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Biography
Giannoulis 'Cesc' Fakinos (Greek: Γιαννούλης Φακίνος; born 9 July 1989), also known as Yiannoulis Fakinos, is a Greek football player, who plays for Thamesmead Town.
Club career
He began his career at Koronida FC (Galatsi), before moving to play professionally for Olympiacos, Panionios, Ilioupoli and Apollon Smyrni.
He is a midfielder who is suited into the central midfielder role, but can also play as a "holding role" as a defensive midfielder or an attacking midfielder. He is known for his quick acceleration and good passing ability.
In March 2011, Fakinos transferred to Ebbsfleet United in the Conference South and played a role in Ebbsfleet's promotion to the Conference National via the Play-offs.
On 1 March 2013, Fakinos joined Welling United in the Conference South.
In the summer of 2013 he once again joined Ebbsfleet United, after spending some time with Bromley in pre-season.
On 11 October 2013, Fakinos joined Margate on a two-month loan in the Isthmian League Premier Division. After his loan came to an end, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division strugglers Cray Wanderers. He made over 50 appearances in the 2014–15 season.
He began the 2015–16 season with VCD Athletic.
For the 2016-2017 season, he joined Thamesmead Town.