Ioannidis makes history, follows in champion’s footsteps at Sporting | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis made his scoring debut for Sporting, becoming the second Greek to score in the history of the club. The Hellenic forward found the back of the net in the 3-0 victory against Moreirense last Monday, September 22, in a match counting for the sixth round of the Liga Portugal.

Before the new ‘number 89’ of the lions shook the opponent's net, the last Greek to do the same for the Alvalade Club was Dimitris Nalitzis, in a 3-2 victory against Marítimo. The match was played on February 6, 2002, and was aimed at the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup.

Dimitris Nalitzis was indeed the first Greek player to wear the Sporting jersey, with the other Hellenics arriving two decades later. Besides the former international, Sotiris Alexandropoulos arrived in 2022, followed by Georgios Vagiannidis and Fotis Ioannidis, with the latter two being additions for this 2025/26 season.

It is worth recalling the performance of the 24-year-old forward against Moreirense. The ‘number 89’ was brought on by Rui Borges in the 78th minute and still had enough time to score, after being assisted by Alisson Santos. At 90+4’, the former Panathinaikos player sealed the final score at 3-0.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 15 million euros – has played three matches. The 25-year-old Greek has played 62 minutes, during which he has already scored a goal with the green and white stripes.

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