Giannis Papanikolaou is a 28-year-old professional football player from GRE. He currently plays for Caykur Rizespor, wearing the number 6 shirt. He plays primarily as a Midfield. He stands at 182cm tall and weighs 76kg. His preferred foot is Right. His current market value is estimated at 1.5M €.

His most recent move was a Free from Rakow Czestochowa to Caykur Rizespor on 2024-07-01. The reported fee was 0.5M €.

Across 22 appearances in the Turkish Super League 2025-2026, Giannis Papanikolaou registered 1 goals and 0 assists, while completing 10 key passes out of 635 total passes with a passing accuracy of 24.2.