Ilias Chatzitheodoridis

Ilias Chatzitheodoridis
Personal information
Full name Ilias Chatzitheodoridis[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997
Place of birth Katerini, Greece
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 12
Youth career
2012–2014 Mas Kallitheakos
2014–2016 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Brentford 0 (0)
2018 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 18 (0)
2018– Panathinaikos 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Ilias Chatzitheodoridis (born 5 December 1997) is a Greek professional football left back who plays for Panathinaikos. He is a product of the Arsenal academy and played senior football in England for Brentford and Cheltenham Town before joining Panathinaikos in 2018.

Career

Arsenal

A left back, Chatzitheodoridis began his career in his native Greece, playing for Mas Kallitheakos and training part-time with Arsenal's Greek academy.[3] After impressing on trial, he signed a two-year scholarship deal with the Premier League club's principle academy in England on 6 June 2014.[3][4] Chatzitheodoridis made 44 appearances and scored one goal for the U18 team over the course of two seasons, before being released in June 2016.[5][6]

Brentford

Chatzitheodoridis joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on trial during 2016–17 pre-season and he impressed enough to sign a one-year professional contract on 6 August 2016.[7] An injury crisis at left back saw Chatzitheodoridis win his maiden first team call up for a league match versus Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 September 2016, but he remained an unused substitute during the 3–1 defeat.[8] He signed a new two-year contract extension in March 2017.[9]

The departure of second-choice left back Tom Field on loan for the first half of the 2017–18 season allowed Chatzitheodoridis to make his senior debut with a start in the Bees' 3–1 EFL Cup first round extra time win over AFC Wimbledon on 8 August 2017.[10][11] He remained on the pitch until the 97th minute, when he was substituted for Henrik Dalsgaard.[11] He played the full 90 minutes of the 4–1 victory over rivals Queens Park Rangers in the following round and on 7 September,[11] manager Dean Smith reported that Chatzitheodoridis would begin training with the first team on a regular basis.[12] A season-ending injury to Rico Henry in late September saw Chatzitheodoridis become the backup to stand-in left backs Josh Clarke and Yoann Barbet,[10] before his departure on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season on 19 January 2018.[13] Despite being contracted for one further season,[9] he was released in July 2018.[14]

Cheltenham Town (loan)

On 19 January 2018, Chatzitheodoridis joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[15] He featured as an ever-present starter in the remaining 18 matches of the season.[16]

Panathinaikos

On 23 July 2018, Chatzitheodoridis returned to Greece to join Superleague club Panathinaikos on a free transfer.[14][17] He scored the first senior goal of his career on his second appearance for the club, in a 3–0 victory over Levadiakos on 23 September 2018.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 October 2018
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2016–17[19] Championship 00000000
2017–18[11] 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
Total 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
Cheltenham Town 2017–18[11] League Two 18 0 — — 18 0
Panathinaikos 2018–19[18] Superleague Greece 3 1 1 0 — 4 1
Career total 2112030261

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "SQUAD". www.pao.gr. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 Metro.co.uk, Metro Sport Reporter for (6 June 2014). "Arsenal make defender their first summer signing". Metro. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Group, Arsenal Media. "Ilias Chatzitheodoridis". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Group, Arsenal Media. "Stats | Academy | Teams | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Group, Arsenal Media. "Stats | Academy | Teams | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoridis signs from Arsenal". Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoridis signs new contract". Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoris targets league minutes". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Ilias Chatzitheodoridis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  12. ↑ Moore, Tom (7 September 2017). "Brentford hand first team promotion to young defender". getwestlondon. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoridis joins Cheltenham Town on loan". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Chatzitheodoridis leaves for Panathanaikos". Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "New Signing: Ilias Chatzitheodoridis". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ο Παναθηναϊκός ανακοίνωσε τον Χατζηθεοδωρίδη". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  18. 1 2 Ilias Chatzitheodoridis at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ilias Chatzitheodoridis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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