The concept of “wonderkid” takes shape in the form of Konstantinos Karetsas.
The 17-year-old star, who became the subject of a battle between the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) and national coach Ivan Jovanović to wear Greece’s jersey rather than Belgium’s, came on as a substitute at halftime during the Greek National Team’s match against Scotland last night at “G. Karaiskakis” Stadium. In just a few minutes, the whole of Greece was buzzing.
As soon as he entered the game, he changed the entire dynamic of Ivan Jovanović’s team, with the Scots retreating into their own box and ultimately feeling lucky that they didn’t concede a goal, leaving Athens with a 0-1 score.
Dribbles, passes, individual moves, magical touches, and much more came from Karetsas during his (approximately) 45 minutes on the field. Now, everyone is waiting to see him again in a few days in Glasgow for the return match against Scotland in the Nations League play-offs.
Social Media in Ecstasy Over Konstantinos Karetsas
As expected, many people started commenting about the 17-year-old star from Genk on social media.
In addition to the adoration, there were some fantastic lines about the young player who seems to have all the potential to achieve great things in his career.
Here are some of the posts made about Konstantinos Karetsas:
Νιώθω ότι μπήκε ο Messi
— Tagk (@jtagk77) March 20, 2025
Καρέτσας 💦#ethnikiomada pic.twitter.com/Yw3UiYGLZu
Καρετσας στο ντεμπούτο του pic.twitter.com/qoizkiPJ0S
— ladopoul1nho (@lad0poul1nho) March 20, 2025
Ο Καρέτσας έχει αλλάξει όλο το παιχνίδι σε 10 λεπτά #GRESCO
— Sky (@Real_IAmSky) March 20, 2025
Δεν διάλεξε τελικά την εθνική Βελγίου ο Καρετσας, ντεμπούτο σήμερα με την Ελλάδα pic.twitter.com/ze6JnOFQUJ
— Smoking Barrel (@smobarrel) March 20, 2025
19 Νοέ 2007 γεννήθηκε ο Καρετσας και γω ξεκίνησα το χάπι της πίεσης #GRESCO pic.twitter.com/fO0JdxwP7h
— thomas (@skerveles13) March 20, 2025
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