Dimitris Konstantinidis

Dimitris Konstantinidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Κωνσταντινίδης, born 2 June 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Slovak club Zemplín Michalovce.

Dimitris Konstantinidis
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Konstantinidis
Date of birth (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994
Place of birth Korinos, Greece
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Zemplín Michalovce
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2012 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 PAOK 40 (1)
2014 → Aiginiakos (loan) 20 (1)
2016–2017 → Omonia Nicosia (loan) 18 (0)
2018 Brescia 0 (0)
2018–2020 Aris 9 (1)
2020– Zemplín Michalovce 3 (0)
National team
2010 Greece U17 1 (0)
2011 Greece U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Greece U19 5 (0)
2013 Greece U20 5 (0)
2015 Greece U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:14, 06 March 2020 (UTC).

Club career

PAOK

Born in Korinos, Pieria, Konstantinidis started his career at the age of 14 in the youth ranks of PAOK after being spotted by the club's grassroots staff. He made his unofficial debut with the first team just having turned 16 years, against Partizan Belgrade in a 2010 friendly game. Initially, Konstantinidis played as a right midfielder, but in the academies turned to be a fully right-back player.[1]

On 26 August 2012, Konstantinidis made his league debut in a 1–0 home win against Panthrakikos. At the end of the season, he signed a five-year contract with the club.[2] In the third UEFA Europa League qualifying round, he scored his first goal for his club, equalizing the score to send the club to the UEFA Europa League playoffs. In the 2012–13 season he made 18 appearances. In January 2014, he was given on loan to Aiginiakos before returning to PAOK after six months.

On 6 August 2015, Konstantinidis scored his first goal with the club in all competitions in a 1–1 away draw for UEFA Europa League third preliminary round against Spartak Trnava. On 10 December 2015, he assisted Róbert Mak in a 0–1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League group stage,[3] earning him a selection to the best UEFA Europa League squad of the week.[4] On 20 December 2015, Konstantinidis suffered a cruciate ligament injury during Super League home game against Platanias keeping him out for the remainder of the season.[5] He returned to PAOK for the 2017–18 season, without making a single appearance with the club in the first half of the season.

Loan to Omonia

On 8 August 2016, Konstantinidis joined Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia on a 12-month loan deal from PAOK.[6] He made 20 appearances with the club. On 26 May 2017, the club announced that with the end of the season the player would leave.[7]

Brescia

In January 2018, Konstantinidis joined Serie B club Brescia rejecting a loan offer from financially struggling Panathinaikos. He joined manager Roberto Boscaglia's team as a free-agent, with the administration of the Greek Cup winners still keeping 30% of his rights in a future sale.[8]

Aris

On 19 July 2018 he returned to the Superleague, signing a two-year contract with Aris.[9] On 9 December 2018, he scored in a 4–2 away loss against Atromitos.[10] On 31 December 2019, he mutually solved his contract with the club.

Zemplín Michalovce

On 4 February 2020, he signed to the Fortuna Liga club Zemplín Michalovce, for an undisclosed fee until the end of the year.[11] He became another Greek to play for the eastern-Slovak club, joining Georgios Neofytidis, Kyriakos Savvidis, Christos Kountouriotis and Dimitris Popovits. Playing as a right-back, he made his debut in the Fortuna Liga away fixture against AS Trenčín on 15 February 2020. His debut turned out disastrous as Zemplín Michalovce were destroyed with a 1–8 defeat.[12] Konstantinidis also competed in three other games those had preceded the suspension of Fortuna Liga caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

International career

He was a member of all Greek national teams. At the age of 18, he was a starter for the Greece U20 team that participated in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.

References
  1. "Ο ΠΑΟΚ στα πλέι οφ του Europa League, 1-1 με Σπάρτακ Τρνάβα". 6 August 2015.
  2. "Δημήτρης Κωνσταντινίδης". paokfc.gr. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. "Borussia Dortmund 0-1 PAOK". 10 December 2015.
  4. "Στους κορυφαίους του Europa ο Κωνσταντινίδης του ΠΑΟΚ". 10 December 2015.
  5. "Konstantinidis suffers serious injury". 20 December 2015.
  6. "Στην Ομόνοια ο Κωνσταντινίδης". 8 August 2016.
  7. "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας και ευχές για καλή συνέχεια στην καριέρα τους" (in Greek). AC Omonia. 4 June 2017.
  8. "Calciomercato | Brescia, dal Paok arriva il terzino Konstantinidis" (in Italian). gianlucadimarzio.com. 31 January 2018.
  9. "Πριν από έξι μήνες στον ΠΑΟΚ, τώρα στον Άρη ο Κωνσταντινίδης". www.sport24.gr. 19 July 2018.
  10. "Ατρόμητος - Άρης 4-2: Ματσάρα στο Περιστέρι, ξανά δεύτερη η αρμάδα του Κάναντι". www.sport24.gr. 9 December 2018.
  11. "H σλοβακική Ζέμπλιν "χτυπάει" Ευρώπη με πέντε Έλληνες". www.sport24.gr. 8 February 2020.
  12. http://www.bart.sk, webdesign and software: bart sk s r o. "AS Trenčín - MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 8 - 1". ulk.futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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