Konstantinos Koulierakis

Konstantinos Koulierakis
Koulierakis playing for PAOK in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003
Place of birth Chania, Crete, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 3
Youth career
2017–2021 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 PAOK B 22 (0)
2022–2024 PAOK 47 (3)
2024–2026 VfL Wolfsburg 59 (4)
2026– Roma 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Greece U16 3 (0)
2019–2020 Greece U17 5 (0)
2021–2022 Greece U19 3 (0)
2022– Greece 22 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026

Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κουλιεράκης; born 28 November 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma 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 joined 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] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund on 7 February 2026.[6]

Roma

On 1 August 2026, Koulierakis joined Serie A side Roma.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PAOK B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 220———220
PAOK 2022–23 Super League Greece 2526000—312
2023–24 2211014[a]3—374
2024–25 ——5[b]3—53
Total 47370196—739
VfL Wolfsburg 2024–25 Bundesliga 30030——330
2025–26 29420—2[c]0334
Total 59450—20664
Roma 2026–27 Serie A 000000—00
Career total 12871201962016113

International

As of match played 7 June 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 202210
202340
202460
202580
202630
Total220

Honours

PAOK

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Konstantinos Koulierakis at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ: Αξιολογεί τον Κουλιεράκη στα 15 εκατομμύρια". sport24. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναιτωλικός 1-0: Άρεσε ο νέος δικέφαλος με Τόμας να δίνει το πρώτο τρίποντο". sport24. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ: Το φλερτ της Φιορεντίνα για Κουλιεράκη και το ποσό που δίνουν οι "βιόλα"" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wolves seal Koulierakis signing". VfL Wolfsburg. 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Final say: Dortmund". VfL Wolfsburg. 9 February 2026. Archived from the original on 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Konstantinos Koulierakis is a new AS Roma player". AS Roma. 1 August 2026. Archived from the original on 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Konstantinos Koulierakis at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης – Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 9 December 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Koulierakis the key in March". PAOKFC. 2 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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