Giannis Konstantelias
Greek footballer (born 2003)
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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]
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Konstantelias with Borussia Dortmund in 2026 | |||
| 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) | ||
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
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
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]
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
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
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
Club
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15[c] | 3 | — | 47 | 10 | |||
| 2025–26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11[d] | 3 | — | 40 | 14 | |||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | |||
| Total | 122 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 12 | — | 188 | 44 | |||
| Eupen (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 130 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 45 | ||
- Includes Greek Football Cup, Belgian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
International
- As of match played 12 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | |
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[15]
- Super League Greece PAOK Player of the Year: 2022–23[16]
- Super League Greece Young Player of the Season: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23,[17] 2023–24,[18] 2024–25[19]
- Super League Greece Player of the Month: March 2025,[20] October 2025[21]
- Super League Greece Greek Footballer of the Season: 2024–25[22]
- Super League Greece Best Goal: 2025–26 Matchday 10[23]
- PAOK record transfer sale: €26m (plus 6m bonus target), moving to Borussia Dortmund
