Name: Andreas Bouchalakis

Nationality: Greece

Date of Birth: October 11, 1993

Place of Birth: Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Primary Position: Central/Defensive Midfielder

Foot: Right

Club Career (highlights):

• Early career and youth: Came through the youth system at Ergotelis (Heraklion), making his professional debut with Ergotelis.
• OFI Crete: After Ergotelis he had a spell at OFI Crete.
• Olympiacos (first spell): Signed by Olympiacos, Greece’s dominant club, where he won domestic trophies and gained recognition for his box-to-box midfield play.
• Nottingham Forest (loan): Spent time on loan at Nottingham Forest in the English Championship (2016–2017), gaining experience in English football.
• Genoa: Transferred to Genoa in Serie A (Italy), where he played as a combative central midfielder and developed his tactical and defensive attributes.
• Return to Olympiacos: Returned to Olympiacos later in his career, rejoining the Greek champions and contributing with experience, ball-winning and transitional play.

International Career:

• Greece national team: Earned caps for the Greece senior national team, featuring in qualifying matches and friendlies. Known for his work-rate and reliability in midfield.

Playing Style and Attributes:

• Energetic box-to-box midfielder capable of contributing both defensively and offensively.
• Strong tackling and interception skills, good positional awareness.
• Decent passing range for linking defense and attack; can contribute with late runs into the box and occasional goals.
• Physicality and stamina make him suited to high-intensity systems.

Honours (with Olympiacos):

• Multiple Super League Greece titles (during his spells with the club)
• Greek Cup titles

Notable: Bouchalakis is regarded as a reliable, hardworking midfielder who has combined domestic success in Greece with experience in England and Italy, bringing leadership and defensive solidity to Olympiacos upon his returns to the club.