Christos Alexiou

Christos Alexiou
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens
(on loan from Inter Milan U23)
Number 5
Youth career
–2021 Atromitos
2021–2025 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Inter Milan U23 32 (2)
2026– → AEK Athens (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Greece U17 6 (1)
2022–2024 Greece U19 6 (3)
2024– Greece U21 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026

Christos Alexiou (Greek: Χρήστος Αλεξίου; born 30 June 2005) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club AEK Athens, on loan from Inter Milan U23.

Early life

Alexiou was born on 30 June 2005. Born in Athens, Greece, he is the older brother of Greek footballer Kyriakos Alexiou.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Alexiou joined the youth academy of Atromitos, in his native Greece, helping the club's under-15 team achieve second place in the league. In 2021, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Inter, where he captained the club's under-20 team and played in the UEFA Youth League.[2]

International career

Alexiou is a Greece youth international. During March 2022, he played for the Greece national under-17 football team for 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. The same year, he played for the Greece national under-19 football team for 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[3]

Style of play

Alexiou plays as a defender and is left-footed. Greek news website SPORT24 wrote in 2025 that he is "a left-footed stopper with height, strength and perception".[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Christos Alexiou: Following in the footsteps of Sokratis & Co. at Inter". Transfermarkt. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "chi è Christos Alexiou, il centrale che stuzzica Inzaghi nell'emergenza" [Who is Christos Alexiou, the centre-back who teases Inzaghi in the emergency] (in Italian). Calciomercato.com. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Christos Alexiou at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Χρήστος Αλεξίου, ποιος είναι ο Έλληνας capitano της Ίντερ στο Youth League που δίνει προκρίσεις στο ενενήντα" [Christos Alexiou, who is the Greek captain of Inter in the Youth League who gives qualifications to the ninety] (in Greek). SPORT24. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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