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Greek winger joins Hearts

The 24-year-old will join the Jambos on a three-year deal in the summer following the expiration of his contract with Slovak top flight side MFK Zemplin Michalovce. A pacey, direct attacker with an eye for goal, Alexandros has been one of Slovakian football's success stories, finishing this campaign second top of the Slovak First Football League goalscoring charts. He scored 16 goals in all competitions and can boast of 23 goal involvements in 28 games this season. Predominantly a left-sided winger, Alexandros is a product of the youth system of Greek giants PAOK and he made his professional debut for fellow Greek outfit Iraklis in 2018/19 before helping Volos retain their Greek Super League status the following year. He began a two-year spell in Slovakia in 2020, joining FC ViOn Zlate Moravce. His first campaign was a successful one as Alexandros inspired the side to a fifth-place top flight finish, and play-off qualification for a UEFA Conference League spot. Although ViOn were edged out in the final after extra time, Alexandros bagged four goals across the semis and final. The following season was more challenging as ViOn finished in the league's Relegation Group, but after avoiding the drop Alexandros was named in the Slovak First Football League's U21 Team of the Season. His form caught the eye of Debrecen, one of Hungary's most successful clubs, and in 2022/23 he was on the move. Alexandros' debut campaign in Hungary ended with Debrecen finishing third in the top league, securing European football qualifiers. That was followed up in 2023/24 by narrowly missing out, by one league place, on another crack at Europe, but Alexandros did get his first taste of European football that year as Debrecen navigated through R2 of Conference League qualifying before being eliminated in R3 by Rapid Vienna. Slovakia came calling once again and Alexandros returned to the Slovak top flight at the start of this season with Zemplin Michalovce. Although a finish in the Championship Group would evade Zemplínčania by only two points, Alexandros has enjoyed a standout season. Steering them away from the drop and to the top of the Relegation Group and, with it, a play-off place for European qualification. He notched 16 goals in 28 appearances, recorded seven assists, and is second across the entire Slovak top tier for goals scored. Alexandros now follows in the footsteps of countrymen Takis Fyssas and Christos Karipidis in bringing Greece to Gorgie, and we look forward to welcoming him to Tynecastle Park in June. Like this: Like Related