Konstantinos Koulierakis
 Koulierakis in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Chania, Crete, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | PAOK B | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | PAOK | 47 | (3) |
| 2024– | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Greece U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Greece U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Greece | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κουλιεράκης; born 28 November 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Greece national team.[1]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Koulierakis arrived from Chania in 2017.
PAOK
[edit]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 million 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, attracting interest from big European teams, including Fiorentina.[4]
On 14 March 2024, he scored a brace in a home match against Dinamo Zagreb along with one assist securing a 5–1 win (5–3 on aggregate) and qualification to the Quarter-Finals of UEFA Europa Conference League 2023–24. He was declared man of the match.
Wolfsburg
[edit]On 20 August 2024 he signed with Wolfsburg in Germany. The clubs agreed to postpone the transfer until 29 August 2024, after PAOK finished their Europa League play-off games.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14[a] | 3 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 73 | 9 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 75 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 102 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]PAOK
Individual
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23[7]
- PAOK Player of the Month: March 2024[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Konstantinos Koulierakis at Soccerway
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Αξιολογεί τον Κουλιεράκη στα 15 εκατομμύρια". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2022.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναιτωλικός 1-0: Άρεσε ο νέος δικέφαλος με Τόμας να δίνει το πρώτο τρίποντο". www.sport24.gr. 20 August 2022.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Το φλερτ της Φιορεντίνα για Κουλιεράκη και το ποσό που δίνουν οι «βιόλα»" (in Greek). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Wolves seal Koulierakis signing". Vfl Wolfsburg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Koulierakis the key in March". PAOKFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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