Giannis Konstantelias
Konstantelias in 2023 with PAOK
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Konstantelias
Date of birth (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Volos, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2021 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– PAOK 61 (9)
2022 → Eupen (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Greece U16 3 (1)
2021–2022 Greece U19 1 (0)
2022– Greece U21 1 (0)
2023– Greece 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Giannis Konstantelias (Greek: Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας; born 5 March 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a left winger for Super League club PAOK and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career

Early career

Konstantelias was nine years old when he went to the academy of Agia Paraskevi in Volos. Initially, he trained with his peers, but he quickly got into the training of the older ones. In 2013 PAOK entered his life and from Volos he was in Thessaloniki. At first he played as a forward, then he moved to the center, but also to the sides. At PAOK Academy he worked, worked hard, experienced good moments, gained valuable experiences in domestic and international tournaments and was twice named MVP.[2]

PAOK

In 2021, Konstantelias broke in to the PAOK's first team, as on January 17 he made his first appearance with the men's team in the OFI vs PAOK game.[3] Shortly before he turned 18 years old. In fact, he finished the season, playing in a total of three games.

On 20 January 2022, Konstantelias signed a six months' contract with Jupiler Pro League club Eupen on loan from PAOK.[4] On the same day, PAOK announced the extension of the contract with the young international until the summer of 2026.[5]

International career

On 24 March 2023, Konstantelias made his debut for the Greece senior team in a 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Gibraltar.[6]

On 17 November 2023, he made his first start for Greece and scored his senior international goal in a 2–0 friendly win over New Zealand.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 March 2024
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PAOK 2020–21 Super League Greece 3 0 — — 3 0
2021–22 2 0 — 2[b] 0 4 0
2022–23 30 2 6 1 1[b] 0 37 3
2023–24 26 7 5 2 13[b] 3 44 12
Total 61 9 11 3 16 3 88 15
Eupen (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
Career Total 68 9 12 3 16 3 96 15
  1. ^ Includes Greek Football Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club

PAOK

Individual

References

  1. ^ Giannis Konstantelias at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Κωνσταντέλιας: Στο top-10 των νεότερων ποδοσφαιριστών που έχουν παίξει με τον ΠΑΟΚ". at gazzetta.gr.
  3. ^ "ΟΦΗ - ΠΑΟΚ 0-3: Ξέσπασε με μπαλάρα ο Δικέφαλος στο Ηράκλειο". at ethnos.gr.
  4. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Η Εουπεν ανακοίνωσε το δανεισμό του Κωνσταντέλια". www.gazzetta.gr.
  5. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Επέκταση συμβολαίου σε Κωνσταντέλια μέχρι το 2026". www.gazzetta.gr.
  6. ^ "Προκριματικά Euro: Άνετη η Εθνική στην πρεμιέρα με τρία γκολ και τρία δοκάρια απέναντι στο Γιβραλτάρ". Ethnos (in Greek). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ελλάδα - Νέα Ζηλανδία 2-0: Εύκολη νίκη με λάμψη Κωνσταντέλια". CNN Greece (in Greek). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης - Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
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