Stelios Iliadis

Stelios Iliadis
Personal information
Full name	Stylianos Iliadis
Date of birth	3 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Agrotikos Asteras
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2005	Apollon Kalamarias
2005–2009	PAOK
2009–2010	Iraklis
2011–2013	Kerkyra
2013–2014	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2015–2017	Panthrakikos
2017	Veria
2018–	Agrotikos Asteras
International career
2004–2006	Greece U19
2006–2007	Greece U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2017

Stelios Iliadis (Greek: Στέλιος Ηλιάδης; born 3 June 1986) is a Greek footballer who plays as a midfielder for Agrotikos Asteras.^[1]

Club career

Apollon Kalamarias

He started his career in Apollon Kalamarias coming from the club's youth-system. Despite his relatively young age he played first-team football and appeared really mature which attracted the interest of bigger clubs.

PAOK

He was signed in the summer of 2005 by PAOK, for a fee of 250.000 euros and a percentage of his next sale. Shortly afterwards, he gained a starting spot in PAOK alongside club legend Theodoros Zagorakis. His best season to date is the 2006–2007 where he helped the team's cause scoring three goals also. In 2007–2008 season, and with new coach Fernando Santos preferring Sotiris Balafas and Lambros Vangelis at first and then Ricardo Matias Verón, he was restricted as a substitute but injury problems gave him the chance to play as a right defender where his performance regained his manager's faith in him.

The 2008–2009 season didn't start the best way for Iliadis. He played his first game coming as a late substitute against Levadiakos in the 7th matchday, wearing the PAOK captain's armband for the first time. He made his first start a few days later, in a game for the Greek Cup. He was released by PAOK after his contract expired.

Iraklis

On 5 August 2009 Iliadis signed a two-year contract with Iraklis, shortly after Nuno Piloto's (Iraklis' starting defensive midfielder) serious knee injury.

Kerkyra

On 2011 Iliadis signed with Kerkyra. Kerkyra on season 2012-2013 was relegated as finished on 16th position. The season 2013-2014 will be playing on Football League.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 2013 he signed a one-year contract with the Bulgarian team Lokomotiv Plodviv. He made his debut with the team on 22 September in a 2-0 home victory against Pirin Gotse Delchev. He scored his first goal with the team on 31 October in a 2-3 home loss against Levski Sofia.

Panthrakikos

In January 2015 Iliadis signed with Panthrakikos.^[2] On 1 July 2015, he renew his contract with the club.^[3]

Veria

In the last day of the January 2017 transfer window, the experienced middlefielder signed a six months contract with the Superleague Greece club Veria after Panthrakikos administration's decision to withdraw from Football League due to financial reasons.^[4]

International career

He was part of the U19 football team while playing in Apollon Kalamarias and then of the Greece national under-21 football team earning more than 10 caps. He said that his big dream is to earn a spot in the Greek national football team and win the championship with PAOK F.C.

References

^ "Stats Centre: Stilianos Iliadis Facts". TurboScores. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
^ Πήρε Ηλιάδη ο Πανθρακικος Retrieved 19 January 2015
^ Ανανέωσαν Ηλιάδης και Τζάνης Retrieved 1 July 2015
^ Έκλεισε στη Βέροια την τελευταία ημέρα των μεταγραφών ο πρώην αρχηγός του Πανθρακικού Retrieved 11 February 2017

[1] "Stats Centre: Stilianos Iliadis Facts". TurboScores. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

[2] Πήρε Ηλιάδη ο Πανθρακικος Retrieved 19 January 2015

[3] Ανανέωσαν Ηλιάδης και Τζάνης Retrieved 1 July 2015

[4] Έκλεισε στη Βέροια την τελευταία ημέρα των μεταγραφών ο πρώην αρχηγός του Πανθρακικού Retrieved 11 February 2017

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