Georgios Masouras


Georgios Masouras is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej on loan from Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.

Club career

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.

Olympiacos

Masouras joined Olympiacos on 3 January 2019. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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. On 8 November 2020, he scored after an assist from Kostas Fortounis sealing a 2–0 away win against OFI. 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. 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 in a derby against Panathinaikos. The previous record was from Rafik Djebbour, on 9 December 2012. It was his best season, so far in his career.
On 30 September 2021, in a UEFA Europa League group stage, Giorgos Masouras made the difference by scoring twice, 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, as well as Player of the week. 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. On 2 March 2022, he scored a brace in three minutes in a 5–1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis

Loan to VfL Bochum

On 31 January 2025, Masouras joined VfL Bochum in Germany on loan. 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.

Loan to Al-Khaleej

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

International career

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.
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.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2019Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece1–01–1UEFA [Euro 2020 qualifying Group J|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification]
26 June 2021La Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga, Spain1–02–1Friendly
314 November 2021Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece1–01–12022 [FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]
427 September 2022Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece2–13–12022–23 [UEFA Nations League C]
524 March 2023Estadio Algarve Stadium, Faro Portugal1–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
616 June 2023Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece2–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
710 September 2023Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece3–05–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
810 September 2023Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece5–05–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
913 October 2023Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland2–02–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
107 June 2024Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany1–02–1Friendly

Honours

Olympiacos
Individual