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Goalkeeper now has more league goals than Jack Grealish this season after hat-trick
Premier League goal tally for the season.Athanassiou, who was playing in the Greek fourth tier, stepped up to the spot on three occasions and found the net each time.The 37-year-old scored all the goals as his amateur side Pavlos Melas beat Aetos Vassilikon 3-0.Only one other goalkeeper is known to have scored a hat-trick - Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert.Chilavert bagged three for Velez Sarsfield in their 6–1 victory over Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentinian top-flight, and all three also came from the spot.Athanassiou has now taken his goal tally for the season to three, the same as Manchester City's £100million man.Though Grealish has found the net just twice in the Prem this season, against Norwich and Leeds.While the 26-year-old has also marked his maiden Champions League campaign with a goal as City ran riot at RB Leipzig.Grealish has also chipped in with three assists so far this season, and Pep Guardiola will be hoping for more when Grealish returns from injury. What have you made of Grealish's start to life in Manchester? Let us know in the comments section However, Guardiola has been impressed with Grealish, and he beamed about his display at Southampton last month.“It was the best game he has played since he has been with us, by far,” said the Spaniard.“It was an exceptional performance, he played really, really well.“He played like this (with frustration) but it’s for the referee, for the opponent, it’s his behaviour."