Ilias Koutsoupias

Ilias Koutsoupias (Ηλίας Κουτσουπιάς; born 10 May 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Catanzaro.

Career
Koutsoupias moved to Italy at the age of 16.

He made his Serie B debut for Virtus Entella on 3 October 2020 in a game against Reggiana. He substituted Marco Crimi in the 86th minute. He made his first start for Entella on 20 October 2020 against Frosinone.

On 1 September 2021, Ternana announced the acquisition of 20-year-old central midfielder Ilias Koutsoupias on long-season loan from Virtus Entella. Although there was a lot of interest from Serie A clubs and the former Bologna midfielder was ready for the big step, it seems that this will take a year longer. On 12 March 2022, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2–0 home win game against Cosenza Calcio.

On 5 July 2022, Koutsoupias moved to Benevento on loan with an obligation to buy.

On 19 August 2023, Koutsoupias was loaned by Benevento to Bari.

Personal life
His father, Georgios Koutsoupias, is a former professional footballer.