Matina Ntarzanou

Matina Ntarzanou (; born 8 June 2005) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek A Division club Panathinaikos and the Greek national team.

Club career Early years Matina Ntarzanou began her football career at the youth academy of Athinaiki. She made her senior debut in the Greek second division during the 2018–19 season at just 13 years old. The following season, she transferred to top-flight club Odysseas Glyfadas, where she made 10 appearances and scored one goal, contributing to the team’s 7th-place finish. In the summer of 2020, Ntarzanou signed with Agia Paraskevi. During her time there, she made 11 appearances and scored four goals as the club finished in 4th place. In her debut season, she played a pivotal role in the club’s promotion to the second division, finishing as the group’s top scorer with 11 goals in six matches. She participated in the club's preseason, but, due to problems with the administration, she and the rest of the team left the club before the season began. She then returned to Panathinaikos, where she scored 10 goals in 13 appearances, helping the club secure promotion to the top division for the first time in its history. In the 2023–24 season, she was a key player in Panathinaikos' third-place league finish. The following season, she recorded six goals in 21 appearances as the club finished as league's runners-up and reached the final of the Greek Cup.

Pogoń Szczecin On 16 July 2025, Ntarzanou signed a two-year contract with Polish club Pogoń Szczecin. After her debut against UKS SMS Łódź, she suffered an injury that kept her out for the first half of the season. Returning in 2026, she made 10 more appearances as the club finished second in the league and reached the semifinals of the Polish Cup.

Return to Panathinaikos On 4 August 2026, she returned to Panathinaikos.

She made her senior debut on 25 February 2025 in a 1–0 loss against Turkey in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, when she came off the bench in the 70th minute for Athanasia Moraitou.

Career statistics

Honours Panathinaikos Greek A Division runner-up: 2024–25 Greek B Division: 2022–23 Gamma Ethniki: 2021–22 Greek Cup runner-up: 2025

Pogoń Szczecin Ekstraliga runner-up: 2025–26

Individual PSAPP Best Young Player: 2024–25 PSAPP Best XI: 2024–25