Pantelis Chatzidiakos

Pantelis Chatzidiakos (Greek: Παντελής Χατζηδιάκος; born 18 January 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch club AZ and the Greece national team.

Club Career

AZ

In January 2015, Pantelis Chatzidiakos, who moved from Panathinaikos to AZ as a youth in 2011, signed a three-year professional contract with the Dutch team. Chatzidiakos made his debuts with the club in both the Champions League and the Europa League matches. In the past, he was crowned Dutch champion with the AZ U16. In 2017 he helped Jong AZ win the title in Tweede Divisie and achieve promotion to Eerste Divisie.

He made his debut in the club, along with his first appearance in Eredivisie in a 2–1 away loss against PEC Zwolle as a substitute in the second half. On 3 December 2017, the 20-year-old Greek international central defender, scored his first goal in the Eredivisie, in a 2–0 away win against VVV-Venlo. He sealed the win in the 84th minute "With an excellent shot at the height of the area, and this is not the first goal of his career, as he scored in the KNVB Cup against MVV Maastricht in September." With this victory, Alkmaar reached 6 consecutive wins in the League. He started the 2018–19 season as the undisputed leader of the AZ's defence. On 12 August 2018, he scored his first goal for the season, with a right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner, after Oussama Idrissi's assist in a 5–0 home win game against NAC Breda.

On 2 November 2019, he scored his first goal for the 2019–20 season with a right footed after an assist from Owen Wijndal in a triumphic 3–0 home win game against FC Twente. On 7 November 2019, he lashed a thunderous effort high into the left corner, scoring his first goal in the UEFA Europa League in a hammering 5–0 away win against FC Astana. On 28 November 2019, Chatzidiakos suffered the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament injury while on UEFA Europa League game for AZ Alkmaar, medical tests have confirmed. Chatzidia

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