Giorgos Giakoumakis, born on 9 December 1994 (age 31) in Crete, is a Greek striker now with Cruz Azul. His early career in Greece was not especially tidy. Loan football formed part of the education, and Platanias gave him a firmer platform before he moved on to broader attention.
The real lift came at VVV-Venlo. In the 2020–21 league season he scored 26 goals in 30 appearances, a return that made him difficult to ignore even in a struggling side. Celtic moved for him in August 2021, paying around £2.5m to bring him from the Dutch club.
At Celtic, Giakoumakis was a direct centre-forward with an obvious job description. He was not there for embroidery. His spell lasted around 18 months before he left in February 2023, joining Atlanta United for around £4.5m.
After Celtic he played for Atlanta United, then moved on to Cruz Azul, where he wears the number 7 shirt. His current market value is around £6m, according to Transfermarkt.
Giakoumakis’ career has taken him from Greek loan spells to the Netherlands, Celtic, MLS and Mexico. It is a route built less on polish than on goals, movement and persistence.
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