Giannis Michailidis
Giannis Michailidis is a Greek defender born in Giannitsa on 18 February 2000. He began as a defensive midfielder before joining the PAOK Academy, where he was converted to centre-back and developed through the Under-17 and Under-19 sides. Michailidis belonged to a PAOK youth generation that went 70 matches unbeaten and won three successive league titles from 2017 to 2020. Promoted to PAOK’s senior squad in March 2019, he made his breakthrough during the 2019–20 Super League playoffs and scored his first professional goal with a free-kick against OFI on 4 July 2020. He made his Greece debut in a friendly against Austria on 7 October 2020. In March 2022, Michailidis suffered an ACL rupture and meniscus damage against PAS Giannina, then underwent surgery and rehabilitation. He returned to PAOK’s starting lineup by 2023–24 and helped the club win the Super League 1 title.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 589 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 2056 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1996 | 3 | 2 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1158 | 2 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1109 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: DefenderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Super League 1
UEFA Nations League - Stadio Toumbas, Thessaloníki, Greece
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