Konstantinos Koulierakis

Konstantinos Koulierakis
Koulierakis 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
 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 7 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Greece U17 5 (0)
2021–2022 Greece U19 3 (0)
2022– Greece 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 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

Early career

Koulierakis arrived from Chania in 2017.

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 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

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

As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 76 3 8 0 19 6 103 9
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

PAOK

Individual

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 23 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Wolves seal Koulierakis signing". Vfl Wolfsburg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Koulierakis the key in March". PAOKFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.


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