Greece squad for Malta and Ecuador matches

Greece coach Fernando Santos yesterday named his 20-man squad for a Euro 2012 qualifier at home with Malta (June 4) and a friendly against Ecuador (June 8) in New York.

Greece currently sit top in Group F, one point ahead of Croatia and Israel.

Santos called up PAOK Salonica striker Stefanos Athanasiadis for the first time and also recalled goalkeepers Stefanos Kotsolis of Panathinaikos and Dimitris Konstantopoulos of Corfu due to injuries to regulars Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos) and Costas Halkias (PAOK).

Santos also recalled PAOK ­midfielder Giorgos Fotakis, who returns from injury, and Panath­inaikos forward Lazaros Christodoulopoulos in place of injured Celtic striker Giorgos Samaras.

Santos named seven players from Panathinaikos and four from Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus.

The squad

Goalkeepers: Konstant­opoulos (Corfu), Kotsolis (Panath­inaikos).

Defenders: Vyntra (Panathi-naikos), Spyro­poulos (Panath­inaikos), Moras (Bologna), Papado-poulos (Olympiakos), Torosidis (Olympiakos), Papadopoulos (Schalke 04).

Midfielders: Katsouranis (Panath­inaikos), Karagounis (Panath­inaikos), Ninis (Panathinaikos), Kafes (AEK Athens), Fetfatzidis (Olympiakos Piraeus), Kone (Brescia), Fotakis (PAOK), Tziolis (Siena).

Forwards: Salpingidis (PAOK), Athanasiadis (PAOK), Mitroglou (Olympiakos Piraeus), Christo-doulopoulos (Panathinaikos).