Ilias Chatzitheodoridis

Ilias Chatzitheodoridis (Greek: Ηλίας Χατζηθεοδωρίδης; born 5 November 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Panathinaikos as a left back. He is a product of the Arsenal academy and played senior football in England for Brentford and Cheltenham Town, before joining Panathinaikos in 2018.

Ilias Chatzitheodoridis
Personal information
Full name Ilias Chatzitheodoridis[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Katerini, Greece
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 12
Youth career
2012–2014 Mas Kallitheakos
2014–2016 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Brentford 0 (0)
2018 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 18 (0)
2018– Panathinaikos 43 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Arsenal

A left back, Chatzitheodoridis began his career in his native Greece, playing for Mas Kallitheakos and training part-time with Arsenal's Greek academy.[4] After impressing on trial, he signed a two-year scholarship deal with the Premier League club's principle academy in England on 6 June 2014.[4][5] Chatzitheodoridis made 44 appearances and scored one goal for the U18 team over the course of two seasons, before being released in June 2016.[6][7]

Brentford

Chatzitheodoridis joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on trial during 2016–17 pre-season and he impressed enough to sign a one-year professional contract on 6 August 2016.[8] An injury crisis at left back saw Chatzitheodoridis win his maiden first team call up for a league match versus Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 September 2016, but he remained an unused substitute during the 3–1 defeat.[9] He signed a new two-year contract extension in March 2017.[10]

The departure of second-choice left back Tom Field on loan for the first half of the 2017–18 season allowed Chatzitheodoridis to make his senior debut with a start in the Bees' 3–1 EFL Cup first round extra time win over AFC Wimbledon on 8 August 2017.[11][12] He remained on the pitch until the 97th minute, when he was substituted for Henrik Dalsgaard.[12] He played the full 90 minutes of the 4–1 victory over rivals Queens Park Rangers in the following round and on 7 September,[12] manager Dean Smith reported that Chatzitheodoridis would begin training with the first team on a regular basis.[13] A season-ending injury to Rico Henry in late September saw Chatzitheodoridis become the backup to stand-in left backs Josh Clarke and Yoann Barbet,[11] before his departure on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season on 19 January 2018.[14] Despite being contracted for one further season,[10] he was released on a free transfer in July 2018.[15]

Loan to Cheltenham Town

On 19 January 2018, Chatzitheodoridis joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[16] He featured as an ever-present starter in the remaining 18 matches of the season.[17]

Panathinaikos

On 23 July 2018, Chatzitheodoridis returned to Greece to join Superleague club Panathinaikos on a free transfer.[15][18] He finished a mid-table 2018–19 season with 25 appearances and four goals.[2][19] Prior to his 2019–20 season being ended by an ankle injury,[20] Chatzitheodoridis had made 26 appearances.[2] He signed a new three-year contract in August 2020.[21]

International career

Chatzitheodoridis was an unused substitute for the Greece U21 team during two 2019 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifiers in October 2018.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2016–17[22] Championship 00000000
2017–18[12] 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
Total 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18[12] League Two 18 0 — — 18 0
Panathinaikos 2018–19[2] Superleague Greece 20 3 5 1 — 25 4
2019–20[2] 23 0 3 0 — 26 0
Total 43 3 8 1 — 51 4
Career total 6139130734
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References
  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. Ilias Chatzitheodoridis at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. "Squad". www.pao.gr. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. "Arsenal make defender their first summer signing". Metro. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. "Ilias Chatzitheodoridis". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. "Stats | Academy | Teams | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. "Stats | Academy | Teams | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoridis signs from Arsenal". Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  9. "Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoridis signs new contract". Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  11. "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoris targets league minutes". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. "Games played by Ilias Chatzitheodoridis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  13. Moore, Tom (7 September 2017). "Brentford hand first team promotion to young defender". getwestlondon. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  14. "Brentford FC Ilias Chatzitheodoridis joins Cheltenham Town on loan". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  15. "Chatzitheodoridis leaves for Panathanaikos". Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. "New Signing: Ilias Chatzitheodoridis". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  17. "Ilias Chatzitheodoridis Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  18. "Ο Παναθηναϊκός ανακοίνωσε τον Χατζηθεοδωρίδη". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  19. "Summary – Super League – Greece – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  20. "Παναθηναϊκός: Χειρουργείο για Χατζηθεοδωρίδη". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  21. "Επέκταση συμβολαίου στον Χατζηθεοδωρίδη". ΠΑΕ ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ (in Greek). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  22. "Games played by Ilias Chatzitheodoridis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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