Dimitrios Keramitsis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club AS Roma.
He was born on July 1, 2004 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Club career
Having started to play football in Thessaloniki, where he was born, Dimitrios Keramitsis then played for the likes of PAOK and Aris Thessaloniki, before joining the Empoli academy in Italy in the summer of 2020.
Instrumental in his team under-19 top Italian division title, he attracted the attention of several Serie A clubs, eventually joining AS Roma one year after his arrival in Italy. There he soon became a key member of Alberto De Rossi’s Primavera squad.
Brought to the first team squad by José Mourinho, he made his professional debut for Roma on 16 January 2022, replacing Maitland-Niles in the 1–0 home Serie A win against Cagliari. By doing so he became the first 2004 to play for the club and the third-youngest foreigner, behind his compatriot Lampros Choutos but in front of players like Marquinhos and Felix Afena-Gyan.
Style of play
A right-footed centre-back who also makes good use of his left foot—allowing him to build the game from the back—he is described as a physical player, good at marking his opponent and with a fine sense of timing, able to play both in a 3 or 4-men defense.
In his early career, his origins and his debut at Roma soon earned him comparisons with the international defender Kostas Manolas.
7-2004 DATE OF BIRTH
2020-2021 EMPOLI FC ITALIΑN (U17-U19)
2021-Now AS ROMA ITALIΑN (PRIMAVERA U19) & SERIE A
Later that season, brought to the first team squad by José Mourinho, he made his professional debut for Roma on 16 January 2022, replacing Maitland-Niles in the 1–0 home SERIE A win against Cagliari. By doing so he became the first, born in 2004, to play for the club and the third-youngest foreigner ever.
2021-2022 Campionato Primavera 1 – 2nd place
2022-2023 Coppa Italia Primavera Winner
Dimitrios Keramitsis has scored the only goal of the Semi-final (ROMA U19 – INTER U19 1-0).
He also scored the game-winning goal of the Final in extra time (ROMA U19 – FIORENTINA U19 2-1).