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)

He played for FC EMPOLI U17-U19 TEAM. After arriving to FC EMPOLI U17 in the summer of 2020, he was instrumental in his team U19 top Italian division title and he attracted the attention of several SERIE A clubs.

2021-Now AS ROMA ITALIΑN (PRIMAVERA U19) & SERIE A

In the next season (2021-2022) he joined AS ROMA PRIMAVERA (U19) where he became a key player of the squad.
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

In season 2021-2022, AS ROMA PRIMAVERA (U19) won the 2nd place,  in which Dimitrios Keramitsis was a key player of the squad.

2022-2023 Coppa Italia Primavera Winner

In season 2022-2023, AS ROMA PRIMAVERA (U19) won the Coppa Italia Primavera.

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).

2022 - GREEK NATIONAL TEAM U19

In the 26th of June 2022, he made his debut for the GREEK NATIONAL U18 TEAM and in 21st of September 2022, his debut for the GREEK NATIONAL U19 TEAM. He is a regular player now for the national team and he participated in the matches for the UEFA EURO U19 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS. In the preliminary games of September, the Greek national team under 19 qualified as first from its group (Czech Republic – Switzerland – Andorra) to Elite Round. In the Elite Round, they once again took the first place among the teams of Ireland, Slovakia, and Esthonia.

Participation in UEFA European U19 Championship - Final tournament Malta 03-16 July 2023

Dimitrios Keramitsis participated in UEFA European U19 Championship – Final tournament Malta 03-16 July 2023, with Greek National Team U19, after the qualification of the team at the qualifying games in Ireland, in March 2023 and they did not qualify to the knockout games.

2022-2023 Supercoppa Italia Primavera Winner

August 2023, AS ROMA PRIMAVERA (U19) won the Supercoppa Italia Primavera,  in which Dimitrios Keramitsis was also a key player of the squad.