Dimitrios Keramitsis / Pogon Szczecin

Name: Dimitrios Keramitsis
Nationality: Greece (U21 NT)
Age: 21 (01.07.2004)
Height: 193 cm
Position: Centre Back
Preferred Foot: Right
Team: Pogon Szczecin
Contract Until: 30.06.2027
TM Value: €600k

Date: 01/03/2026

Games Watched: 7

ABOUT THE PLAYER

Dimitrios Keramitsis found himself a place that he can show and improve himself in Pogon Szczecin. From 4 starting league games (from possible 27) last season, he started 14 (currently from possible 23) this year and his game shows why the current U21 International got a such improvement in numbers.

Tall, brave and both-footed centre back is quite the weapon on Set Pieces and his xG of 2,55 shows it clearly. One important thing he needs in his game is keep on playing. Game by game, Keramitsis acts more confident, less threatened. To get better levels of playing, he needs to improve his concentration first and foremost. Sometimes one wrong scan or broken offside line can cause a problem yet his longer first steps on open area can close out this hiccup for now.

To his benefit, Keramitsis can currently perform better on a right side of a 3 at the back formation. He played mostly at the right centre back on formations like 4-4-2 (4-2-2-2 variant) and 4-2-3-1. To play an actual left-footed companion affected him positively on last few matches.

 Strengths –

•  Aerial force on both ends
•  Both-footed (Prefers Right)
•  Goes forward with the ball
•  Brave
•  Anticipates through balls well

Weaknesses –

•  Acts late while tracking back
•  Needs more physicality vs Forwards
•  Rather unsure on ground defence
•  Concentration should be better
•  Lacking match experience in Pro Level (Around 35 games inc. Pogon II matches)

Technical –

• Being both footed gives opportunity on playing both sides of the position. His right foot is relatively better but left foot can contribute to his game as well.
• Can control the ball with both foots easily and well enough
• Can try long balls. Yet in pressure, prefers side or back passes (might be due to team he plays, he needs to) 
•  Confident with the ball, can push the ball further up the pitch

Tactical –

•  Needs more match experience professionally and it affects his tactical eye considerably
•  Aerially, reads the game well but on the ground, improvement can make him a more complete Centre Back
•  Strong Set-Piece asset, especially with headers yet can find spaces for strikes (offensively) and interceptions (defensively) with his foot as well.

Mental –                                                                                                 

•  Courageous in defensive actions
•  Needs to concentrate and scan his surroundings more while tracking back. In which he broke the offside line while marking opposition
•  Anticipates his defensive actions mostly well yet needs to act more confidently.  Makes critical interceptions but sometimes he refrains himself (e.g. to not miss marked man etc)
•   Does not allow the ball to bounce at the back most of the time.

Physical –

•  Has a rather slimmer body and target man profiles create issues once game gets more physical.
• Stands 193 cm tall and uses his length well. Timings in his jumping are good (open to improvement for the next level). Most of his interceptions are against aerial threats.
•   Not too fast, which shows while tracking back from set pieces, but accelerates well once necessary (i.e., longer first steps). Stopped number of counter attacks once the right back caught up the pitch.

Social –

•   Communicates in the game, especially with the right back
•   Quite determined player. Does not fall from the game regardless of the situation
•   Likes to play the ball forward once available but does not put his teammates on risky situations

HEAT MAP of the Player (via Sofascore)

NUMBERS

28.02.2026	Player
	Dimitrios Keramitsis
Matches Played	17
Started	14
MPG	74
Long Balls P/G (%)	2,1 (45%)
Acc Passes (%)	40,6 (88%)
Acc Passes - Opp Half (%)	14,5 (79%)
Ground Duels Won (%)	1,9 (70%)
Air Duels Won (%)	1,8 (50%)
Interceptions P/G	0,6
Tackles P/G	1,3
Balls Recovered P/G	3,4
Clearances P/G	5,9
Blocked Shots P/G	0,6
Possession Lost P/G	6,1
Fouls P/G	0,6
Driibled Past P/G	0,1

TEAMS TO RECOMMEND

• Mid to Upper Mid-Tier TR1 Clubs. Namely Alanyaspor and Samsunspor (if Samsunspor plans to turn to 3 at the back). 
• Replacement for Göztepe after Taha Altikardes 
• Can be a prospect to start and improve for 3 at the back playing BL2 clubs 

RISKS TO CONSIDER

•       Low match experience on professional level creates a question mark. In a formation with 4 at the back, any misstep etc. can affect the team more negatively
•       He still needs to be at somewhere he can improve, make mistakes and learn from them, not somewhere he gets thrown into endless criticism.