Dimitris Konstantinidis Explained

Dimitris Konstantinidis
Fullname:Dimitrios Konstantinidis[1]
Birth Date:1994 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Korinos, Greece
Height:1.730NaN0
Currentclub:Pierikos
Position:Right back
Youthyears1:2008–2012
Youthclubs1:PAOK
Years1:2012–2018
Clubs1:PAOK
Caps1:40
Goals1:1
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Aiginiakos (loan)
Caps2:20
Goals2:1
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:Omonia Nicosia (loan)
Caps3:18
Goals3:0
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Brescia
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2018–2020
Clubs5:Aris
Caps5:9
Goals5:1
Years6:2020
Clubs6:Zemplín Michalovce
Caps6:8
Goals6:2
Years7:2020
Clubs7:Spartak Trnava
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:2020
Clubs8:Petržalka
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2021
Clubs9:Olympiakos Nicosia
Caps9:7
Goals9:0
Years10:2021
Clubs10:Ionikos
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Years11:2022–2023
Clubs11:Levadiakos
Caps11:25
Goals11:2
Years12:2023–
Clubs12:Pierikos
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Greece U17
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2011
Nationalteam2:Greece U18
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2012–2013
Nationalteam3:Greece U19
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2013
Nationalteam4:Greece U20
Nationalcaps4:5
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2015
Nationalteam5:Greece U21
Nationalcaps5:4
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:20:30, 13 February 2023 (UTC).

Dimitrios Konstantinidis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημήτρης Κωνσταντινίδης, born 2 June 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Club career

PAOK

Born in Korinos, Pieria, Konstantinidis started his career at the age of 14 in the youth ranks of PAOK after being spotted by the club's grassroots staff. He made his unofficial debut with the first team just having turned 16 years, against Partizan Belgrade in a 2010 friendly game. Initially, Konstantinidis played as a right midfielder, but in the academies turned to be a fully right-back player.[2]

On 26 August 2012, Konstantinidis made his league debut in a 1–0 home win against Panthrakikos. At the end of the season, he signed a five-year contract with the club.[3] In the third UEFA Europa League qualifying round, he scored his first goal for his club, equalizing the score to send the club to the UEFA Europa League playoffs. In the 2012–13 season he made 18 appearances. In January 2014, he was loamed out to Aiginiakos before returning to PAOK after six months.

On 6 August 2015, Konstantinidis scored his first goal with the club in all competitions in a 1–1 away draw for UEFA Europa League third preliminary round against Spartak Trnava. On 10 December 2015, he assisted Róbert Mak in a 0–1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League group stage,[4] earning him a selection to the best UEFA Europa League squad of the week.[5] On 20 December 2015, Konstantinidis suffered a cruciate ligament injury during Super League home game against Platanias keeping him out for the remainder of the season.[6] He returned to PAOK for the 2017–18 season, without making a single appearance with the club in the first half of the season.

Loan to Omonia

On 8 August 2016, Konstantinidis joined Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia on a 12-month loan deal from PAOK.[7] He made 20 appearances with the club. On 26 May 2017, the club announced that with the end of the season the player would leave.[8]

Brescia

In January 2018, Konstantinidis joined Serie B club Brescia rejecting a loan offer from financially struggling Panathinaikos. He joined manager Roberto Boscaglia's team as a free-agent, with the administration of the Greek Cup winners still keeping 30% of his rights in a future sale.[9]

Aris

On 19 July 2018 he returned to the Superleague, signing a two-year contract with Aris.[10] On 9 December 2018, he scored in a 4–2 away loss against Atromitos.[11] On 31 December 2019, he mutually solved his contract with the club.

Zemplín Michalovce

On 4 February 2020, he signed to the Fortuna Liga club Zemplín Michalovce, for an undisclosed fee until the end of the year.[12] He became another Greek to play for the eastern-Slovak club, joining Georgios Neofytidis, Kyriakos Savvidis, Christos Kountouriotis and Dimitris Popovits. Playing as a right-back, he made his debut in the Fortuna Liga away fixture against AS Trenčín on 15 February 2020. His debut turned out disastrous as Zemplín Michalovce were destroyed with a 1–8 defeat.[13] Konstantinidis also competed in three other games those had preceded the suspension of Fortuna Liga caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Olympiakos Nicosia

He signed for Olympiakos Nicosia in January 2021.

International career

He was a member of all Greek national teams. At the age of 18, he was a starter for the Greece U20 team that participated in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.

Career statistics

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PAOK2012–13Super League Greece1503000180
2013–1420201050
2014–151401000150
2015–16901050150
Total4007060530
Aiginiakos (loan)2013–14Football League (Greece)20100201
Omonia Nicosia (loan)2016–17Cypriot First Division18020200
Aris2018–19Super League Greece91000091
Zemplín Michalovce2019–20Slovak First Football League820082
Spartak Trnava2020–21Slovak First Football League100010
Petržalka2020–21Slovak 2. Liga100010
Olympiakos Nicosia2020–21Cypriot First Division702090
Ionikos2021–22Super League Greece502070
Levaidakos2021–22Super League Greece 216200162
2022–23Super League Greece9020110
Total2522000272
Career total 1346150601556

Honours

Levadiakos

2021–22

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Greece . FIFA.com . PDF . 11 . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf . 27 June 2013 . dead.
  2. News: Ο ΠΑΟΚ στα πλέι οφ του Europa League, 1-1 με Σπάρτακ Τρνάβα. 6 August 2015.
  3. News: Δημήτρης Κωνσταντινίδης. paokfc.gr. 7 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064421/http://www.paokfc.gr/profiles/dimitris-konstantinidis/. 24 September 2015. dead.
  4. News: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 PAOK . 10 December 2015.
  5. News: Στους κορυφαίους του Europa ο Κωνσταντινίδης του ΠΑΟΚ . 10 December 2015.
  6. News: Konstantinidis suffers serious injury . 20 December 2015.
  7. News: Στην Ομόνοια ο Κωνσταντινίδης . 8 August 2016.
  8. Web site: AC Omonia. Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας και ευχές για καλή συνέχεια στην καριέρα τους. 4 June 2017. Greek.
  9. Web site: gianlucadimarzio.com . Calciomercato Brescia, dal Paok arriva il terzino Konstantinidis . 31 January 2018 . Italian.
  10. Web site: Πριν από έξι μήνες στον ΠΑΟΚ, τώρα στον Άρη ο Κωνσταντινίδης . www.sport24.gr . 19 July 2018.
  11. Web site: Ατρόμητος - Άρης 4-2: Ματσάρα στο Περιστέρι, ξανά δεύτερη η αρμάδα του Κάναντι . www.sport24.gr . 9 December 2018.
  12. Web site: H σλοβακική Ζέμπλιν "χτυπάει" Ευρώπη με πέντε Έλληνες . www.sport24.gr . 8 February 2020.
  13. Web site: AS Trenčín - MFK Zemplín Michalovce 8 - 1. ulk.futbalnet.sk. sk. 2020-05-12. 15 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215122430/https://ulk.futbalnet.sk/zapas/426437/. dead.