In Portugal and the Rio Aves Antonis Papanellos will continue his career according to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency. His 20 -year -old midfielder Olympic He accepted the Portuguese team’s proposal and will wear the club’s jersey from the new season.
The young footballer was born on August 11, 2005 and started football from the Aster Tripolis Academy before moving to Olympiacos. There he worked with Sotiris Sylaidopoulos with whom they celebrated the historic UEFA Youth League in 2024, and was also a key member of the Olympic K19 team who won successive championships in 2024 and 2025.
During the season, Papacanellos made 9 appearances with the first team of Olympiacos in all competitions, taking his first professional steps.
His move to Rio Aves will be borrowed, with Olympiacos maintaining his rights. Papanellos follows the road that two other teammates have already drawn from the “golden” K19, Fanis Bakoulas and Konstantinos Kostoulas, who were also borrowed abroad to get time and experience.