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Maria Gkouni-Papaioannou (Greek: Μαρία Γκούνη-Παπαϊωάννου; born 26 September 2004) is a Greek footballer who plays as a defender for PAOK in the Greek A Division and for the Greek national team.
Club career
At the age of 8, she started playing football in a boys' academy in Leros. In 2014, her family moved to Beijing for a year. After her return to Greece, she joined the Ethnikos academy in Nea Makri, which she left at the age of 12 in search of a women's team. In 2017, she joined Greek B Division club AO Vrilission. She helped them reach the final of the 2019 Greek Women's U17 Cup.
On 31 August 2020, Gkouni joined A Division club Olympiada Imittou. They finished 4th in their group in the 2020/21 season and 5th in 2021/22.
On 1 July 2022, she joined Greek champions PAOK.She made her UWCL debut on August 18 against Swansea City. She immediately broke into the starting XI with 20 league appearances in her first season as her club won the league. In the 2022 PSAT Sports Awards, she represented her team as they were given an honorary award for their many titles. In the 2023/24 season, she made 30 total appearances and scored 3 goals as PAOK won the double.
Honours
AOV
Greek U17 Cup; runner-up: 2019
PAOK
Greek A Division (2): 2022/23, 2023/24
Greek Cup (1): 2024
References
External links
Maria Gkouni – UEFA competition record (archive)
Maria Gkouni at Soccerway
Maria Gkouni at Flashscore.com
Maria Gouni at Soccerdonna.de
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Maria Gkouni
- Greece women's national football team
- PAOK FC (women)
- 2024 Greek Women's Cup
- 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
