Giorgos Giakoumakis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC and the Greece national team.
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Giakoumakis commenced his football career with Atsalenios’ youth team where he played for three seasons before being promoted to the senior side.
A year after joining Atsalenios senior team, he moved to Platanias Football Club where he stayed till 2017. He then had a spell with AEK Athens (2017–2020), VVV-Venlo (2020–2021), Celtic (2021–2023), and Atlanta United (2023).
Internationally, Giakoumakis represented Greece’s national team at under-21 before being called up to the senior national team in 2020.
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What happened to Giakoumakis?
Atlanta United striker Giakoumakis injured his hamstring at the start of July during a 2-0 win over Philadelphia, and the MLS All-Star faced a fitness test in order to be available for the subsequent games.
On July 15, 2023, Giakoumakis returned to the bench for the game against Orlando City SC after missing a pair of matches with a hamstring injury. He was not rushed into big minutes to give him enough time to heal fully.
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