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Georgios Masouras
BERJAYA
Masouras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Georgios Masouras
Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Kechrinia, Amfilochia, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 19
Youth career
Omonoia Kechrinias
Apollon Smyrnis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Ilisiakos 56 (10)
2014–2019 Panionios 123 (17)
2019– Olympiacos 179 (45)
2025 → VfL Bochum (loan) 14 (2)
2025–2026 → Al-Khaleej (loan) 32 (13)
International career‡
2015–2017 Greece U21 8 (0)
2018– Greece 60 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026

Georgios Masouras (Greek: Γεώργιος Μασούρας, born 1 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career

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Masouras started his professional career in Ilisiakos and after he moved to Athenian club Panionios. On 27 April 2016, at the end of the 2015–16 season, he agreed a contract extension for two years with Panionios, until the summer of 2019.[2]

Olympiacos

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Masouras joined Olympiacos on 3 January 2019.[3] He scored his first goal in a 4–0 win at home to AEL on 30 January, and scored three more goals in the 2018–19 Super League season.

On 6 October 2019, he scored his first goal of the 2019–20 Super League season, in a 2–1 away win against Aris.[4] On 15 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace, converting two right-wing crosses from Hillal Soudani in a 5–0 win against Asteras Tripolis at the Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium.[5] On 18 December 2019, Masouras scored a brace by opening the scoring in the ninth minute as he cleverly turned Konstantinos Kostas Tsimikas’ cross into the net. The 25-year-old then registered his second goal just two minutes later, successfully connecting with Hillal Soudani’s pass to beat the goalkeeper with ease in a 4–1 home win game against AEL.[6] On 1 March 2020, Masouras headed home from a precise Mathieu Valbuena’s cross on the hour mark, in a 2–0 home win game against Panetolikos.[7] On 24 June 2020, Masouras headed the ball beyond Alexandros Paschalakis, with the PAOK goalkeeper just unable to get a hand on it, opening the score in a 2–0 home win Greek Cup game helping his club to reach the 2019–20 Greek Cup final.[8]

On 18 September 2020, in the 2020–21 Super League Greece opener game, the entry of Masouras in the beginning of the second half, scorer of two goals, changed the image of the match and Olympiacos started the championship with a 3–0 home win against Asteras Tripolis.[9] On 8 November 2020, he scored after an assist from Kostas Fortounis sealing a 2–0 away win against OFI.[10] On 12 May 2021, Masouras scored in the first half sealing a 1–0 home win game against rivals PAOK. The game was especially important for Pedro Martins' team, as with this game, Olympiacos win its 46th championship.[11] On 16 May 2021, Masouras scored a brace in a 4–1 away win in the derby against Panathinaikos. It was the biggest away victory of Olympiacos against Panathinaikos in the Super League Greece since 1959-60 season. Masouras became the first player to score two goals so quickly (7', 12 ') in a derby against Panathinaikos. The previous record was from Rafik Djebbour (22', 34'), on 9 December 2012. It was his best season, so far in his career (15 goals, 6 assists).[12][13]

On 30 September 2021, in a UEFA Europa League group stage, Giorgos Masouras made the difference by scoring twice (63 ′, 68 ′), while he also gave an assist to Tiquinho's goal, to help his team seal an emphatic 3–0 away win against Fenerbahçe. He was voted man of the match for his performance,[14] as well as Player of the week.[15] On 9 February 2022, Masouras with a goal at the last minute of the game and with another in extra time sealed the qualification in the semifinals of the 2021–22 Greek Football Cup against Panetolikos He was voted man of the match for his performance.[16] On 2 March 2022, he scored a brace in three minutes (54', 57') in a 5–1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis[17]

Loan to VfL Bochum

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On 31 January 2025, Masouras joined VfL Bochum in Germany on loan.[18] In his second appearance with Bochum, the Greek midfielder scored his first two goals in Germany within an explosive two minutes and single-handedly led his team to a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund.[19]

Loan to Al-Khaleej

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On 13 August 2025, Masouras joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej on a one-year loan.[20]

International career

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On 9 November 2018, new Greece coach Angelos Anastasiadis called up Masouras for the matches against Finland and Estonia for UEFA Nations League. "All players dream of someday representing their country and I am happy for this opportunity. It is a child's dream for me", Masouras said.[21]

On 18 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss game against Estonia. On 7 June 2024 he scored in a friendly against Germany to take the lead though Greece lost the game 2-1.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 April 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panionios 2014–15 Super League Greece 14061—201
2015–16 32151—372
2016–17 34630—376
2017–18 294934[b]1428
2018–19 14621—167
Total 123172564115224
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 104402[b]0164
2019–20 3295116[c]15311
2020–21 31136112[d]14915
2021–22 3173212[e]34612
2022–23 3344091465
2023–24 3272018[b]2529
2024–25 101304[f]0171
Total 1794527473827957
VfL Bochum 2024–25 Bundesliga 14200—142
Al-Khaleej FC 2025–26 Saudi Pro League 271221—2913
Career total 34377541177947496
  1. ↑ Includes Greek Football Cup, King's Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Masouras goal.
List of international goals scored by Georgios Masouras[24]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
18 September 2019Olympic Stadium, Athens, GreeceBERJAYA Liechtenstein1–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
26 June 2021La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, SpainBERJAYA Norway1–02–1Friendly
314 November 2021Olympic Stadium, Athens, GreeceBERJAYA Kosovo1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
427 September 2022Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, GreeceBERJAYA Northern Ireland2–13–12022–23 UEFA Nations League C
524 March 2023Estadio Algarve Stadium, Faro PortugalBERJAYA Gibraltar1–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
616 June 2023Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, GreeceBERJAYA Republic of Ireland2–12–1
710 September 2023Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, GreeceBERJAYA Gibraltar3–05–0
85–0
913 October 2023Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of IrelandBERJAYA Republic of Ireland2–02–0
107 June 2024Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, GermanyBERJAYA Germany1–01–2Friendly
114 June 2026Strawberry Arena, Solna, SwedenBERJAYA Sweden2–22–2

Honours

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Olympiacos

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Giorgos Masouras". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Πανιώνιος: Νέο συμβόλαιο σε Μασούρα
  3. ↑ Nicolaides, Shaun (3 January 2019). "Official: Olympiacos confirm arrival of Masouras". Agonasport. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ολυμπιακός 0-5". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 2-0". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Πρόκριση με το μυαλό του και το σπαθί του". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - Αστέρας 3-0: Καθάρισαν Φορτούνης και Μασούρας". www.sport24.gr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-2: Πρώτη εκτός έδρας νίκη με Χασάν - Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-0: Γιορτή με Μασούρα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 12 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Tomaras, Dimitris (16 May 2021). "Παναθηναϊκός- Ολυμπιακός 1-4 (vids)". Gazzetta.gr (in Greek).
  13. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός: Η κορυφαία σεζόν του Γιώργου Μασούρα και το ιστορικό του ρεκόρ στη Λεωφόρο". www.newsbeast.gr (in Greek). 17 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Φενερμπαχτσέ – Ολυμπιακός 0-3: Με "πορθητή" Μασούρα στους 16!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 30 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός: Πολυτιμότερος παίκτης της 2ης αγωνιστικής ο Μασούρας!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). 2 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - Παναιτωλικός 3-1 παρ. (2-1 κ.α): Σωτήρας Μασούρας!". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 9 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός… πέντε αστέρων!". www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 2 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "VfL leiht Georgios Masouras von Olympiakos Piräus aus" [VfL loans Georgios Masouras from Olympiakos Piraeus] (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Bundesliga: Ο Μασούρας συστήθηκε με ντοπιέτα και σόκαρε τη Ντόρτμουντ!" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "ماسوراس ثالث يوناني في الخليج".
  21. ↑ "Μασούρας: "Παιδικό όνειρο η κλήση στην Εθνική"" (in Greek). 9 November 2018.
  22. ↑ Flashscore: Masouras nets opener for Greece in 2–1 loss to England
  23. ↑ Georgios Masouras at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  24. ↑ "Georgios Masouras". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  26. ↑ "NIVEA MEN Player of the Month του Σεπτεμβρίου ο Μασούρας". Super League (in Greek). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Month Αυγούστου ο Γιώργος Μασούρας". Super League (in Greek). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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