Giannis Papanikolaou
RizesporHeight
6
Shirt
26 years
Nov 18, 1998
Right
Preferred foot
GreeceCountry
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches35%Shot attempts54%Goals78%
Chances created4%Aerial duels won72%Defensive contributions81%
Super Lig 2025/2026
1
Goals0
Assists7
Started7
Matches586
Minutes played6.96
Rating2
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
Alanyaspor
Göztepe
SamsunsporRizesporOct 3
Super Lig
Antalyaspor
2-5
77’
6.6
Sep 28
Super Lig
Kasımpaşa
1-2
90’
7.9
Sep 21
Super Lig
Kocaelispor
1-1
90’
6.8
Sep 15
Super Lig
Gençlerbirliği
1-0
90’
7.1
Aug 30
Super Lig
Galatasaray
3-1
90’
5.8
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 11%- 9Shots
- 1Goals
- 1.27xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.61xG0.84xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 586
Shooting
Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.31
xG on target (xGOT)
0.84
Non-penalty xG
1.31
Shots
9
Shots on target
1
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.07
Successful passes
199
Pass accuracy
81.9%
Accurate long balls
10
Long ball accuracy
38.5%
Chances created
3
Possession
Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
60.0%
Touches
349
Touches in opposition box
13
Dispossessed
1
Fouls won
9
Defending
Penalties conceded
1
Tackles
15
Duels won
41
Duels won %
61.2%
Aerial duels won
14
Aerial duels won %
73.7%
Interceptions
7
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
11
Recoveries
21
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
8
Discipline
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches35%Shot attempts54%Goals78%
Chances created4%Aerial duels won72%Defensive contributions81%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
32 3 | ||
118 8 | ||
32 1 | ||
47 4 | ||
National team | ||
4 0 | ||
5 0 |
- Matches
- Goals