Giannis Michailidis Explained

Giannis Michailidis
Fullname:Ioannis Michailidis
Birth Date:18 February 2000
Birth Place:Giannitsa, Greece
Height:1.88 m
Currentclub:PAOK
Clubnumber:5
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2014–2016
Youthclubs1:Giannitsa
Youthyears2:2016–2020
Youthclubs2:PAOK
Years1:2019–
Clubs1:PAOK
Caps1:57
Goals1:4
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:PAOK B
Caps2:10
Goals2:2
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Greece U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018
Nationalteam2:Greece U18
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalteam3:Greece U19
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2021
Nationalteam4:Greece U21
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2020–
Nationalteam5:Greece
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:19 May 2024
Ntupdate:16 November 2021 (UTC).

Giannis Michailidis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γιάννης Μιχαηλίδης; born 18 February 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club PAOK and the Greece national team.

Club career

Early career

Born on February 18, 2000, he became a member of the Giannitsa Sports Academy, moving through all the age level groups until he was 16, when he joined PAOK. Relatively “old” for the PAOK Academy at that stage, he showed impressively good prospects for PAOK not to try and exploit them. From Giannitsa to Thessaloniki then, and from his family home to PAOK Academy house. The transition was di cult at rst, as he admitted, mainly due to the intensive training and attending school at the same time. However, this did not a ect his performance on the pitch at all.Up until that point, Michailidis played as a defensive mid elder, but he immediately made his presence felt in the defensive line of the Under-17s. A stopper with impressive physical characteristics, being tall and strong, he is also nimble, smart, and fast. A left-footer, Michailidis is also talented with the ball at his feet, standing out for his accurate long passes and the maturity he shows in his game.With full seasons, rst for the Under-17s and then for the Under-19s, he celebrated three consecutive league championships (seasons 2017–18, 2018–19, and 2019–20), and was part of a group of players who went an astonishing series of 70 games without defeat, while he also played in the UEFA Youth League. Having represented Greece at youth level, he was also called up to the full Greece senior squad in August 2020 for the UEFA Nations League matches. With full seasons with PAOK, first in U-17 and then in U-19, he celebrated with his teammates three consecutive championships and an incredible series of 70 games without defeat, while he also wore the team jersey at UEFA Youth League.

PAOK

In March 2019, he was promoted to the first team of PAOK and start playing in the last matches of the 2019–20 playoffs, while he scored his first goal against OFI on 4 July 2020, in an away draw 2–2.[1]

In March 2022, Michailidis left the match between PAOK and PAS Giannina injured and the examinations he submitted confirmed the fears of the people of Dikefalos, as the results showed that he suffered a total rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, a rupture through the meniscus and a second-degree ligament injury.Giannis Michailidis traveled on Sunday (3/4) in the morning to Portugal where on Monday (4/4) he will undergo the necessary surgery to overcome his serious knee injury. The young defender of Dikefalos will do there the first stage of his recovery and is expected to return to Greece.[2]

International career

As a result of his performance, he was a member of both Greece U-17 and Greece U-19 and was also called up to the Greece in August 2020 for the upcoming UEFA Nations League game. He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020, in a friendly against Austria.[3]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueGreek CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PAOK2019–20Super League Greece712091
2020–211903050270
2021–221921060252
2023–241115030191
Total564110140814
PAOK B2022–23Super League Greece 2102102
Career total666110140916

Honours

PAOK

2023–24[4]

2020–21

Notes and References

  1. https://www.paokfc.gr/profiles/giannis-michailidis/ Giannis Michailidis
  2. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ: Στην Πορτογαλία ο Μιχαηλίδης. 3 April 2022 . el . sport24.gr.
  3. Web site: ESPN. Austria v Greece game report. 7 October 2020.
  4. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!. Gazzetta. 19 May 2024. Greek. 19 May 2024.