Panagiotis Retsos

Panagiotis Retsos is a right-footed centre-back born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and developed in Greece. He joined the Olympiacos academy at age 10 before breaking into the senior side in 2016. During his early spell in Piraeus, Retsos also covered both full-back positions and became Olympiacos’s youngest captain in a Greek Cup match in February 2017. In August that year, he transferred to Bayer Leverkusen, where he made 20 appearances in his debut Bundesliga season and scored against RB Leipzig. He later spent time on loan at Sheffield United and Saint-Étienne before joining Verona in 2022. Retsos returned to Olympiacos in August 2022, initially on loan, and the move became permanent the following year. He played the full 120 minutes in the 2024 Conference League final victory over Fiorentina and has also represented Greece.