Dimitrios Keramitsis (; born 1 July 2004) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoà  Szczecin.
Having started to play football in Thessaloniki, where he was born, Dimitrios Keramitsis then played for the likes of PAOK and Aris Thessaloniki, before joining the Empoli academy in Italy in the summer of 2020.
Instrumental in his team under-19 top Italian division title, he attracted the attention of several Serie A clubs, eventually joining AS Roma one year after his arrival in Italy. There he soon became a key member of Alberto De Rossi's Primavera squad.
Brought to the first team squad by José Mourinho, he made his professional debut for Roma on 16 January 2022, replacing Maitland-Niles in the last moments of a 1âÂÂ0 home Serie A win against Cagliari. By doing so, he became the first player born in 2004 to play for the club, and the third-youngest foreigner, behind his compatriot Lampros Choutos.
During the 2022âÂÂ23 season, he was part of Roma's under-19 squad that won the Coppa Italia Primavera, having scored the winning goal in the final against Fiorentina.
On 6 September 2024, Keramitsis signed a three-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa club Pogoà  Szczecin. He made his debut for Pogoà Â's reserve team on 15 September 2024, in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Unia SwarzÃÂdz. On 20 October, he made his Ekstraklasa debut in a 1âÂÂ0 away loss over Raków CzÃÂstochowa. In the 65th minute of that match, he was given a straight red card for fouling Adriano Amorim. One month later, on 24 November 2024, Keramitsis was shown a second yellow card during a 0âÂÂ0 draw played against Elana Toruà  in Pogoà Â's reserve team.
In July 2023, Keramitsis was included in the Greek under-19 squad that took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
A right-footed centre-back who also makes good use of his left footâÂÂallowing him to build the game from the backâÂÂhe is described as a physical player, good at marking his opponent and with a fine sense of timing, able to play both in a 3 or 4-men defense.
In his early career, his origins and his debut at Roma soon earned him comparisons with the international defender Kostas Manolas.
His paternal hails is from Lepti Evros.
Empoli U19
Roma U19