Giannis Michailidis

Giannis Michailidis

Michailidis with PAOK in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Michailidis
Date of birth	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth	Giannitsa, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	PAOK
Number	49
Youth career
2014–2016	Giannitsa
2016–2020	PAOK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	PAOK	37	(2)
National team‡
2017	Greece U17	7	(0)
2018	Greece U18	3	(0)
2018–2019	Greece U19	6	(0)
2021–	Greece U21	6	(0)
2020–	Greece	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 (UTC).

Giannis Michailidis (Greek: Γιάννης Μιχαηλίδης; born 18 February 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club PAOK and the Greece national team.^[1]

Club career[]

PAOK[]

Born on February 18, 2000, he became a member of the Giannitsa Sports Academy, moving through all the age level groups until he was 16, when he joined PAOK. Relatively “old” for the PAOK Academy at that stage, he showed impressively good prospects for PAOK not to try and «exploit» them. From Giannitsa to Thessaloniki then, and from his family home to PAOK Academy house. The transition was di cult at rst, as he admitted, mainly due to the intensive training and attending school at the same time. However, this did not a ect his performance on the pitch at all. Up until that point Michailidis played as a defensive mid elder, but he immediately made his presence felt in the defensive line of the Under-17s. A stopper with impressive physical characteristics, being tall and strong, he is also nimble, smart, and fast. A left-footer, Michailidis is also talented with the ball at his feet, standing out for his accurate long passes and the maturity he shows in his game. With full seasons, rst for the Under-17s and then for the Under-19s, he celebrated three consecutive league championships (seasons 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20), and was part of a group of players who went an astonishing series of 70 games without defeat, while he also played in the UEFA Youth League. Having represented Greece at youth level, he was also called up to the full Greece senior squad in August 2020 for the UEFA Nations League matches. With full seasons with PAOK, first in U-17 and then in U-19, he celebrated with his teammates three consecutive championships and an incredible series of 70 games without defeat, while he also wore the team jersey at UEFA Youth League.

In March 2019, he was promoted to the first team of PAOK and start playing in the last matches of the 2019–20 play offs, while he scored his first goal against OFI on 4 July 2020 in an away draw 2–2.^[2]

International career[]

As a result of his performance he was a member of both Greece U-17 and Greece U-19 and was also called up to the Greece in August 2020 for the upcoming UEFA Nations League game. He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Austria.^[3]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 12 December 2021

Honours[]

Club[]

PAOK

• Greek Cup: 2020–21

References[]

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