Manolis Saliakas Explained

Manolis Saliakas (el|Μανώλης Σάλιακας; born 12 September 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.^[1]

Club career

Saliakas began his football career attending the Ergotelis Youth Academy, the youth system of his local Super League Greece club Ergotelis. Already capped with the Greece U17 national team, he was spotted by Olympiacos' scouts, who arranged his transfer to the Super League champions in the winter of 2013.^[2]

Olympiacos

Saliakas played little for Olympiacos and moved to Limassol-based side Karmiotissa on loan, who had been newly promoted to the Cypriot First Division. Having made 31 appearances, he returned to Greece joining Chania of the Football League Greece on a two-year loan. He scored seven goals in 50 games.

Lamia

On 12 July 2019, facing competition at Olympiacos for his playing position from Omar Elabdellaoui, Bruno Gaspar and Vasilis Torosidis, Saliakas moved to Lamia on a free transfer. He made 29 consecutive appearances in all competitions.

PAS Giannina

On 31 July 2020, he signed a contract with PAS Giannina in Ioannina.^{[3] [4]} He played against Panathinaikos where he got into the semi-final of the Greek Cup in the season 2020–21.^{[5] [6]} With PAS Giannina he achieved 6th place in the 2021–22 Super League Greece.

FC St. Pauli

In June 2022 Saliakas moved to FC St. Pauli.^[7]

International career

Saliakas made his debut for Greece national team on 3 June 2021 in a friendly against Belgium. He substituted Thanasis Androutsos in the 80th minute.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olympiacos	2013-14	Super League Greece	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2014-15	Super League Greece	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2015-16	Super League Greece	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		1	0	5	0	0	0	—		6	0
Karmiotissa (loan)	2016-17	Cypriot First Division	30	0	1	0	—		—		31	0
Chania (loan)	2017-18	Football League	26	4	0	0	—		—		26	4
	2018-19	Football League	19	2	4	0	—		—		23	2
	Total		45	6	4	0	—		—		49	6
Lamia	2019-20	Super League Greece	24	1	5	1	—		—		29	2
PAS Giannina	2020-21	Super League Greece	31	0	5	1	—		—		36	1
	2021-22	Super League Greece	35	1	1	0	—		—		36	1
	Total		66	1	6	1	—		—		72	2
St. Pauli	2022-23	2. Bundesliga	33	4	1	0	—		—		34	4
	2023-24	2. Bundesliga	31	2	4	0	—		—		35	2
	2024-25	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		73	6	6	0	—		—		79	6
Career total			239	14	27	2	0	0	—		266	16

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Greece	2021	2	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	1	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece

2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Greek Cup

2014–15

FC St. Pauli

• 2.Bundesliga : 2023–24

Individual

• Super League Greece Team of the Season

2021–22

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manolis Saliakas . 29 August 2015.
2. Web site: Aπό τον Εργοτέλη στον Ολυμπιακό ο Σάλιακας . Greek . 27 September 2017. 30 January 2013.
3. Web site: 31 July 2020. ΚΑΛΩΣ ΟΡΙΣΕΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΗ ΣΑΛΙΑΚΑ.
4. Web site: 8 December 2021. ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: Ο Μανώλης Σάλιακας τιμάει και το τελευταίο ψίχουλο από το ψωμί που τρώει. www.sport24.gr.
5. Web site: PAS Giannina FC 2 - 1 Panathinaikos FC . www.soccerway.com . 16 March 2021.
6. Web site: Panathinaikos 1 - 2 PAS Giannina FC . www.soccerway.com . 16 March 2021.
7. Web site: Vielen Dank für drei Jahre am Millerntor und alles Gute für die Zukunft, Rico!. www.fcstpauli.com. FC St. Pauli. 3 June 2022. German. 18 May 2022.
8. Web site: ESPN. Belgium v Greece game report. 3 June 2021.