About Giannis Papanikolaou
Giannis Papanikolaou scored 1 goal in 30 Super Lig appearances in 2025/2026 (1,746 minutes), without an assist — 0.05 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.65. Ranked among the 126 Super Lig midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he lands in the 17th percentile for match rating — goals rank: 56th of 126.
11 league seasons sit on his record, from 2016 to 2026 across 5 clubs. At his best he averaged 7.1 in 2023/2024, Ekstraklasa; at his worst, 6.65 in 2025/2026. His two latest rated seasons run 0.32 lower than the rest of his career.
Split by competition, the league record covers 4 domestic leagues: Ekstraklasa (84 appearances, 7 goals), Super Lig (52 appearances, 1 goal) and Super League (Greece) (43 appearances, 1 goal) — the three with most games. In 5 of the 11 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2021/2022–2023/2024, 74 league games, 25 a year.