
The clinical striker claimed the European Golden Shoe in 2008 with Bochum, a testament to his uncanny ability to find the back of the net. Career record: 78 caps and 24 goals for Greece; club career at Athlitiki Enosi Larissa, Athens Kallithea, Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
| 1998–2001 | Athlitiki Enosi Larissa |
| 2001–2005 | Athens Kallithea |
| 2005–2007 | Panathinaikos |
| 2006–2007 | VfL Bochum |
| 2007–2010 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2009–2009 | Portsmouth |
| 2010–2010 | Hertha BSC |
| 2010–2012 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2012–2012 | Samsunspor |
| 2012–2012 | Levante UD |
| 2013–2013 | Akhisar Belediyespor |
| 2013–2014 | Konyaspor |
| Greece | 78 caps, 24 goals |
Greece legends whose careers overlapped Gekas's
One rank above: Nikos Machlas at #17.
One rank below: Dimitris Salpingidis at #19.
Greece's editorial top five: Mimis Domazos · Theodoros Zagorakis · Giorgos Karagounis · Vasilis Hatzipanagis · Antonis Nikopolidis.