▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ren owned ▁( dom az os ▁a cademy ) ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁football ▁a cademy ▁but , ▁despite ▁his ▁potential , ▁he ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁as ▁the ▁more ▁experienced ▁Anton is ▁Nik opol id is , ▁Konst ant inos ▁Chal ki as ▁and ▁Stefan os ▁K ots olis ▁provided ▁more ▁than ▁full ▁cover ▁for ▁the ▁goal keep ing ▁position . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁competition , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁laid ▁hopes ▁on ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁ 4 ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁the ▁affili ated ▁teams ▁of ▁Ag ios ▁Nik ola os , ▁Mark op ou lo ▁and ▁Th ras y v oul os ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁experience . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁re called ▁him ▁from ▁loan ▁as ▁a ▁cover ▁for ▁Mario ▁Gal in ović ▁and ▁Pierre ▁E bed e . ▁ ▁O FI ▁Cre te ▁A ▁lack ▁of ▁first ▁team ▁opportun ities ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁trade ▁to ▁O FI ▁with ▁Or est is ▁Kar nez is ▁– ▁also ▁a ▁hot ▁goal keep ing ▁prospect ▁ ▁– ▁following ▁the ▁opposite ▁path . ▁A ▁stre ak ▁of ▁very ▁good ▁performances ▁made ▁him ▁quickly ▁a ▁st arter ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁Cre te ▁even ▁though ▁his ▁transfer ▁was ▁scr ut in ized ▁by ▁O FI ▁fans , ▁mainly ▁because ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁see ▁as ▁one ▁s ided ▁" colon ial " - style ▁agre