Konstantinos Koulierakis

Konstantinos Koulierakis
	Koulierakis in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	28 November 2003 (age 21)
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
2021–2022	PAOK B
2022–2024	PAOK
2024–	VfL Wolfsburg
International career‡
2019–2020	Greece U17
2021–2022	Greece U19
2022–	Greece
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

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]

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

Club

As of match played 24 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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^[a]	3	37	4
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	5^[b]	3	5	3
	Total		47	3	7	0	19	6	73	9
VfL Wolfsburg	2024–25	Bundesliga	17	0	2	0	0	0	19	0
Career total			86	3	9	0	19	6	114	9

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Greece	2022	1
	2023	4
	2024	6
Total		11

Honours

PAOK

Super League Greece: 2023–24^[6]

Individual

Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23,^[7] 2023–24^[8]
PAOK Player of the Month: March 2024^[9]

References

^ Konstantinos Koulierakis at Soccerway
^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Αξιολογεί τον Κουλιεράκη στα 15 εκατομμύρια". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2022.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναιτωλικός 1-0: Άρεσε ο νέος δικέφαλος με Τόμας να δίνει το πρώτο τρίποντο". www.sport24.gr. 20 August 2022.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Το φλερτ της Φιορεντίνα για Κουλιεράκη και το ποσό που δίνουν οι "βιόλα"" (in Greek). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Wolves seal Koulierakis signing". Vfl Wolfsburg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης – Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ "Koulierakis the key in March". PAOKFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

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[UECL-6] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[7] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[soccerway-1] Konstantinos Koulierakis at Soccerway

[2] "ΠΑΟΚ: Αξιολογεί τον Κουλιεράκη στα 15 εκατομμύρια". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2022.

[3] "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναιτωλικός 1-0: Άρεσε ο νέος δικέφαλος με Τόμας να δίνει το πρώτο τρίποντο". www.sport24.gr. 20 August 2022.

[4] "ΠΑΟΚ: Το φλερτ της Φιορεντίνα για Κουλιεράκη και το ποσό που δίνουν οι "βιόλα"" (in Greek). Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[5] "Wolves seal Koulierakis signing". Vfl Wolfsburg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[8] "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[9] "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης – Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[10] "Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[11] "Koulierakis the key in March". PAOKFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

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