Greece international defender Konstantinos Mavropanos signed for West Ham United in August 2023.
The centre-back, known to his family, friends and teammates as 'Dinos', arrived at London Stadium from German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Capped regularly by his country since debuting in 2021, Athens-born Mavropanos is a dominant presence at 6’4, a defender who plays on the front foot and is not afraid of stepping out of the back line and scoring spectacular goals!
Career
Started all six UEFA Nations League B Group 2 ties against England, Republic of Ireland and Finland, helping Greece win five of their six matches, including a 2-1 win at Wembley on 10 October 2024...Made his 50th appearance for West Ham United in a 5-0 home Premier League defeat by Liverpool on 29 December 2024.
Scored his first two goals for Greece in a 5-0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Gibraltar in Athens on 10 September 2023...Made his West Ham United debut when he started the 3-1 UEFA Europa League Group A win over FK TSC of Serbia at London Stadium on 21 September 2023...Started the EFL Cup third-round win at Lincoln City on 27 September 2023, fourth-round victory over Arsenal at London Stadium on 1 November 2023 and quarter-final defeat at Liverpool on 20 December 2020...Made his Premier League debut for the Hammers as a late substitute in the 2-0 win over Sheffield United on 30 September 2023...Started all six UEFA Europa League Group A ties, including wins home and away to SC Freiburg and FK TSC and at home to Olympiacos...Scored his first goal for the Club in a 2-0 Premier League win at former employers Arsenal on 28 December 2023...Started both FA Cup third-round ties against Bristol City in January 2024...Started Greece's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-off semi-final win over Kazakhstan and final defeat in Georgia in March 2024...Started both legs of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 win over SC Freiburg and 2-0 quarter-final first-leg defeat at Bayer Leverkusen in spring 2024...Totaled 33 appearances and one goal in all competitions.
Born in Athens in December 1997...Started his career with local club Apollon Smyrnis as a ten-year-old before signing his first professional contract with PAS Giannina in the northern city of Ioannina in 2016...Debuted for PAS in a Greek Cup win over Agrotikos at 18 years and eleven months and totaled 20 appearances for PAS, including 16 in the Super League, while still a teenager...Joined Arsenal in January 2018...Made his first appearance for the Gunners in a Premier League fixture against Manchester United in April 2018...Played eight times for Arsenal across 18 months before being loaned to German side 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2020...Signed a new Arsenal contract and be loaned to Bundesliga club Stuttgart for each of the next two seasons, 2020/21 and 2021/22...Netted five goals in 55 appearances for Stuttgart, then made the transfer permanent in May 2022 and added another 34 games and three goals in 2022/23...Capped at U21 level by Greece before making his senior debut in a friendly win over Honduras in March 2021.
