Konstantinos Koulierakis
Greek footballer (born 2003)
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Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κουλιεράκης; born 28 November 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma and the Greece national team.[1]
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Koulierakis playing for PAOK in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Chania, Crete, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | PAOK B | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | PAOK | 47 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | VfL Wolfsburg | 59 | (4) |
| 2026– | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Greece U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Greece U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Greece U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Greece | 22 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
Koulierakis started playing football at Doxa Pachianon at Calcetto F.C. Football Academy in Chania, Crete. He joined PAOK's youth system from Chania in 2017.
PAOK
During the 2022 preseason, several scouts were impressed with Koulierakis' 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]
Koulierakis 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, Koulierakis 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. He was declared man of the match.
VfL Wolfsburg
On 20 August 2024, Koulierakis signed with VfL Wolfsburg in Germany. The clubs agreed to postpone the transfer until 29 August 2024, after PAOK finished their Europa League play-off games.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund on 7 February 2026.[6]
Roma
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | — | — | 5[b] | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 6 | — | 73 | 9 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 59 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 66 | 4 | |||
| Roma | 2026–27 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 128 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
International
- As of match played 7 June 2026[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
Honours
PAOK
Individual
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23,[10] 2023–24[11]
- PAOK Player of the Month: March 2024[12]
