Dionysis Skoulidas
 Skoulidas with Peristeri in 2016. | |
| No. 24 – AEK Athens | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Greek Basket League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 29, 1997 Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2016 | Peristeri |
| 2016–present | AEK Athens |
Dionysis "Sakis" Skoulidas (alternate spelling: Dionisis)[1] (Greek: Διονύσης "Σάκης" Σκουλίδας; born July 29, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for AEK Athens in the Greek Basket League and the Champions League.[2] Born in Maroussi, Athens, Greece, he is a 2.01m (6'7")[3] tall small forward.
Youth career
Skoulidas played from a young age with the youth teams of AEK Peristeriou and Peristeri, before he started his pro career.
Professional career
Skoulidas played for the first time in the top-tier Greek Basket League, on 11 April, 2012, at the age of 14.[4] That was the only game that he played in during the 2011–12 Greek League season.[5] The rest of that season, he played in Peristeri's youth club.
In the next season, 2012–13, he only played in Peristeri's youth club. In the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, he played with Peristeri in the 3rd-tier semi pro level Greek B League. Skoulidas signed his first professional contract with the senior men's team of Peristeri in 2015, at the age of 18, after he rejected an offer from AEK Athens, and renewed his contract with Peristeri, in order to have more playing time.[6] In the subsequent 2015–16 season, he played with Peristeri in the Greek 2nd Division.
In July 2016, Skoulidas moved to AEK Athens.[7]
Greek national team
With the Greek Under-16 junior national team, Skoulidas played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also played with Greece at the 2013 TBF International Under-16 Tournament in Sakarya, Turkey, where he helped Greece win the gold medal. He also played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a bronze medal.
Skoulidas also played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and the 2nd division 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he won a bronze medal.[8]
References
- ^ Dionisis SKOULIDAS Birth: 29 Jul 1997 Height: 201CM / 6'7" Nationality: GRE.
- ^ FIBAEurope.com Dionysis Skoulidas (Greece)
- ^ DIONYSIS SKOULIDAS PHYSICALS H: 6'7".
- ^ GAME: G.S. PERISTERIOU 78 - 63 ARIS 2012-04-11.
- ^ Σκουλίδας Διονύσης | 2011-2012 Template:El icon.
- ^ Σκουλίδας «Δεν ένιωθα έτοιμος για μία τόσο μεγάλη ομάδα» Template:El icon.
- ^ Eurocup: Moves by Unicaja Malaga, Ratiopharm Ulm and AEK.
- ^ Dionysis SKOULIDAS (GRE) participated in 10 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.