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PAOK Thessaloniki

Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton

543 51 Thessaloniki, GreeceSuper League 1 · tier 1Founded 20 April 1926Colours

www.paokfc.gr ↗Mikras Asias 1, 543 51 Thessaloniki, Greece+30 2310 954050

Squad

34 players

avg age 27.5

Foreigners

59% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

3 / 14

18 pts · 9 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Toumba Stadium

28,703 seats

Manager

Alessio Lisci

Transfer balance

+€12.8m

season 2026/27

Squad

34 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Antonis TsiftsisGoalkeeper	27	Greece	191 cm	both	Jan 2024from Asteras Aktor	Jun 2029
Jiri PavlenkaGoalkeeperShoulder injury - Return unknown	34	Czech Republic	196 cm	right	Sept 2024from Without Club	Jun 2027
Konstantinos BalomenosGoalkeeper	23	Greece	187 cm	right	Jan 2024from Ablöse -	Jun 2027
Dimitrios MonastirlisGoalkeeper	22	Greece	192 cm	right	Jan 2024from Ablöse -	Jun 2027
Defenders · 10
Diego CostaCentre-Back	27	Brazil	184 cm	right	May 2026from FC Krasnodar	Jun 2027
Greg TaylorLeft-Back	29	Scotland	171 cm	left	Jan 2025from Celtic FC	Jun 2028
Giannis MichailidisCentre-Back	26	Greece	188 cm	left	Jan 2019from Ablöse -	Jun 2027
Dimitrios GiannoulisLeft-Back	31	Greece	178 cm	left	Jun 2026from FC Augsburg	Jun 2029
Jonjoe KennyRight-Back	29	England · Ireland	176 cm	right	Jan 2025from Hertha BSC	Jun 2028
Pantelis HatzidiakosCentre-Back	29	Greece · Netherlands	185 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Copenhagen	Jun 2029
Abdul Rahman BabaLeft-Back	32	Ghana	179 cm	left	Oct 2023from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Aritz ElustondoCentre-Back	32	Spain	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Real Sociedad	Jun 2028
Dimitrios BataoulasCentre-Back	19	Greece	190 cm	both	Jan 2025from Ablöse -	Jun 2028
Georgios KosidisRight-Back	19	Greece	183 cm	right	Jan 2026from PAOK Thessaloniki B	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 9
Christos ZafeirisCentral Midfield	23	Greece · Norway	173 cm	right	Aug 2025from SK Slavia Prague	Dec 2029
Ognjen UgresicCentral Midfield	20	Serbia · Hungary	188 cm	right	Aug 2026from FK Partizan Belgrade	Jun 2031
Tom LouchetCentral Midfield	23	France	178 cm	both	Mar 2026from OGC Nice	Jun 2030
Mady CamaraCentral Midfield	29	Guinea	182 cm	right	Jan 2024from Olympiacos Piraeus	Jun 2027
Kristijan JakicDefensive Midfield	29	Croatia	181 cm	right	Sept 2026from FC Augsburg	Jun 2027
Baptiste SantamariaDefensive Midfield	31	France	183 cm	right	Jul 2026from Valencia CF	Jun 2027
Soualiho MeïtéDefensive MidfieldHip injury - Return unknown	32	France · Cote d'Ivoire	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from SL Benfica	Jun 2027
Dimitrios PelkasAttacking Midfieldunknown injury - Return unknown	33	Greece	177 cm	right	Jan 2025from Basaksehir FK	Jun 2027
Dimitrios TsopouroglouCentral Midfield	24	Greece	175 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse -	Jun 2027
Forwards · 11
Andrija ZivkovicRight WingerTeam captain	29	Serbia	169 cm	left	Aug 2020from SL Benfica	Jun 2027
Simon BanzaCentre-Forward	30	DR Congo · France	189 cm	right	Sept 2026from Al-Jazira Club	Jun 2027
Cherif NdiayeCentre-Forward	30	Senegal	190 cm	right	Aug 2026from Samsunspor	Jun 2027
Kiril DespodovRight WingerToe injury - Return unknown	29	Bulgaria	180 cm	right	Apr 2023from Ablöse €3.00m	Jun 2027
Fedor ChalovCentre-ForwardMeniscus injury - Return unknown	28	Russia	181 cm	right	Jan 2024from CSKA Moscow	Jun 2027
Anestis MythouCentre-Forward	19	Greece	188 cm	both	Jan 2025from Ablöse -	Jun 2028
Shola ShoretireRight Winger	22	England · Nigeria	171 cm	both	Jul 2024from Manchester United U21	Jun 2028
Taha AliLeft WingerShoulder injury - Return unknown	28	Sweden · Somalia	174 cm	right	Jul 2026from Malmö FF	Jun 2029
Dimitrios ChatsidisRight Winger	20	Greece	184 cm	left	Jan 2025from Ablöse -	Jun 2028
Dimitrios BerdosLeft Winger	18	Greece	177 cm		—	Jun 2029
TaisonLeft Winger	38	Brazil	172 cm	right	Jan 2023from Sport Club Internacional	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€16.3m

19 arrivals

Received

€29m

16 departures

Net balance

+€12.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 19

Ognjen Ugresic
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from FK Partizan Belgrade
€6.5m
Dimitrios Giannoulis
Left-Back · 30 y/o
from FC Augsburg
€4.3m
Taha Ali
Left Winger · 28 y/o
from Malmö FF
€2m
Tom Louchet
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from OGC Nice
€2m
Pantelis Hatzidiakos
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from FC Copenhagen
€1.5m
Diego Costa
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from FC Krasnodar
€500k
Kristijan Jakic
Defensive Midfield · 29 y/o
from FC Augsburg
€500k
Aritz Elustondo
Centre-Back · 32 y/o
from Real Sociedad
Free

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Baptiste Santamaria
Defensive Midfield · 31 y/o
from Valencia CF
Free
Cherif Ndiaye
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from Samsunspor
Loan
Fedor Chalov
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Kayserispor
End of loan
Georgios Kosidis
Right-Back · 19 y/o
from PAOK Thessaloniki B
—
Jonathan Gómez
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Albacete Balompié
End of loan
Konstantinos Balomenos
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from Anagennisi Karditsa
End of loan
Lefteris Lyratzis
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from Panserraikos
End of loan
Luka Gugeshashvili
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
from Atromitos Athens
End of loan
Mahamadou Balde
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from PAOK Thessaloniki B
—
Shola Shoretire
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from PEC Zwolle
End of loan
Simon Banza
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from Al-Jazira Club
Loan

Departures · 16

Giannis Konstantelias
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
to Borussia Dortmund
€26m
Jorge Sánchez
Right-Back · 28 y/o
to Atlas Guadalajara
€3m
Alessandro Bianco
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
to ACF Fiorentina
End of loan
Alessandro Vogliacco
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to Genoa CFC
End of loan
Alexander Jeremejeff
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to Persija Jakarta
Free
Dejan Lovren
Centre-Back · 36 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Georgios Giakoumakis
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
to CD Cruz Azul
End of loan
Joan Sastre
Right-Back · 29 y/o
to APOEL Nicosia
Free

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Jonathan Gómez
Left-Back · 23 y/o
to VfL Osnabrück
Loan
Konstantinos Thymianis
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to Panetolikos
Free
Lefteris Lyratzis
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Atromitos Athens
Free
Luka Gugeshashvili
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to Göztepe
Loan
Luka Ivanušec
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
to Feyenoord Rotterdam
End of loan
Magomed Ozdoev
Defensive Midfield · 33 y/o
to FC Krasnodar
Free
Mahamadou Balde
Left Winger · 19 y/o
to Levadiakos
Loan
Tomasz Kędziora
Centre-Back · 32 y/o
to Dynamo Kyiv
Free

Manager & staff

33 people

Manager

Alessio Lisci

Italy · 40 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 12

Moisés HurtadoAssistant ManagerSpain
Petros TsiapakidisAssistant ManagerGreece
Massimo CarcarinoAssistant ManagerItaly
Vangelis LappasGoalkeeping CoachGreece
Alberto GinésFitness coachSpain
Vasilios KanarasRehab coachGreece
Anestis AslanidisRehab coachGreece
Giannis TsaniklidisVideo AnalystGreece
Joan GarciaVideo AnalystSpain
Giannis ThomaidisOpponent AnalystGreece
Makis KosmidisOpponent AnalystGreece

Management · 5

Agisilaos ToumazatosChief Executive OfficerGreece
Léo MatosSporting DirectorBrazil
VieirinhaTechnical DirectorPortugal
Pantelis ThomareisHead of Football OperationsGreece
Panagiotis TsiknasExecutive assistant of the directorGreece

Board of Directors · 4

Ivan SavvidisPresidentRussia
Maria GoncharovaVice-presidentRussia
Georgios KoudasCounselor of administrative boardGreece
Ivan SavvidisOwnerRussia

Scouting · 7

Eleftherios NotaridisChief ScoutGreece
Georgios KostikosScoutGreece
Konstantinos MalioufasScoutGreece
Manolis LongrosScoutGreece
Rossetos KolliasScoutGreece
Vasilios EleftheriadisScoutGreece
Konstantinos LagonidisYouth ScoutGreece

Medical department · 2

Giannis RallisHead of MedicalGreece
Georgios GiannikosPhysiotherapistGreece

Other · 1

Georgios TheodoridisTeam ManagerGreece

Youth · 2

Vangelis PourliotopoulosAcademy ManagerGreece
Vasilios MittasDirector of youth departmentGreece

Honours

12 titles

8×Greek cup winner20/21 · 18/19 · 17/18 · 16/17 · 02/03 · +3
4×Greek Champion23/24 · 18/19 · 84/85 · 75/76

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Giannis Michailidis: PAOK Thessaloniki to AEK Athens
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AEK Athens and Panathinaikos are currently monitoring Giannis Michailidis after he turned down a contract extension from PAOK, according to mykonea.gr. His listed contract runs to June 2027. The story broke earlier on…
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Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 19

Departures · 16

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 12

Honours

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Giannis Michailidis: PAOK Thessaloniki to AEK Athens