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Greek footballer (born 2004)

Maria Gkouni
Personal information
Full name Maria Gkouni-Papaioannou
Date of birth (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Leros, Greece
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team PAOK
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2014 Olympiacos Lerou
2015–2017 Ethnikos Neas Makris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 AOV
2020–2022 Olympiada Imittou
2022– PAOK 49 (4)
International career
2021–2023 Greece U19 11 (3)
2024– Greece 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Maria Gkouni-Papaioannou (Greek: Μαρία Γκούνη-Παπαϊωάννου; born 26 September 2004) is a Greek footballer who plays as a defender for PAOK in the Greek A Division and for the Greek national team.

Club career

At the age of 8, she started playing football in a boys' academy in Leros. In 2014, her family moved to Beijing for a year. After her return to Greece, she joined the Ethnikos academy in Nea Makri, which she left at the age of 12 in search of a women's team. In 2017, she joined Greek B Division club AO Vrilission. She helped them reach the final of the 2019 Greek Women's U17 Cup.

On 31 August 2020, Gkouni joined A Division club Olympiada Imittou. They finished 4th in their group in the 2020/21 season and 5th in 2021/22.

On 1 July 2022, she joined Greek champions PAOK.She made her UWCL debut on August 18 against Swansea City. She immediately broke into the starting XI with 20 league appearances in her first season as her club won the league. In the 2022 PSAT Sports Awards, she represented her team as they were given an honorary award for their many titles. In the 2023/24 season, she made 30 total appearances and scored 3 goals as PAOK won the double. She was even included in the best XI of the season at the PSAPP Awards in 2024, in the position of the centre-back, while she was additionally nominated in the category of the women's young player of the season.

International career

She made her Under-19 National Team debut on 20 October 2021, scoring twice in a comprehensive 7–0 win over Kazakhstan in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

She was called up to the Women's National Team for the first time ahead of the friendly matches against Romania and Turkey in February 2024, making her debut on the 22nd of the month against the former.

Honours

Club

AOV
  • Greek U17 Cup; runner-up: 2019
PAOK

Individual

References

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  2. "M. PAPAIOANNOU". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Μαρία Γκούνη: «Ας ρίξουμε τα στερεότυπα - Πιο πολλά κορίτσια στα γήπεδα, όχι μόνο ως θεατές»". top-sport.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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  5. "Η ΜΑΡΙΑ ΓΚΟΥΝΗ, ΝΕΟ ΑΙΜΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔΑ !!!". facebook.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. "Στον ΠΑΟΚ Morris η ταλαντούχα Μαρία Γκούνη!". acpaok.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. "PAOK 2:0 Swansea City". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  8. "Σήκωσαν το 18ο στην Τούμπα οι «Ισόβιες Πρωταθλήτριες»!". acpaok.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  9. "Η συγκίνηση ξεπέρασε τη λάμψη στην 69η «Γιορτή των Κορυφαίων» του ΠΣΑΤ". psat.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  10. "ΠΑΟΚ MORRIS ΑΗΤΤΗΤΟΣ ΝΤΑΜΠΛΟΥΧΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 2024!". acpaok.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  11. "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Οι βραβεύσεις των κορυφαίων από τον ΠΣΑΠΠ".
  12. "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Μια κατηγορία μόνο...ΠΑΟΚ!".

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