Konstantinos Dimitriou
{{Short description|Greek professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Konstantinos Dimitriou
| image = Konstantinos Dimitriou, U21 CZE-GRE 2019-10-10 (2).jpg
| caption = Dimitriou with Greece U21 in 2019
| full_name = Konstantinos Dimitriou
| birth_place = Thessaloniki, Greece
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|30|df=y}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Iraklis
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = 2004–2013
| youthclubs1 = Giannitsa
| youthyears2 = 2013–2018
| youthclubs2 = PAOK
| youthyears3 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs3 = Basel U21
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Basel
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = → Wil (loan)
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = Mezőkövesd
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Panserraikos
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2025
| clubs5 = Diagoras
| caps5 = 31
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Iraklis
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Greece U17
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Greece U19
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = Greece U21
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 18 June 2025
| ntupdate = 14 October 2019
}}
Konstantinos Dimitriou ({{langx|el|Κωνσταντίνος Δημητρίου}}; born 30 June 1999) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League 2 club Iraklis.
Career
= Early career =
Dimitriou began playing football at the age of 4 in the youth academy of Giannitsa, and moved to PAOK in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngtalents.gr/%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%be%ce%af%ce%b4%ce%b9-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%ba%cf%8e%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%b7%cf%84%cf%81%ce%af%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%b1%cf%80%cf%8c-%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%b3%ce%b9/|title=Το ταξίδι του Κώστα Δημητρίου από τα Γιαννιτσά μέχρι την Ελβετία (pics)|access-date=2019-10-19|archive-date=2020-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129093002/http://www.youngtalents.gr/%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BA%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%B3%CE%B9/|url-status=dead}}
= Basel =
On 11 May 2018, Swiss club Basel announced that they had signed Dimitriou from the youth department of PAOK.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 11 May 2018 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2018/05/der-fc-basel-1893-verpflichtet-konstantinos-dimitriou/ | title = Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Konstantinos Dimitriou | format = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | access-date = 2022-11-16}} At the beginning of his stay with the club Dimitriu played at trainer with Basel's U21 team, where he had 18 appearances. To the start of their 2019–20 season under head coach Marcel Koller Dimitriu advanced to Basel's first team. After playing in four test games he played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stockhorn Arena on 3 August 2019 as Basel won 3–2 against Thun.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 3 August 2019 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31404 | title = FC Thun - FC Basel 2:3 (1:1) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}} Two weeks later he played in the Swiss Cup away match against amateur club Pully Football. This was his last appearance in the first team, because after visiting his family in Greece he was tested corona positive.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 15 October 2019 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/weiterer-covid-19-fall-beim-fc-basel-1893/ | title = Weiterer Covid-19-Fall beim FC Basel 1893 | format = | work = Another Covid 19 case at FC Basel 1893 | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | access-date = 2022-11-16}} Following his recovery he returned to the U21 team.
== Loan to Wil ==
During the winter break of the 2019–20 season, on 9 January 2020, Dimitriou was loaned to Wil until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfina.gr/podosfairo/h-basileia-anakoinose-ton-daneismo-dimitriou-sti-bil/|title=Η Βασιλεία ανακοίνωσε τον δανεισμό Δημητρίου στη Βιλ}}
== Return to Basel ==
Following his loan period Dimitriou returned to Basel, but only appeared in one test match. On 28 January 2020 it was announced that he transferred to Mezőkövesd.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 28 January 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/dimitriou-wechselt-zu-mezokoevesd-zsory-se/ | title = Konstantinos Dimitriou wechselt zu Mezőkövesdi SE | format = | work = Konstantinos Dimitriou joins Mezőkövesdi SE | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | access-date = 2022-11-16}} Between the years 2018 and 2021 Dimitriou played a total of 12 games for Basel's first team without scoring a goal. One of these games were in the Swiss Super League, one in the Swiss Cup and 10 were friendly games.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = 2021 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=9808 | title = Konstantinos Dimitriou - FCB statistic | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 2022-11-16}}
= Mezőkövesd =
Dimitriou moved to Hungary and stayed with Mezőkövesd until the end of the season.
Career statistics
{{updated|18 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 | Club
! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals | |||||||||
| Basel
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| Wil (loan)
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mezőkövesd
|NB I |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Panserraikos
|rowspan="2"|Superleague Greece 2 |13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Diagoras
|rowspan="2"|Superleague Greece 2 |25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | |||
| Iraklis
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!54 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
Honours
= Basel =
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|konstantinos-dimitriou/421890}}
- [https://www.paokfc.gr/en/profiles/konstantinos-dimitriou/ PAOK Profile]
- [https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/klubs/fc-basel-1893/player/konstantinos-dimitriou/season/201920 SFL Profile]
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{{Iraklis F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Thessaloniki
Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Greece men's youth international footballers
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Category:Super League Greece 2 players
Category:Mezőkövesdi SE footballers
Category:Panserraikos F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Greek expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary