Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κουλιεράκης; born 28 November 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Greece national team.[1]
 Koulierakis in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Chania, Crete, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | PAOK B | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | PAOK | 47 | (3) |
| 2024– | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Greece U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Greece U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Greece | 8 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Career
Early career
Koulierakis arrived from Chania in 2017.
PAOK
During the 2022 preseason, several scouts were impressed with his 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]
He 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, he 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 2023–24. He was declared man of the match.
Wolfsburg
On 20 August 2024 he signed with Wolfsburg in Germany. The clubs agreed to postpone the transfer until 29 August 2024, after PAOK finished their Europa League play-off games.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 73 | 9 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 71 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 97 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
PAOK
Individual
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23[7]
- PAOK Player of the Month: March 2024[8]
References
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