This article concerns football records in Greece and it includes the top flight and lower divisions as well.
Players
All-time goalscorers Thomas Mavros is the all-time top goalscorer in the first tier with 260 goals scored for Panionios and AEK Athens between 1970 and 1991. Krzysztof Warzycha is the foreign player with the most goals in the top division, with 244 goals scored for Panathinaikos and second on the overall list. Giorgos Sideris is the all-time goalscorer in the Greek Cup with 73 goals. He scored 13 for Atromitos Piraeus and 60 for Olympiacos. Ilias Chatzieleftheriou is the all-time top goalscorer in the second division with 152 goals scored for Doxa Dramas, Apollon Kalamarias, Iraklis, Agrotikos Asteras and PAS Giannina between 1967 and 1986. Giorgos Kiourkos is the all-time top goalscorer in the third division with 154 goals. Dimitris Ziogas holds the record of most goals scored in the lower Greek football divisions, over 750 during his career. Nikos Anastopoulos is the all-time top goalscorer of the Greece national football team with 29 goals. He played in 74 international games from 1977 until 1988. Dimitris Salpingidis is the all-time Greek top goalscorer in UEFA competitions with 30 goals, scored for PAOK and Panathinaikos (1999–2016).
Awards Demis Nikolaidis and Nikos Liberopoulos have won the Best Greek Player award 3 times. Nikolaidis won it in 1997, 1998 and 2002 as a player of AEK Athens and Liberopoulos in 2000 playing for Panathinaikos and in 2006, 2007 playing for AEK Athens. The award was established by PSAP in 1992. Antonis Nikopolidis won the Best goalkeeper award 8 times (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009). The award was established in 1997. Giorgos Theodoridis and Nikos Pourtoulidis have won the second division Best Player award 2 times. Theodoridis in 2010, 2011 playing for Panetolikos and Portoulidis in 2014, 2015 playing for Iraklis. Giorgos Sourlis and Giorgos Zacharopoulos are the only footballers to have won the best player award in both second and third division. Krzysztof Warzycha has won the Best foreign player award a record 5 times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998). Kostas Nestoridis and Antonis Antoniadis are the only players to win the first division top goalscorer award five times. In Nestoridis' case he won it 5 consecutive times between 1959 and 1963. Giorgos Sideris won the Greek Cup top scorer award a record 5 times (1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969), playing for Olympiacos. Second is Dimitris Saravakos with 4 wins. Three players won the first division topscorer award and also the second division award. These are: Alexis Alexandris, Antonis Antoniadis and Fanis Gekas. Alexandris won both awards more than once. Five players have won second division top goalscorer award from 2 times: Kostas Davourlis (1967, 1969), Ilias Solakis (2007, 2010), Kostas Kottakis (1987, 1988), Alexis Alexandris (1990, 1991), and Nikos Kouskounas (2016, 2017). Ilias Solakis is the only player to win the top goalscorer award in the second (2007, 2010), third (1998) and fourth division (1991). Davor Jakovljević won the Gamma Ethniki top goalscorer award a record 3 times between 1995 and 1997, playing for Halkida and Ethnikos Asteras. Dimitris Beis won the Delta Ethniki top goalscorer award 2 times (2002, 2003) playing for Messolonghi.
Youngest players' records Ntinos Pontikas holds the record of the youngest player to score a hat-trick in Greek football, at the age of 14 years, 6 months and 18 days, achieving that in his debut match Ampelokipoi - Haravgi (4–3), in the fifth tier, on 21 September 1996. His feat also remains a world record. Charis Sofianos holds the record of the youngest footballer to score in the first tier at 15 years, 11 months and 1 day. He scored in his debut match, Panionios - Aris (2–0), on 26 December 1977. Dimitrios Ziogas holds the record for the youngest player to win the topscorer award in any Greek league, at 15 years and 7 months in the second division of the Thessaly league (sixth level on the pyramid), in the 1996–97 season, scoring 35 goals. Kostas Tsampas holds the record of the youngest footballer to play in the first tier at 14 years, 3 months and 4 days. He made his debut in the Panachaiki – Apollon Smyrnis match (0–0) on 26 December 1977. Panagiotis Lygkas became the youngest scorer in the third division at 15 years, 4 months and 3 days. He scored his team's fourth goal in the match Souli Paramythias – Grevena Aerata (4–0), on 13 January 2019. Dimitris Papadopoulos was the youngest player to feature in the second division playing his first match at 14 years old for Ergotelis in 1964. Konstantinos Karetsas is the youngest player to score for the Greece national football team, at 17 years, 4 months and 4 days in his second game Scotland - Greece (0–3), on 23 March 2025. He broke Sotiris Ninis' record from 2008.
Oldest players' records Tasos Mitropoulos holds the record of the oldest scorer in the first division at 39 years, 7 months and 29 days in the match Veria - AEK Athens (1–0), on 21 May 1997. Veria's captain broke the record of Lefter Küçükandonyadis since 1964. Serbian goalkeeper Milan Sevo became the oldest player to feature in the Greek topflight in the match AO Trikala - OFI 0-0, on 26 March 2000. He was 40 years old, 6 months and 11 days playing for Trikala. Kostas Chalkias holds the record of the oldest player to feature in the Beta Ethniki three days before his 44th birthday in the match Aiginiakos – Panachaiki (0–2) on 27 May 2018. The Panachaiki's goalkeeper was 43 years, 11 months and 28 days. Kostas Nebegleras holds the record of the oldest player to feature in Gamma Ethniki. Nebegleras, two weeks before his 43rd birthday played in the match AO Sellana – Achilleas Farsala (1-0), on 1 April 2018. He was 42 years, 11 months and 17 days. Thomas Mavros was the oldest player to win the first division top scorer award in 1990 at the age of 36. He scored 22 goals for Panionios. Panagiotis Kyparissis holds the record of the oldest scorer in the second tier at 41 years, 5 months and 2 days in the match Kerkyra – Vataniakos (4–3), on 12 January 2014. Giorgos Zacharopoulos was the oldest player to win the third division top scorer award in 2009 at the age of 38. He scored 24 goals for Fostiras.
Appearances Mimis Domazos holds the record of the player with most appearances in the first division having recorded 536 games between 1959 and 1980. He played for Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. Matías Iglesias is the foreign player with most appearances in the top flight, having played for AEL, Atromitos, Asteras Tripolis and Ionikos. Kostas Nebegleras has played the most games in any professional division during his career in Greek football (top three divisions). He has recorded 688 appearances from 1993 until 2018. He featured for AEL, Aris, Iraklis, Atromitos, Paniliakos, and Achilleas Farsala. Kostas Nebegleras holds the record of the player with most appearances in the Greek Cup with 89 games. His last cup match was in the 2015–16 season. Athanasios Kostoulas is second on the list with 82 appearances. Christos Giatzitzopoulos holds the record of the most seasons played in the second tier (17) playing for Naoussa and Veria. Giannis Mandrekas who played for Proodeftiki and Ionikos is second on the list with 16 seasons (1972-1988). Antonis Nikopolidis is the all-time leading player in appearances in UEFA club competitions, with 104. He represented Panathinaikos and Olympiacos from 1990 until 2009. Giorgos Karagounis has recorded more international appearances than any other Greek player. He played for the Greece national football team 139 times from 1999 until 2014.
Players with most trophies won Predrag Djordjevic is the football player who has won the most topflight championships (12), all with Olympiacos. Antonis Nikopolidis is second on the list and the only Greek player to have celebrated 11 leagues: 5 with Panathinaikos and 6 with Olympiacos. Ilias Rosidis, Thanasis Bebis and Antonios Nikopolidis won the Greek Cup a record 9 times. Dimitris Saravakos is the player who won the most Super Cups (3). He won two with Panathinaikos (1988, 1993) and one with AEK Athens (1996). Lakis Petropoulos won the most league titles (7), in the Athens FCA, all with Panathinaikos (1952-1957, 1959). Giorgos Darivas won the most Panhellenic championships (7) which were held until 1959. He won them all playing for Olympiacos (1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958). Giorgos Darivas won the most league titles (11), in the Piraeus FCA, all with Olympiacos.
International accolades Mimis Papaioannou was voted by IFFHS as the best Greek player of the 20th century (2000). Vasilis Hatzipanagis was voted by the Hellenic Football Federation (2004) as the best Greek player from 1954 until 2003. The award was part of the UEFA Jubilee Awards. Antonis Antoniadis is the only Greek player to win the top scorer award in the European Cup. He scored 10 goals for Panathinaikos in the 1970–71 campaign. Theodoros Zagorakis is the only Greek player to win a Best player award in a major UEFA competition (UEFA Euro 2004). Two Greek players have been nominated twice for the Ballon d'Or award by France Football. Mimis Domazos (1969, 1971) and Dimitris Saravakos (1987, 1991), both players of Panathinaikos. The following players were nominated once: Giorgos Sideris (1969), Vasilis Hatzipanagis (1983), Stelios Manolas (1993), Nikos Machlas (1998), Antonis Nikopolidis (2004), Traianos Dellas (2004), Angelos Charisteas (2004) and Thodoris Zagorakis (2004). Antonis Antoniadis, Giorgos Sideris, Thomas Mavros and Vasilis Dimitriadis are the four Greek players to win the European Silver Shoe award. Antoniadis scored 39 goals for Panathinaikos in 1971–72 and finished behind Gerd Muller who scored 40. Sideris scored 35 goals for Olympiacos in 1968–69, Mavros 31 goals for AEK Athens in 1978–79 finished behind Kees Kist who scored 33 and Dimitriadis 33 goals in 1992–93 finished behind Ally McCoist who scored 34. Georgios Dedes, Nikos Anastopoulos, and Krzysztof Warzycha won the European Bronze Shoe award. Dedes scored 28 goals for Panionios (1970–71), Anastopoulos 29 for Olympiacos (1982–83), and Warzycha 32 for Panathinaikos (1997–98)
Greek players abroad Kostas Negrepontis was the first Greek footballer to play abroad. The Constantinople-born striker was transferred to French CASG Paris in 1923 playing there for 2 seasons. Kostas Choumis was the first Greek player to move to a foreign club on a transfer fee. His transfer from Ethnikos Piraeus to FC Venus București in 1936 was a club and national record (1 million drachmas) and lasted for decades. Nikos Machlas is the only Greek player to win the European Golden Shoe. He achieved it after scoring 34 goals for SBV Vitesse in Eredivisie. Georgios Samaras is the Greek player who spent the most seasons abroad (18). The Heraklion-born forward joined SC Heerenveen in 2000 and ended his career with Samsunspor in 2018. Nikos Machlas, Fanis Gekas, Giorgos Giakoumakis and Anastasios Douvikas are the four Greek players who have won a top scorer award in a foreign league. Machlas scored 34 goals in 1997-98 Eredivisie, Gekas scored 20 goals in 2006-07 Bundesliga, Giakoumakis scored 26 goals in 2020–21 Eredivisie plus 13 goals in 2021–22 Scottish Premiership and Douvikas scored 19 goals in 2022/2023 Eredivisie. Charalampos Kostoulas is currently the most expensive player in history. His transfer from Olympiacos to Brighton & Hove Albion cost 35 million in 2025.
Miscellaneous Stelios Manolas is the longest-serving player for one club during his career. He played for AEK Athens for 20 years (1978-1998) and 24 in total including his youth years (1974-1998). Vasilis Hatzipanagis is the player who scored most goals from a direct corner kick during his career in Greece with Iraklis (7). He had previously scored two in the Soviet Top League.