Name: Andreas Samaris

• Full name: Andreas Samaris
• Date of birth: December 13, 1989
• Place of birth: Piraeus, Greece
• Nationality: Greek
• Position: Central midfielder / Defensive midfielder
• Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Club career (highlights):

• Early career: Began at Keratsini (youth) and played for Ethnikos Piraeus early in his senior career.
• Panionios: Progressed to Panionios (Super League Greece), where he established himself in top-flight Greek football.
• Benfica: Transferred to SL Benfica (Portugal) in 2014, where he featured in domestic league and cup competitions and in European matches.
• Loan moves and later clubs: Spent time on loan at Olympiacos (Greece) and later moved to clubs including Reading FC (England) and others in subsequent seasons.

International career (Greece):

• Made his senior debut for the Greece national team in 2013.
• Accumulated multiple caps for Greece, participating in UEFA Euro 2016 where Greece reached the Round of 16.
• Role: Typically deployed as a central or defensive midfielder, contributing defensively and in transitional play.

Playing style and attributes:

• Known for his physical presence, aerial ability, and positional awareness in midfield.
• Can break up opposition play, distribute the ball from deeper areas, and offer occasional goals from set pieces or late runs into the box.

Notable honours:

• With Benfica: Won domestic titles and cup competitions during his time at the club (including Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga successes in the mid-2010s).

Information is current up to mid-2024; specific appearance and goal totals, and most recent club status, may have changed since then.