Alexandros Tabakis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandros Tambakis | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New Mexico United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Panathinaikos | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Niki Volos (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Charleston Battery | 21 | (0) |
| 2017 | Atlanta United | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | North Carolina FC | 77 | (0) |
| 2021– | New Mexico United | 117 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Greece U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Alexandros Tabakis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Ταμπάκης; born 8 December 1992), also known as Alex Tambakis, is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship side New Mexico United.
Career
[edit]He started playing football for Takis Oikonomopoulos's academy, in Artemida, Attica, from there, he moved to Paiania (training ground) to be a member of Panathinaikos's youth academies. He promoted to the first team on July 1, 2011 signing a contract which keeps him in Panathinaikos until 2016. He made his debut as a player of the first team on April 23, 2012 at a 4-0 win against Panetolikos F.C.,[1] replacing Kotsolis on the 86th minute of the game.
On February 2, 2015, Tabakis was loaned to Eerste Divisie side VVV-Venlo until the end of the season, but he did not make an appearance with the first team before returning.[2] He made two appearances with the Under-21 side, and he was also named to the squad for Venlo's first-round promotion playoff matches against Oss, ahead of Eric Verstappen.
On January 25, 2016, Tambakis transferred from Panathinaikos to Atlanta United FC on a free transfer.[3] He became the first player to be signed by the club, who were set to make their debut in the 2017 season.[4] He was immediately sent on loan to third division with Charleston Battery.[3][5] Tambakis made 19 appearances for the Battery in 2016, as well as 2 in the postseason, keeping 6 clean sheets. Tambakis was loaned back out to Charleston ahead of the 2017 season,[6] and was recalled multiple times by Atlanta throughout the season. Tambakis made his first teamsheet with Atlanta on March 18, listed ahead of Kyle Reynish as the reserve goalkeeper.
On October 3, 2017, Tambakis made his MLS debut, coming on as a substitute for Reynish, who was sent off for denying Minnesota United forward Abu Danladi a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Entering the game at a 1–0 deficit, Atlanta would score two goals before conceding two more in the 3–2 defeat.[7] Tambakis was in the squad because first-choice goalkeeper Brad Guzan was away at international duty, and second-choice Alec Kann was out injured.[8]
After his option was declined following the 2017 season, Tambakis' rights were traded by Atlanta on December 10, 2017 to Sporting Kansas City along with Kenwyne Jones's rights and a 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, Kevin Oliveira, and Tyler Pasher.[9]
On March 2, 2018, Tambakis joined USL side North Carolina FC.[10]
On March 11, 2021, Tambakis joined New Mexico United.[11] He was named New Mexico United's Defensive Player of the Year following the 2022 season.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 July 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos F.C. | 2011/12 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Niki Volos F.C. (loan) | 2014/15 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2014/15 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta United FC | 2017 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Charleston Battery (loan)[a] | 2016 | USL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| North Carolina FC | 2018 | USL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | USL Championship | 29 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 80 | 0 | |||
| New Mexico United | 2021 | USL Championship | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 101 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 105 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 211 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 0 | ||
- ^ Player signed for Atlanta United FC in 2016; the club began play in the 2017 season
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup
Honours
[edit]- Panathinaikos
References
[edit]- ^ balleto.gr Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine Great honor for me
- ^ [1] Alex Tabakis to VVV-Venlo
- ^ a b "Atlanta United FC sign the first player in its history, goalkeeper Alexander Tambakis". Univision (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Hudson, Phil. "Atlanta United begins building roster with signing of Alexander Tambakis as first player". Atlanta Business Chronicle. BizJournals.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Conover, Dan. "Atlanta to send goalkeeper Tambakis on loan". Charleston Battery. CharlestonBattery.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Cardamone, Sarah (23 March 2017). "TAMBAKIS, AMBROSE LOANED TO BATTERY FOR USL OPENER". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Roberson, Doug (3 October 2017). "Atlanta United loses to Minnesota United". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ "Two Atlanta United players called up for international duty". Atlanta United. 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Sporting KC acquires forward Kenwyne Jones, goalkeeper Alexander Tambakis and 2021 draft pick in trade with Atlanta United FC".
- ^ "North Carolina FC Signs Goalkeeper Alex Tambakis". 2 March 2018.
- ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF GAME-CHANGING GOALKEEPER ALEX TAMBAKIS". www.newmexicoutd.com. 11 March 2021.
- ^ Staff. "NEW MEXICO UNITED'S ALEX TAMBAKIS WINS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR". New Mexico United. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Greece - A. Tambakis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Greek expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Atlanta United FC players
- Charleston Battery players
- Niki Volos F.C. players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- VVV-Venlo players
- North Carolina FC players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- New Mexico United players
- Footballers from Athens
- Greek men's footballers
- 21st-century Greek sportsmen