BVB sign Giannis Konstantelias | OneFootball

Lars Ricken, Managing Director for Sport, explains: “We are very pleased to have convinced Giannis, a talented attacking player, to join us, and we have been following his development for quite some time. At 23, he is still a relatively young player, but he also already brings a great deal of experience. In this context, we would like to thank those responsible at PAOK Thessaloniki for the respectful and constructive discussions throughout regarding the signing of Giannis.”

Konstantelias joined PAOK at the age of ten and then progressed through the club’s youth academy. At 17, the attacking player made his debut for the first team. He spent the second half of the 2021/22 season on loan at KAS Eupen in Belgium (seven appearances).

Konstantelias made 186 competitive appearances for the first team of his parent club, scoring 41 goals. With PAOK, he won the Greek league title (2024) and the Greek Cup (2021).

Sporting Director Ole Book emphasizes: “With Giannis, we are gaining a player who will strengthen us with his qualities. We see a great deal of potential in him and are convinced that he will fit in very well with our team. I would also like to sincerely thank our colleagues at FC PAOK for the professional and appreciative exchange in handling the transfer.”

After appearances for Greece’s U16, U19 and U21 national teams, Konstantelias made his debut for the senior national team in March 2023, for which he has since made 18 appearances (four goals).

Giannis Konstantelias says: “I am very happy to be playing for Borussia Dortmund in the future. BVB is a big club and I will give everything to be successful here.”

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