Georgios Samaras

A Greek footballer Georgios Samaras plays for Celtic. He was born on 21 February 1985 in Heraklion.

In 2002, Samaras moved to the Netherlands at the age of 18 to join Heerenveen. He managed a fabulous debut season with the squad. The following seasons Georgios began to take more active part in fixtures of the club and revealed his potential. He was noticed by scouts from different English clubs, but the footballer decided to join Manchester City. He showed stellar performance during the spell. Nevertheless, in 2008, he was sent on loan to Celtic.

His debut season for the Scottish club was lined with the team’s win in the Scottish Cup. In 2009, the club’s management offered Samaras a contract on permanent basis and he took the proposal. In 2011, together with the first squad Georgios won the Scottish Cup. The 2011/2012 season was also lined with the club’s victory in the Scottish Premier League.

The footballer was considered to play for Australia at the international level, as his father was born in Melbourne and his grandfather was among the founders of South Melbourne. Despite all these facts, Georgios preferred to represent the Greece national squad. He got his first cap for the national team in 2006. He’s already made more than 50 appearances for the Greece side.