Konstantinos Koulierakis
Koulierakis with PAOK in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Chania, Crete, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 4
Youth career
2017–2021 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 PAOK B 22 (0)
2022– PAOK 36 (3)
International career‡
2019–2020 Greece U17 5 (0)
2021–2022 Greece U19 3 (0)
2022– Greece 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κουλιεράκης; born 28 November 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club PAOK and the Greece national team.[1]

Career

Early career

Koulierakis arrived from Chania in 2017 as a speedy, left-footed defender, with very good finishing, especially from long distances, and excellent physicality. He is constantly evolving and is prudent and grounded. He is international, a champion with the U17, he was promoted early to the U19, with which he was also crowned champion, while he had and has participated in a few training sessions of the A' team.

PAOK

During the 2022 preseason, several scouts were impressed with his output in a friendly game against Heerenveen and asked to know his availability, with the club's officials responding with a €15,000,000 price.[2]

He made his official debut in a home win against Panetolikos, which ended as a 1–0 win, on 20 August 2022.[3] In his first competitive season with the club, Koulierakis managed to gain a position in the starting line-up, making 31 appearances in all competitions, even attracting interest from big European teams, including Fiorentina.[4]

Honours

Individual

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PAOK B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 22 0 — — — 22 0
PAOK 2022–23 Super League Greece 25 2 6 0 — — 31 2
2023–24 7 1 0 0 10 2 — 17 3
Total 32 3 6 0 10 2 — 48 4
Career Total 54 3 6 0 10 2 0 0 70 5

References

  1. ^ Konstantinos Koulierakis at Soccerway
  2. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Αξιολογεί τον Κουλιεράκη στα 15 εκατομμύρια". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναιτωλικός 1-0: Άρεσε ο νέος δικέφαλος με Τόμας να δίνει το πρώτο τρίποντο". www.sport24.gr. 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Το φλερτ της Φιορεντίνα για Κουλιεράκη και το ποσό που δίνουν οι «βιόλα»" (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. ^ "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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