Konstantinos Koulierakis
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Koulierakis playing for PAOK in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 44 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Greece U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Greece U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Greece U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Greece | 19 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
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]
Club career
Early career
Koulierakis started playing football at Doxa Pachianon at Calcetto F.C. Football Academy in Chania Crete.
He arrived at 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | Super League Greece | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14[a] | 3 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | Super League Greece | — | — | 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 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 113 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 144 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
PAOK
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". sport24. 5 July 2022.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναιτωλικός 1-0: Άρεσε ο νέος δικέφαλος με Τόμας να δίνει το πρώτο τρίποντο". sport24. 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). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Koulierakis the key in March". PAOKFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
- Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- Konstantinos Koulierakis – UEFA competition record (archive)