Georgios Samaras

• Georgios scored on his Hoops debut, coming on as a substitute in the Scottish Cup victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park and netting one of Celtic’s five goals.
• He joined Manchester City from Dutch side Heerenveen, having scored 29 goals in 88 league games for the club.
• Georgios netted 12 goals in 65 appearances for Manchester City.
• The Greek striker helped Celtic to a third successive SPL title in 2008. He then completed a permanent move from Man City in the summer.

Born	21/02/1985
Birthplace	Heraklion, Greece
Height	6ft 4in
Weight

Signed	29/01/2008
Last Club	Manchester City
Other Clubs	Heerenveen

Appearances	65 plus 50 as sub
Goals	36
National Team	Greece
Caps	35