Stelios Iliadis

Football player infobox
playername= Stelios Iliadis


fullname = Stelios Iliadis
ickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1986|6|3|mf=y
cityofbirth = Thessaloniki
countryofbirth = Greece
height = height|m=1.78
currentclub = PAOK FC
clubnumber = 8
position = Defensive Midfielder
years = 2002-2005
2005-
clubs = Apollon Kalamarias
PAOK FC
caps(goals) = 59 (3)
61 (3)
nationalyears = 2004-2006
2006-present
nationalteam = Greece U-19
Greece U21
nationalcaps(goals) = - (-)
11 (0)|

Stelios Iliadis (born June 3, 1986 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek footballer currently playing for PAOK FC. He plays as a defensive midfielder or as a left midfielder, although with coach Fernando Santos he was mostly used as a right back, a position unknown to him but he did quite well. He is noted for his passion in the game, his good defending and his preference to trying to cross from the side. He is regarded to be a rising star though PAOK's two last seasons weren't very good thus preventing him from shining.

Club career

He started his career in Apollon Kalamarias coming from the club's youth-system. Despite his relatively young age he played first-team football and appeared really mature which attracted the interest of bigger clubs.

He was signed in the summer of by PAOK F.C. for a fee of 250.000 euros and a percentage of his next sale. Shortly afterwards he gained a starting spot in PAOK alongside club legend Theodoros Zagorakis. His best season to date is the 2006-7 where he helped the team's cause scoring three goals also. In 2007-2008 season, and with new coach Fernando Santos preferring Sotiris Balafas and Lambros Vangelis at first and then Ricardo Matias Verón he was restricted as a subtitute but injury problems gave him the chance to play as a right defender where his performance regained his manager's faith in him.

International career

He was part of the U19 football team while playing in Apollon Kalamarias and then of the Greece national under-21 football team earning more than 10 caps. He said that his big dream is to earn a spot in the Greek national football team and win the championship with PAOK F.C.