Eleni Xenaki is one of Europe’s most feared centre-forwards. Like a true predator on 2m, she has a keen eye for the goal and an incredible ability to surprise her opponents, especially as a left-hander.
At 24, she has become an indispensable member of both the Greek national team and Olympiacos. Xenaki has been a key contributor to Greece’s two silver medal finishes at the European Championships, the most recent of which was won this year. She was a member of the Olympiacos team that won the quadruple last season, including the Greek League, the Greek Cup, the LEN Supercup, and the Euro League.
Eleni Xenakis’ Top 5 of 2022
1. Maica Garcia (ESP)
Spain National Team Player/Club: Sabadell /Position: Centre-Forward
She is a very experienced player with a great ability of “reading” the game. She had a serious injury and she came back at the highest level. Especially in the European Championship she was one of the best players!
2. Maddie Musselman (USA)
United States National Team Player/Club: UCLA /Position: Wing
She is steadily among the best players, player of the a team indisputably best team in the world. There is nothing in the game that she is not good at!
3. Lola Moolhuijzen (NED)
Netherlands National Team Player/Club: Polar Bears /Position: Wing
Despite her young age and her first major tournaments, she showed great characteristics especially in scoring.
4. Ioanna Stamatopoulou (GRE)
Greece National Team Player/Club: Olympiacos /Position: Goalkeeper
Ioanna she is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, she helped the Greek team win the silver medal at the European Championships in Split!
