ISL Transfer: East Bengal sign Dimitri Diamantakos on a two-year contract

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East Bengal FC has signed Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 Golden Boot winner Dimitrios Diamantakos on a two-year contract, the club announced on Friday (June 14).

Diamantakos netted 13 goals for Kerala Blasters FC in the last ISL season and now the Greek star will play at the Kolkata club for the upcoming ISL season.

At the international level, Diamantakos has represented Greece's senior national team. He was part of the Greek squad that finished runners-up in the 2012 UEFA European U-19 Championship.

Since joining Kerala Blasters in 2022, Diamantakos has played 44 matches on Indian soil, scoring 28 goals and providing 7 assists across two seasons. The 31-year-old recorded the joint-second highest goal contributions in Indian football last season, with 20 in 20 games. Besides scoring 13 goals and providing 3 assists, he registered 3 goals and 1 assist in three Kalinga Super Cup games. In the 2022-23 ISL, he earned the distinction of scoring in five consecutive matches.

Dimitri Diamantakos - Career at a Glance

Diamantakos rose through the youth ranks at Atromitos Piraeus and Olympiacos. He represented several Greek sides during his formative professional years, including Panionios Athens, Aris Thessaloniki, Ergotelis FC, and Olympiacos in two stints.

Between 2015 and 2020, he played in Germany for many teams and then joined Croatian outfit Hajduk Split before coming to India to play for Kerala Blasters. Across two seasons, the 31-year-old scored 23 goals for the Yellow Army in 38 matches.

The player was ecstatic to join the Red and Gold army and expressed his happiness.

"Everyone knows that East Bengal has one of the greatest fan bases in Asia. I can't wait to play in front of them. I will do my best to help my team achieve our goals and bring joy to our supporters. See you in Kolkata," Diamantakos said while speaking to the club.