Ninis also won the Man of the Match award for his performance. He was, however, omitted from Greece's provisional Euro 2008 squad by coach Otto Rehhagel on 20 May. On 1 June 2010, Otto Rehhagel named his official 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Ninis made the cut despite limited appearances for Greece. He was used twice, as a substitution in the matches against Nigeria and Argentina. He is also the youngest player to have been selected by Rehhagel, at just 20 years of age. On 2 September 2011, Ninis scored the winning goal in a qualifying match for the UEFA Euro 2012 against Israel, in Tel Aviv. Career statistics As of 18 November 2022 (* includes Europa League, Champions League) International goals Honours Club Panathinaikos Superleague: 2009–10 Greek Cup: 2009–10 Individual Greek Young Footballer of the year: 2007, 2010 Named in UEFA U-19 European Championships 2007 "Names to Note"; the best 11 players of the tournament. UEFA U-19 European Championships Silver medal (Greece). UEFA U-19 European Championships MVP Youngest scorer in history of Greek national team Youngest scorer of Panathinaikos References External links PAOK FC 1990 births Living people Greek footballers Greece international footballers Greece youth international footballers Greece under-21 international footballers Greek expatriate footballers Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players Parma Calcio 1913 players PAOK FC players R. Charleroi S.C. players K.V. Mechelen players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Volos N.F.C. players PAS Giannina F.C. players Association football midfielders Albanian people of Greek descent Super League Greece players Serie A players Belgian Pro League players Israeli Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Israel 2010 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2012 players People from Himara