Christina Sampanidis


Christina Sampanidis is a Serbian female footballer currently playing for ŽFK Mašinac PZP Niš. She represents the Serbia national team, the country of her mother.

Career

Sampanidis began her career with nine years in the youth side for TuRa Wermelskirchen and joined 2001 to TG Hilgen 04. After three years with TG Hilgen 04 signed in July 2004 for his fathers former club PAOK F.C.. She won in three years for PAOK F.C. two national championships and moved than to the land of her mother Serbia who signed for ŽFK Mašinac PZP Niš. He played for ŽFK Mašinac 74 games and scored 3 goals in three years, before returning to Germany to sign for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Without having played a Bundesliga match, on 5 October 2010 resigned her contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen and returned to ŽFK Mašinac.

International career

She is former Serbia U-19 and since 2007 regular starter for the Serbia women's national football team.

Personal life

Her father Dimitris, a Greek, is a former professional player of PAOK Thessaloniki F.C., whiler her mother Suzana comes from Serbia.