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
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, and fourth-round victory over Arsenal at London Stadium on 1 November 2023...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 the UEFA Europa League Group A wins at SC Freiburg and home to Olympiacos either side of starting the 2-1 defeat away at Olympiacos on 26 October 2023...Started the 3-2 Premier League defeat at Brentford on 4 November 2023.
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.
