Charalampos Mavrias

On 22 August 2013, Mavrias joined English Premier League side Sunderland on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee, [ 6 ] rumoured to be £2-3 million. [ 7 ] However, he was left out of the squad to play Southampton due to lack of match fitness. Mavrias made his debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–2 home success over Milton Keynes Dons , for the campaign 's Football League Cup . [ 8 ] He scored his first goal on 25 January of the following year, netting the winner against Kidderminster Harriers in the fourth round of the FA Cup . [ 9 ] On 2 February 2015, it was confirmed Mavrias had joined his former club Panathinaikos on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. Mavrias returned to Sunderland where he has been training and playing for the Black Cats Under-21s – and is understood to have impressed the club's coaching staff with his attitude and contribution. But Mavrias has not come close to being included in the first-team squad, however is not bitter over seeing his career stall on Wearside. “I took the decision to leave Panathinaikos and go to Sunderland, and I think anyone in my position would take this decision,” he told the Greek press. [ 10 ] On 9 January 2016, almost two years after his last match with the first team, Mavrias entered the game in second half as a substitute in a 3–1 away loss against Arsenal for FA Cup . [ 11 ] — Wikipedia