Konstantinos Tzolakis

Konstantinos Tzolakis
Tzolakis with Greece in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002
Place of birth Chania, Crete, Greece
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 19
Youth career
2015–2018 Platanias
2018–2019 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2026 Olympiacos 89 (0)
2026– Hull City 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 Greece U16 2 (0)
2019 Greece U17 7 (0)
2020–2024 Greece U21 21 (0)
2024– Greece 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:06, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026

Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τζολάκης; born 8 November 2002) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Hull City and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career

Olympiacos

Tzolakis in 2024 with Olympiacos

Tzolakis joined the youth setup of Olympiacos in 2018, after spending three seasons with his local club Platanias in Chania Crete. He made his senior debut in 2019, at the Cup semi-final against PAOK in which he played the whole game but he conceded 3 goals as Olympiacos lost 3–2. Tzolakis made his league debut in a game against Aris getting subbed on in the place of Bobby Allain in the 78th minute. His next game was a very crucial game for the club, since the main Goalkeeper of Olympiacos, Jose Sa was injured, Tzolakis had to take his place in the starting eleven that faced AEK Athens in the Cup final. Tzolakis made some crucial saves and kept a clean sheet as Olympiacos defeated AEK 1–0 and won the title.

On 7 October 2020, Tzolakis signed a new contract with Olympiacos until the summer of 2024 for an undisclosed fee.[2]

The following season, Tzolakis managed to play a total of 6 games despite being third in the goalkeeper pecking order; he registered 5 league appearances and 1 cup appearance against Aris. He kept a clean sheet against Asteras Tripolis twice.

On 21 July 2021, Tzolakis made a crucial save and kept a clean sheet in his European debut against Neftchi Baku in a 1–0 home win on the 2nd qualification round of UEFA Champions League.[3]

On 18 April 2024, Tzolakis was the undisputed hero in the qualification of Olympiacos for the semi-final of the 2024 UEFA Europa Conference league, saving three penalties in a 3–2 winning shootout away at Fenerbahçe, following a 3–3 aggregate draw.[4] He was also a key figure in helping his team lift the Conference League, as his saves played a large part in the Reds' 1–0 victory over Fiorentina after extra time, in the final held at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens.[5]

Hull City

On 5 August 2026, Tzolakis signed a five-year contract with newly promoted Premier League club Hull City.[6] The transfer fee was reportedly a club-record £20 million, plus performance-related add-ons.[7]

International career

After featuring regularly in the youth teams of Greece, Tzolakis earned his first full senior cap with the Greece national team, on 11 June 2024, in a friendly match against Malta held in Salzburg, Austria,[8] keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympiacos 2019–20 Super League Greece 1020—00—30
2020–21 Super League Greece 5010—00—60
2021–22 Super League Greece 3010—4[b]0—80
2022–23 Super League Greece 7050—2[c]0—140
2023–24 Super League Greece 10000—6[d]0—160
2024–25 Super League Greece 31000—10[c]0—410
2025–26 Super League Greece 19010—7[b]01[e]0270
Total 760100—290101130
Olympiacos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 160————160
Hull City 2026–27 Premier League 100000——10
Career total 93010000290101300
  1. ↑ Includes Greek Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Greek Super Cup

Honours

Olympiacos

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Konstantinos Tzolakis at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Υπέγραψε μέχρι το 2024 στον Ολυμπιακό ο Τζολάκης". sport24.gr.
  3. ↑ "Olympiacos-Neftçi UEFA Champions League 2021/22". UEFA.
  4. ↑ "Απίστευτος Τζολάκης Έτσι απέκλεισε... μόνος τη Φενέρ στα πέναλτι (ΒΙΝΤΕΟ)". Αθλητικά Νέα & Αθλητικές Ειδήσεις στο Sportdog (in Greek). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tzolakis completes Hull City move". Hull City A.F.C. 5 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Botcherby, Elizabeth (5 August 2026). "Hull sign goalkeeper Tzolakis for club record fee". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "Με Τζολάκη η ενδεκάδα της Εθνικής για το φιλικό με τη Μάλτα". in.gr (in Greek). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Μάλτα - Ελλάδα 0-2: Με πρωταγωνιστή τον Τζόλη η Εθνική έδειξε καλά στοιχεία". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Konstantinos Tzolakis at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Month του Ιανουαρίου ο Κωνσταντίνος Τζολάκης". slgr.gr (in Greek). Online. 4 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Club του Ολυμπιακού o Κωνσταντίνος Τζολάκης". Super League (in Greek). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Club του Ολυμπιακού ο Κωνσταντίνος Τζολάκης". Super League (in Greek). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Stoiximan Player of the Season 2024-25 ο Κωνσταντίνος Τζολάκης". Super League (in Greek). 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Γιορτή ΠΣΑΠΠ: Με επτά Έλληνες η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της σεζόν 2024-2025 | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Ntimenos, George (23 September 2025). "Οι βραβεύσεις της 44ης Γιορτής ΠΣΑΠΠ". psapp.gr (in Greek). Online.
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