{{Short description|Greek footballer (born in 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Georgios Valerianos | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|13}} | birth_place = Athens, Greece | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | currentclub = Chania | clubnumber = 15 | position = Left-back | youthyears1 = 2005–2009 | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2010–2012| clubs1 = Olympiacos | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010–2011| clubs2 = → Thrasyvoulos (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → Glyfada (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2012–2013| clubs4 = OFI | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013–2014| clubs5 = Kavala | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = Iraklis | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = Apollon Smyrnis | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2016 | clubs8 = Platanias | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = Apollon Smyrnis | caps9 = 26 | goals9 = 0 | years10= 2017–2019 | clubs10= Aris | caps10= 43 | goals10= 0 | years11= 2019–2021 | clubs11= Pafos | caps11= 31 | goals11= 0 | years12= 2019 | clubs12= → Riga (loan) | caps12= 2 | goals12= 0 | years13= 2021–2023 | clubs13= Ionikos | caps13= 59 | goals13= 1 | years14= 2023–2025 | clubs14= Kalamata | caps14= 50 | goals14= 0 | years15= 2025 | clubs15= Tirana | caps15= 15 | goals15= 0 | years16= 2026– | clubs16= Chania | caps16= 8 | goals16= 0 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = Greece U19 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Greece | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 21 April 2026 | ntupdate = 30 May 2019 }}
'''Georgios Valerianos''' ({{langx|el|Γεώργιος Βαλεριάνος}}; born 13 February 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League 2 club Chania.
==Club career== Valerianos began playing football with Olympiacos. He made 44 appearances for the youth team with four goals. Valerianos was first included in Olympiacos' first team in a league match against Panthrakikos on 11 April 2010, where he appeared as a second-half substitute.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=sports.e-go.gr|script-title=el:Πρόστιμο σε "Ντάρμπι" και Λούα Λούα|url=http://www.ethnos.gr/ethnosport/article.asp?catid=8140&subid=2&pubid=7610335|language=Greek|date=2010-04-09|access-date=4 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313010101/http://www.ethnos.gr/ethnosport/article.asp?catid=8140&subid=2&pubid=7610335|archive-date=13 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 22 July 2014 he signed for Iraklis in the Greek Football League.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=el:Υπέγραψε ο Βαλεριάνος |accessdate=22 July 2014 |date=22 July 2014 |language=Greek |publisher=Iraklis FC |url=http://www.fciraklis.gr/nea/press/item/990-%CF%85%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%88%CE%B5-%CE%BF-%CE%B2%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730065453/http://www.fciraklis.gr/nea/press/item/990-%CF%85%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%88%CE%B5-%CE%BF-%CE%B2%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82 |archivedate=30 July 2014}}</ref> Valerianos debuted for Iraklis in a cup match against Lamia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluearena.gr/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF-%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%AE%CF%82/iraklis-lamia-0-0-1/|script-title=el:Θετικό ξεκίνημα με νίκη (1-0)|publisher=bluearena.gr|language=Greek|date=29 August 2014|accessdate=3 September 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903211305/http://bluearena.gr/%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b4%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%86%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%bf/%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b4%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%86%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%bf-%ce%b7%cf%81%ce%b1%ce%ba%ce%bb%ce%ae%cf%82/iraklis-lamia-0-0-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 12 August 2015, he signed a contract with second-tier club Apollon Smyrnis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcapollon.gr/news/genika-nea/39/@2465.aspx?returnpage=%2fnews%2fgenika-nea%2f39.aspx%3fpage%3d0 |title=Παίκτης του Απόλλωνα και ο Βαλεριάνος |publisher=fcapollon.gr|date=12 August 2015 |accessdate=23 August 2015 |language=el|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030238/http://www.fcapollon.gr/news/genika-nea/39/@2465.aspx?returnpage=%2Fnews%2Fgenika-nea%2F39.aspx%3Fpage%3D0 |archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> On 29 January 2016, he solved his contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/apollonon-smirnis/telos-o-valerianos.3882328.html| title="Τέλος" ο Βαλεριάνος| publisher=sport24.gr| date=29 January 2016| language=Greek| access-date=30 January 2016| archive-date=31 January 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131205452/http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/apollonon-smirnis/telos-o-valerianos.3882328.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 1 July 2019, after two years with Aris, Valerianos signed a three years' contract with Cypriot club Pafos for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/EllinesExoterikou/sthn-pafo-o-valerianos.5549746.html| title=Στην Πάφο ο Βαλεριάνος| publisher=sport24.gr| date=1 July 2019| language=Greek| access-date=7 August 2019| archive-date=7 August 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807181559/https://www.sport24.gr/football/EllinesExoterikou/sthn-pafo-o-valerianos.5549746.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> On 4 July 2019, the international back will have an intermediary station in his career after being loaned to Riga, a Latvian football club, which owns the same property status as Pafos. According to sources the borrowing will take just a month for the international left back in order to help the club for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.makthes.gr/apo-tin-pafo-sti-letonia-o-valerianos-226042 | title= Από την Πάφο στη Λετονία ο Βαλεριάνος | publisher=makthes.gr| date=4 July 2019| language=Greek}}</ref>
On 25 June 2021, Valerianos returned to Greece, signing a two-year contract with Ionikos.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/2016009/ionikos-anakoinose-baleriano-i-omada-tis-nikaias|title=Ιωνικός: Ανακοίνωσε Βαλεριάνο η ομάδα της Νίκαιας|access-date=2021-06-25|language=el}}</ref>
==International career== On 19 March 2019, Greece head coach Angelos Anastasiadis announced the first call up of Valerianos for the match against Liechtenstein and Bosnia and Herzegovina for UEFA Euro 2020.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=contra.gr |script-title=el:Η λογική πίσω από τις κλήσεις Αναστασιάδη |url=https://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/National-Greece/logiki-pisw-klhseis-anastasiadh.5467275.html |language=Greek|date=19 March 2019}}</ref> He made his debut on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Turkey, as a starter.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=540122|title=Turkey v Greece game report|date=30 May 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|30 January 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season ! colspan="3" |League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Olympiacos |2009–10 | rowspan="2" |Super League Greece |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2011–12 |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !1!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!2!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Thrasyvoulos (loan) |2010–11 |Supeleague Greece 2 |17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !17!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!18!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Glyfada (loan) |2011–12 |Football League 2 (Greece) |9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !9!!1!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!9!!1 |- |rowspan=2|OFI |2012–13 |Super League Greece |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !1!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!1!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Kavala |2013–14 |Super League Greece 2 |17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !17!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!18!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Iraklis |2014–15 |Supeleague Greece 2 |13||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !13!!0!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!18!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Apollon Smyrnis |2015–16 |Supeleague Greece 2 |14||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !14!!0!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!16!!1 |- |rowspan=2|Platanias |2015–16 |Super League Greece 2 |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!2!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Apollon Smyrnis |2016–17 |Supeleague Greece 2 |26||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !26!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!29!!0 |- |rowspan=3|Aris |2017–18 |Supeleague Greece 2 |25||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2018–19 |Super League Greece |18||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !43!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!45!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Riga |2019 |Latvian Higher League |2||0||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !2!!0!!1!!0!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!8!!0 |- |rowspan=3|Pafos |2019–20 | rowspan="2" |Cypriot First Division |13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |2020–21 |18||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !31!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!33!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Ionikos |2021–22 |Super League Greece |19||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !19!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!22!!0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !199!!1!!21!!1!!5!!0!!0!!0!!223!!2 |}
==Honours== ;Riga * Latvian Higher League: 2019
;Olympiacos * Greek Cup: 2011–12
==References== {{reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valerianos, Georgios}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Greek expatriate men's footballers Category:Greece men's youth international footballers Category:Greece men's international footballers Category:Super League Greece players Category:Football League (Greece) players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Latvian Higher League players Category:Olympiacos F.C. players Category:Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Category:A.O. Glyfada players Category:OFI Crete F.C. players Category:Kavala F.C. players Category:Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Category:Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Category:Platanias F.C. players Category:Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Category:Footballers from Athens Category:Greek men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Riga FC players Category:Pafos FC players Category:Ionikos F.C. players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:21st-century Greek sportsmen