Giannis Konstantelias
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Konstantelias in 2023 with PAOK | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ioannis Konstantelias | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2003 | ||
| 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 | 98 | (18) |
| 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 | 13 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Giannis Konstantelias (Greek: Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας; born 5 March 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a 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 17 January 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]
On 23 March 2025, Konstantelias contributed on every goal scored against Scotland in the match of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League promotion play-offs taking place in Hampden Park, scoring one and assisting fellow Greek teammates Konstantinos Karetsas and Christos Tzolis. This performance even sparked the eye of the legendary Alex Ferguson, even comparing that watching him and Karetsas play, was like watching David Beckham and Paul Scholes, both of whom were managed by Alex Ferguson in Manchester United.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | 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 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16[b] | 3 | 55 | 14 | ||
| 2024–25 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15[c] | 3 | 46 | 10 | ||
| Total | 97 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 145 | 27 | ||
| Eupen (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 104 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 153 | 27 | ||
- ^ Includes Greek Football Cup, Belgian Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 7 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of match played 11 June 2025
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2023 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 23 March 2025 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League |
| 3 | 7 June 2025 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | Slovakia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 June 2025 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | Bulgaria | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
PAOK
Individual
- PAOK Player of the Season: 2022–23[10]
- Super League Greece PAOK Player of the Year: 2022–23[11]
- Super League Greece Young Player of the Season: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23,[12] 2023–24[13]
References
- ^ Giannis Konstantelias at Soccerway
- ^ "Κωνσταντέλιας: Στο top-10 των νεότερων ποδοσφαιριστών που έχουν παίξει με τον ΠΑΟΚ". at gazzetta.gr.
- ^ "ΟΦΗ - ΠΑΟΚ 0-3: Ξέσπασε με μπαλάρα ο Δικέφαλος στο Ηράκλειο". at ethnos.gr. January 1980.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Η Εουπεν ανακοίνωσε το δανεισμό του Κωνσταντέλια". www.gazzetta.gr.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Επέκταση συμβολαίου σε Κωνσταντέλια μέχρι το 2026". www.gazzetta.gr.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ελλάδα - Νέα Ζηλανδία 2-0: Εύκολη νίκη με λάμψη Κωνσταντέλια". CNN Greece (in Greek). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Ανδρικάκης, Στέλιος (25 March 2025). "Τι είπε ο Σερ Άλεξ Φέργκιουσον για Κωνσταντέλια και Καρέτσα (vid)". sportime.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Giannis Konstantelias is the BOX MVP of the 2022-23 season". paokfc.gr. 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Stoiximan Player Of The Club του ΠΑΟΚ ο Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας". slgr (in Greek). 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης - Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.