{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Short description |Greek footballer (born 2004)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Georgios Koutsias | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|02|8}} | birth_place = [[Thessaloniki]], Greece | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs1 = Tilemachos Alexandria | youthyears2 = 2012–2021 | youthclubs2 = [[PAOK Academy|PAOK]] | years1 = 2020–2023 | clubs1 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = [[PAOK B]] | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 10 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = → [[Volos F.C.|Volos]] (loan) | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2023–2025 | clubs4 = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2025 | clubs5 = → [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] (loan) | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 9 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 3 | club-update = 26 May 2026 | nationalyears1 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam1 = [[Greece national under-17 football team|Greece U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | nationalyears2 = 2022 | nationalteam2 = [[Greece national under-18 football team|Greece U18]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2021–2023 | nationalteam3 = [[Greece national under-19 football team|Greece U19]] | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 4 | nationalyears4 = 2020– | nationalteam4 = [[Greece national under-21 football team|Greece U21]] | nationalcaps4 = 24 | nationalgoals4 = 10 | ntupdate = 24 May 2026 }} '''Georgios Κoutsias''' ({{langx|el|Γεώργιος Κούτσιας}}; born 8 February 2004) is a Greek professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for Swiss club [[FC Lugano]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paokfc.gr/nea/20230228-stous-chicago-fire-o-koutsias/|title=Στους Chicago Fire ο Κούτσιας|date=28 February 2023}}</ref>
==Career== ===PAOK=== In 2012, Koutsias moved to [[PAOK Academy|PAOK]] from Tilemachos Alexandria.
On 18 September 2020, Koutsias made his professional debut in a 1–1 home draw against [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]]. Less than three months later on 10 December 2020, he made his [[Europa League]] debut in a 0–0 away draw against [[Granada CF|Granada]] becoming the 16th youngest player in [[Europa League]]'s history at the time and the second youngest Greek (after [[Charalampos Mavrias]]).
===Chicago Fire=== On 28 February 2023, Koutsias signed with [[Major League Soccer]] side [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-acquires-greek-forward-georgios-koutsias-from-p-a-o-k-fc|title=Chicago Fire FC Acquires Greek Forward Georgios Koutsias from P.A.O.K. FC | Chicago Fire FC|website=chicagofirefc}}</ref> Koutsias went on to make his debut with the [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] on 8 April 2023, coming on as a substitute against [[Minnesota United FC|Minnesota United]].
===Lugano=== On 13 December 2024, Chicago Fire announced that they would be loaning Koutsias to Swiss club [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] on a year-long deal with an option for a permanent transfer, effective 1 January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chicago Fire FC Loans Forward Georgios Koutsias to FC Lugano |url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-loans-forward-georgios-koutsias-to-fc-lugano |website=ChicagoFireFC.com |publisher=[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] |access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref> On 13 December 2025, Lugano made the transfer permanent and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Koutsias.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Lugano|url=https://fclugano.com/en/koutsias-resta-bianconero-contratto-fino-al-2028/|title=KOUTSIAS RESTA BIANCONERO {{!}} CONTRATTO FINO AL 2028|trans-title=KOUTSIAS REMAINS WITH THE BLACK AND WHITES {{!}} CONTRACT UNTIL 2028|date=13 December 2025|access-date=22 December 2025|language=it}}</ref>
==Personal life== Koutsias is from [[Trikala, Imathia]]. His father, Nikos, is a former amateur footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.24oresimathia.gr/index.php?error=404&itemId=9999|title=An 404 error occurred during your request.|website=www.24oresimathia.gr|access-date=28 February 2023|archive-date=28 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228200511/http://www.24oresimathia.gr/index.php?error=404&itemId=9999|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 13 April 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgios Koutsias » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe647306/georgios-koutsias/club-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Greek Football Cup]], [[U.S. Open Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[PAOK FC|PAOK]] |[[2020–21 PAOK FC season|2020–21]] |rowspan=3|[[Super League Greece]] |2||0||3||0||1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||6||0 |- |[[2021–22 PAOK FC season|2021–22]] |1||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||0||4||0 |- |[[2022–23 PAOK FC season|2022–23]] |0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=UECL}}||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !3!!0!!3!!0!!6!!0!!12!!0 |- |PAOK B |[[2021–22 Super League Greece 2|2021–22]] |[[Super League Greece 2]] |16||9||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||9 |- |[[Volos F.C.|Volos]] (loan) |[[2022–23 Super League Greece|2022–23]] |Super League Greece |20||3||3||2||colspan="2"|—||23||5 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] |[[2023 Chicago Fire FC season|2023]] |rowspan=2|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]] |27||3||3||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[Leagues Cup]]}}||0||33||3 |- |[[2024 Chicago Fire FC season|2024]] |30||2||0||0||2||2||32||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57!!5!!3!!0!!5!!2!!65!!7 |- |rowspan="2"|[[FC Lugano]] (loan) |[[2024–25 FC Lugano season|2024–25]] |rowspan="2"|[[Swiss Super League]] |20||6||1||0||2||2|||23||8 |- |[[2025–26 Swiss Super League|2025–26]] |26||4||1||0||4||0|||31||4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !142!!27!!14!!2!!17!!4!!173!!33 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''PAOK''' *[[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]]: [[2020–21 Greek Football Cup|2020–21]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}}
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