Christos Mouzakitis


Christos Mouzakitis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.

Early life

Mouzakitis was born in 2006 in Greece. He joined the youth academy of Greek side Olympiacos at seven-eight years old.

Club career

Mouzakitis started his career with Greek side Olympiacos B. On 12 April 2023, he debuted for the club during a 3–0 win over Episkopi.
Mouzakitis is the big winner in the international vote of the Italian newspaper Tuttosport for the European Golden Boy Web 2025. The Golden Boy is an award established by Tuttosport that is given by sports journalists to a young male footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year. All nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in a European nation's top tier. Apart from the main award, an additional one, "Golden Boy Web", is decided by online users.

International career

Mouzakitis made his debut for Greece national team on 17 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Finland at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. He substituted Dimitrios Kourbelis in added time, as Greece won 2–0. He is currently one of the youngest ever to debut for the National Team.

Honours

Olympiacos Youth
Olympiacos

Individual

Style of play

Mouzakitis mainly operates as a midfielder. He started playing football as a goalkeeper.

Personal life

Mouzakitis is a native of Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece. He has regarded Croatia international Luka Modric as his football idol, even adopting his characteristics in games.