Makis Giannikoglou (, born 25 March 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Kavala.
He started his football in the youth ranks of Xanthi. Professionally he has played for Omonia, Kavala, Fokikos, Iraklis, PAS Giannina, AEK Athens and lithuanian FK Sà «duva. He has been capped for Greece U17.
Giannikoglou was playing for the reserve team of Skoda Xanthi. Later on, in 2011 he signed a contract with the Cypriot team Omonia. In July 2014 he signed for Fokikos. On 30 December 2014 he signed for Iraklis for two and a half years.
On 10 August 2017 he signed for PAS Giannina for a year.
On 26 June 2018, Giannikoglou signed with AEK Athens until the summer of 2021. The 25-year old goalkeeper Giannikoglou, who only made four Super League appearances with PAS Giannina in the 2017âÂÂ18 campaign, has signed a three-year deal with AEK after his PAS Giannina's contract reached its conclusion. AEK confirmed the transfer with this following statement on their official website: âÂÂAEK FC announces the arrival of goalkeeper Makis Giannikoglou, who has signed a cooperation agreement until the summer of 2021.â In an interview with the official AEK's site, Giannikoglou shared his emotions from the move: âÂÂI am very happy to be an AEK player, itâÂÂs a dream come true,â beamed Giannikoglou. âÂÂI am delighted to work with Vasilis Barkas and Panagiotis Tsintotas, the goalkeepers which made AEK champions alongside Giannis Anestis. ItâÂÂs a great incentive for any Greek footballer to wear the AEK shirt, my goal is to work hard and be ready for when I receive a chance.âÂÂ
On 13 June 2019, Giannikoglou returned to PAS Giannina. With PAS Giannina, he won the Football League: 2019âÂÂ20 and got promoted to the Super League Greece.
Giannikoglou debuted for Greece U17 in 2009 in a friendly match against Belarus national under-17 football team. He appeared in two more matches in 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Liechtenstein.
As of 28 April 2022