team, while he was also among the leaders of the Dutch league. However, in one of the best and most productive periods of his career, he was particularly unlucky. On June 9, 2022, in the last minute of the Nations League match between the Greek national team and Cyprus (where he had actually scored), he seriously injured his knee.

He worked hard, made a full recovery and returned to action again in February 2023. He initially got matches with Cologne’s second team, while he played twice until the end of the season and in the Bundesliga with the first team. At the same time, he reappeared in the Greek National Team as he wore the national emblem in March 2023 in a friendly match against Lithuania.

Limnios, being one of the greatest talents that Greek football has produced in the last decade, successfully passed through all levels of the national teams, even reaching the men’s national team, with which he has recorded 25 appearances and three goals.

We welcome Dimitris to the Panathinaikos family!