Ilias Iliadis (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Scarborough Olympic Flame SC | |||
| Serbian White Eagles | |||
| 2015–2021 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Panathinaikos B | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | CF Montréal | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2025 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 13 | (2) |
| 2025 | Montana | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Greece U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 August 2024 | |||
Ilias Iliadis (Greek: Ηλίας Ηλιάδης; born 21 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, he has represented Greece at youth international level.
He played youth soccer with Scarborough Olympic Flame SC.[1][2] He also played youth soccer with the Serbian White Eagles.[3] After attending an Arsenal academy camp in Greece, he joined the Panathinaikos Academy in January 2025,[4][5] after having trials with Olympiacos, AEK Athens, and Panathinaikos.[6] In October 2018, he signed a professional contract with the club.[7]
Club career
In August 2021, he joined Panathinaikos B in the Super League Greece 2 ahead of their inaugural season, after extending his contract with the club for two more seasons.[8] He made his professional debut on November 7 against Kifisia. In December 2022, he requested to terminate his contract, in order to return to Canada,[9][10] after having spent the previous eight years in Greece.[11]
In January 2023, Major League Soccer side CF Montréal announced they had signed Iliadis to a two-year contract, with options for 2025 and 2026.[12][13] He made his debut in a substitute appearance on March 4 against Austin FC.[14] In July 2023, he was loaned to Atlético Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League.[15][16] He made his debut on July 29 against Cavalry FC.[17] After primarily playing right-back with Montreal in limited appearances, he was able to play his natural midfield role with Ottawa during his loan spell, forming a strong partnership with Spanish veteran player Alberto Zapater.[18] He scored his first CPL goal in the season finale on October 7, 2023, in a 1-0 victory over Forge FC.[19] After returning to Montreal for the beginning of the 2024 season, he re-joined Atlético Ottawa on loan in August 2024, for the remainder of the year.[20][21] He made his first appearance in his second stint with the club on August 10 against Forge FC.[22] On 17 August 2024, he scored an scoring an Olympico goal in a 3-0 victory over Pacific FC.[23] On 31 August, he scored a second Olympico, in a 1-0 victory over Vancouver FC.[24]
In March 2025, he signed with Pirin Blagoevgrad in the Bulgarian second tier.[25]
In June 2025, he signed with Bulgarian First Professional Football League club Montana.[26][27][28] In January 2026, it was announced he had departed the club at the end of 2025 by mutual consent.[29]
International career
Eligible for Canada and Greece, Iliadis played two matches with the Greece U17 team in 2018.[30]
Personal life
Iliadis has a younger brother, Costa Iliadis, that is also a soccer player.[31]