Taxiarchis Fountas

On 3 February 2020, Rapid Wien's fans have named Taxiarchis Fountas as the top player of 2019 thanks to his excellent performances with the Austrian club. On 16 February 2020, his twelfth goal of the season was an easier exercise for the Greek forward after Thanos Petsos mistake in a 2–0 home win game against WSG Swarovski Tirol. On 1 March 2020, Fountas converted a pass from Christoph Knasmüllner to score the second goal in a 3–1 home win game against SV Mattersburg. On 7 March 2020, Fountas benefited from a serious mistake by Nemanja Rnić and finished after winning the ball for his 14th goal of the season, in a 2–2 away draw against Wolfsberger AC.

On 9 May, 2019 Taxiarchis Fountas has signed a deal with Austrian club Rapid Wien through the summer of 2022. This past season with St. Polten, Fountas made 22 appearances - in the Austrian Bundesliga (21) and Cup (2) and notched four goals - in what was a successful campaign for the former international. Fountas’ contract with St Polten was due to expire at the end of the season and Rapid Wien acted quickly to snap up the attacking player. On 4 August 2019, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2–2 away draw againast SKN St. Pölten and a week later he scored a brace against SC Rheindorf Altach contributing the most to his team's first win of the season. On 29 September 2019, on a 3–3 home draw game against TSV Hartberg, he scored a goal in the first half as he pulls past the defender and brings down the ball in the left goalkeeper corner after an assist from Maximilian Ullmann and scored a second as he took the ball after a breastgrab by Christoph Knasmüllner nice and sunk him left in goal. On 20 October 2019, he scored with a kick in a 1–1 home draw game against Wolfsberger AC. On 15 December 2019, he scored a brace sealing a 3–0 away win against Admira and was included in the league's Best XI for matchday 18. Fountas is enjoying his best season to date as he leads Rapid Vienna in scoring with an impressive 11 goals in 15 matches.

On 14 July 2018, after a year in Germany, Fountas signed a long season contract, with Austrian club St. Pölten.

Fountas comes on loan to Grödig until end of season from local rivals Red Bull Salzburg. The 18-year-old midfielder has at the current standings in the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a contract until the summer of 2017. Fountas succeeded to make his first appearance in Bundesliga a week later.

On 20 September 2017, as a free agent, Fountas signed a long season contract with German club SG Sonnenhof Großaspach.

On the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Fountas comes on loan to Panionios, returning to the Greek Superleague. Fountas exceptional season with Panionios made Asteras Tripolis to start discussions with Red Bull Salzburg for obtain him on loan, with a buying option if the young player convince with his appearances. The Greek striker will play for Asteras Tripolis on loan from Red Bull Salzburg and is expected to have a duration of two years which clearly wanted and the player's side. On 2 January 2016, he scored his first goal with the club to a comfortable 4–0 home win against Panthrakikos. On 5 January 2015, few days after his first goal with his club in the Greek Superleague, he scored an amazing goal in a 3–0 away win against AEL for Greek Cup.

On 21 July 2016, Taxiarchis Fountas, who was recently released from Asteras Tripolis, signed a one (plus one) year contract and officially returned to Panionios. On 1 July 2017, under mutual agreement Panionios solved the player's contract.

Fountas made his international debut for Greece on 13 June 2015, against Faroe Islands where in one of the worst nights of Greek international football, Faroe Islands beat Greece for the second time for the preliminary round of UEFA Euro 2016. He came in the match on 81 minute replacing Panagiotis Kone.

Reports stating that the Greek international Fountas is under contract with Red Bull Salzburg. "We have indeed longer employed with him, but there is still no enforcement," said Salzburg motorsport boss Ralf Rangnick. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder played for AEK Athens. The Greek club is currently on the verge of financial collapse. No one knows at present how it goes at AEK Athens, and thus is complicates the transfer. Whether the Greek youth team player who already dwells in Salzburg, will ride on Friday training camp in Germany, should decide at short notice. Eventually on September 2013, Fountas had joined the club on a four-year contract. After the signing of his contract, the club decided to play on loan for six months for Liefering in Austrian Football First League.

Taxiarchis Fountas was scouted by Toni Savevski, the head of AEK Athens' youth academy at the time. On 17 March 2012. Fountas made his senior debut for AEK Athens against Asteras Tripolis being the youngest player to play for AEK Athens in a Superleague game aged 16 years 6 months and 13 days old. He played 31 minutes in this game. He made his first start for the club on 22 April on the final day of the 2011–12 regular season against Doxa Drama, completing the whole 90 minutes.

Fountas scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Platanias on 28 October 2012, thus becoming the youngest player to score for AEK at the age of 17 years and 54 days. He scored another goal against Veria on 18 October 2012 and another one against PAS Giannina on 3 November 2012. He was also awarded the MVP award after this match. He scored his 4th goal again against Veria on 16 March 2013 with a fine left foot shoot. When the club was relegated, the player was released. He also scored a snipe against Everton in a friendly match in the summer of 2012.

Taxiarchis Fountas (Greek: Ταξιάρχης Φούντας , born 4 September 1995) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club Rapid Wien.