Stelios Pozatzidis
Stelios Pozatzidis (Greek: Στέλιος Ποζατζίδης; born 24 June 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stylianos Pozatzidis | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athens Kallithea | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | PAOK | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Apollon Kalamarias (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Panionios | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AEL Kalloni | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Lamia | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 8 | (1) |
| 2018 | Panserraikos | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Platanias | 38 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Ergotelis | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Kifisia | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Athens Kallithea | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023 | |||
Career
Born in Thessaloniki, Pozatzidis came through the academy at PAOK, making his first team debut at age 20 in August 2014. He would make five Super League 1 appearances in the 2014/15 season before moving on from his hometown club.
After gaining experience in a series of short stints at Panionios, Kalamaria, Kalloni, and Lamia, Pozatzidis would become a regular starter for the first time in his career in the 2017/18 season, splitting the season between Karditsa and Panserraikos.
In summer 2018, Pozatzidis signed for Platanias, and he would be a key player in the team that made a run for promotion in 2018/19, ultimately finishing in second place and losing 3-2 on aggregate to Super League 1 club OFI Crete in a promotion-relegation playoff.
Pozatzidis spent two seasons at Platanias followed by two seasons at Ergotelis, before joining Kifisia last summer.
In the 2022/23 season, Pozatzidis made 16 appearances (13 starts) as Kifisia edged out AKFC by one point to achieve promotion to the first division.
In July 2023, Pozatzidis signed with Athens Kallithea FC.[1]
Personal life
Pozatzidis' cousin, Theocharis, is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
- As of matches played 26 September 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Apollon Kalamaria (loan) | 2013–14 | Football League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| PAOK | 2014–15 | Superleague | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Panionios | 2015–16 | Superleague | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| AEL Kalloni | 2016–17 | Football League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Lamia | 2016–17 | Football League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 2016–17 | Football League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Panserraikos | 2016–17 | Football League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Platanias | 2018–19 | Football League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Super League 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Ergotelis | 2020–21 | Super League 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 99 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in the Superleague relegation play-offs
References
- "Stelios Pozatzidis joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.