THE Babis Kostoulas He redeemed an amazing season, wearing the red -white jersey for the first time at the first team level and doing things and miracles, being one of Olympiacos’ most valuable players, he entered the microscope of clubs from Europe’s top championships. With hard work, patience and faith in his abilities, he continues a brilliant path. From the Alanas of Volos, to the Academies of Olympiacos and now in the magical world of the Premier League.
Olympiacos highlighted Babis Kostoula from his academies and after just one year in the first group, he gave him with a record of a record in Brighton of the Premier League, and he himself spoke of a difficult decision as he leaves the club he loved from a young age.
Babis Kostoulas was born on May 30, 2007 and is the son of veteran Olympic footballer Thanassis Kostoula. He began his career at the Academies of Agia Anna Volos and in 2019 he was at Olympiacos. In the 2021-22 season, K15 won the championship and he had 16 goals in 15 appearances.
The K19’s offensive “cannon” won last year’s championship, but of course the UEFA Youth League against Milan, forcing all of Europe to paralyze Sotiris Sylaidopoulos’ “babies”.
At the age of 15, 9 months and 9 days, Babis Kostoulas became the youngest footballer the story of Olympiacos who competed at a professional level, surpassing Kyriakos Papadopoulos’ record.
Together with Christos Mouzakitis, they entered the eleven of Jose Luis Mendilibar as if he had been there for years and have given birth to great hopes for Greek football.
At the age of 17 and 164 days, he scored for the “reds” in the PAOK-Olympiacos 2-3 match and got the record held by Peter Oforikou, who had scored two goals at Olympiacos-Xanthi 6-1 on October 1, 1997, when he was 17 and 198.
Once he debuted with Olympiacos’ first team, he scored 7 goals in 35 appearances, making constant progress. Specifically, in the 2024-25 season he scored 22 appearances and 7 goals in the Super League 1, eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League and five more in the Greek Cup.
He scored in many derby and critical games, as in the aforementioned match against PAOK in Toumpa, but also in the second round game at the Karaiskakis stadium. He himself overturned the pivotal match with Mars in Faliro, where he had a change in half with Olympiacos losing 1-0 and with two personal goals gave the “reds” to win.
His speed, excellent technical training but also the impressive body structure and power make him stand out on the pitch, without anyone being able to understand that he is an 18 -year -old child.
At the age of 17, he became the subject of an extensive tribute to the well -known “Goal” website, entitled “Why” 17 -year -old “Babistuta” (a pun with Babis and the great Argentinean Fort Batistuta) of Olympiacos attracts her attention?
Inside the tribute there is a comparison with Roberto Firmino, while the authors stand in the excellent elements of Kostoula.
“The young Olympian player is a player who can operate in many places on the impact line and enjoys the duels. In this sense, he has the same cut as Roberto Firmino, who was a Liverpool figure between 2015 and 2023, “says” Goal “.
Kostoulas is now one of Brighton’s potential and is preparing to achieve new goals. Olympiacos bid farewell to the 18 -year -old And he wished him good luck.