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Giannis Konstantelias
Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας
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Konstantelias with PAOK in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Konstantelias
Date of birth (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Volos, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 45
Youth career
2013–2021 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2026 PAOK 122 (26)
2022 → Eupen (loan) 7 (0)
2026– Borussia Dortmund 1 (1)
International career‡
2019 Greece U16 3 (1)
2020 Greece U17 2 (1)
2021–2022 Greece U19 1 (0)
2022 Greece U21 1 (0)
2023– Greece 18 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026

Giannis Konstantelias (Greek: Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας; born 5 March 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career

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Early career

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Konstantelias was nine years old when he joined the academy of Agia Paraskevi in his hometown Volos. Initially, he trained with his peers, but he quickly got into the training of the older ones. In 2013 he moved to Thessaloniki for PAOK Academy where he gained valuable experiences in domestic and international tournaments and was twice named MVP.[2] At first he played as a forward and then he moved to the center, but also to the sides.

PAOK

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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 Belgian 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]

On 30 July 2025, Konstantelias signed a contract extension with PAOK following news that a deal had been agreed with Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart subject to a medical.[6][7]

Borussia Dortmund

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On 17 August 2026, Konstantelias signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.[8] Later that month, on 29 August in the Bundesliga season opener, Konstantelias was in the starting lineup and scored his first goal against Hamburger SV at the end of the first half. He was substituted off early in the second half due to a knee injury.[9] Subsequent examinations revealed an ACL injury to his left knee, ruling him out for several months.[10]

International career

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On 24 March 2023, Konstantelias made his debut for the Greece senior team in a 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Gibraltar.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PAOK 2020–21 Super League Greece 30———30
2021–22 20—2[b]0—40
2022–23 302611[b]0—373
2023–24 3495216[b]3—5514
2024–25 2973015[c]3—4710
2025–26 2484311[d]3—4014
2026–27 00002[d]3—23
Total 122261964712—18844
Eupen (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 7010——80
Borussia Dortmund 2026–27 Bundesliga 1100001[e]021
Career total 1302720647121019845
  1. ↑ Includes Greek Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

International

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As of match played 27 March 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 202341
202450
202583
202610
Total184
As of match played 11 June 2025

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konstantelias goal.[14]

List of international goals scored by Giannis Konstantelias
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 November 2023Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, GreeceImage New Zealand1–02–0Friendly
223 March 2025Hampden Park, Glasgow, ScotlandImage Scotland1–03–02024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs
37 June 2025Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, GreeceImage Slovakia1–04–1Friendly
411 June 2025Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, GreeceImage Bulgaria4–04–0Friendly

Honours

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PAOK

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 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. January 1980.
  4. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ: Η Εουπεν ανακοίνωσε το δανεισμό του Κωνσταντέλια". www.gazzetta.gr.
  5. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ: Επέκταση συμβολαίου σε Κωνσταντέλια μέχρι το 2026". www.gazzetta.gr.
  6. ↑ "GIANNIS KONSTANTELIAS A CONFIRMED "NO SHOW" FOR VFB STUTTGART MEDICAL". Get Football News. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Statement by Giannis Konstantelias after his contract renewal". PAOK. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "BVB signs Giannis Konstantelias". bvb.de. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Konstantinos Karetsas and Giannis Konstantelias star as Dortmund impress on opening day". www.bundesliga.com. 30 August 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "Konstantelias erleidet Kreuzbandriss" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 30 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Ελλάδα - Νέα Ζηλανδία 2-0: Εύκολη νίκη με λάμψη Κωνσταντέλια". CNN Greece (in Greek). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Ανδρικάκης, Στέλιος (25 March 2025). "Τι είπε ο Σερ Άλεξ Φέργκιουσον για Κωνσταντέλια και Καρέτσα (vid)". sportime.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  14. 1 2 Giannis Konstantelias at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "Giannis Konstantelias is the BOX MVP of the 2022-23 season". paokfc.gr. 19 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Stoiximan Player Of The Club του ΠΑΟΚ ο Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας". slgr (in Greek). 8 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Γιορτή ΠΣΑΠΠ: Με επτά Έλληνες η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της σεζόν 2024-2025 | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Month του Μαρτίου ο Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας". slgr.gr (in Greek). Online. 10 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Month του Οκτωβρίου ο Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας". slgr.gr (in Greek). Online. 4 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Κωνσταντέλιας και Ελ Κααμπί οι καλύτεροι παίκτες της Super League για το 2024-2025!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "Stoiximan Best Goal της 10ης αγωνιστικής ο Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας". slgr.gr (in Greek). Online. 12 November 2025.
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