Greece U17 roster announced for upcoming European championships
Nikos Kehagias announced the Greece U17 roster for the upcoming UEFA European U17 championships.
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The Greek U17 national team will compete in the finals of the UEFA U17 European championships for the first time since 2010 after qualifying for the event in March. The Ethniki Paidon finished second in their respective Elite qualifying group with six points, ahead of the Ukraine and Kosovo, while Spain topped the group with a perfect three wins from three matches.
For the final tournament, Greece were drawn into Group A along with the Czech Republic, Belgium, and hosts Ireland. The tournament will take place on May 3-19 in Ireland. Greece's first game is scheduled for May 3rd against the hosts Ireland.
On Tuesday, coach Nikos Kehagias announced his 20-man roster for the upcoming tournament. The Greek side has many talented players at this age level and will hope to make a good run at the European championships.
Greece U17s roster
Goalkeepers: Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiacos), Konstantinos Balomenos (PAOK)
Defenders: Georgios Manisoglou (Xanthi), Konstantinos Lazaridis (Panathinaikos), Panagiotis Panagiotou (PAOK), Kyriakos Aslanidis (Olympiacos), Vasileios Pavlidis (Schalke), Aggelos Tzavos (Olympiacos), Aventis Aventisian (PAOK)
Midfielders: Pavlos Grosdanis (PAS Giannina), Christos Liatsos (Olympiacos), Vasileios Grosdis (PAOK), Christos Belevonis (Panetolikos), Thomas Karaberis (PAOK), Dimitrios Arsenidis (Olympiacos), Ioannis Karakoutis (PAOK), Antonios Siatounis (Sampdoria), Vasileios Sourlis (Olympiacos)
Forwards: Nektarios Kotopoulos (Xanthi), Christos Tzolis (PAOK)
