Giannis Konstantelias

Giannis Konstantelias (Greek: Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας; born 5 March 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club PAOK.[1]

Giannis Konstantelias
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Konstantelias
Date of birth (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003
Place of birth Volos, Greece
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 65
Youth career
2013–2021 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– PAOK 35 (2)
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 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

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]

Honours

Club
PAOK

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.
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