Stelios Malezas

Stelios Malezas

175px Malezas in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Stylianos Malezas
Date of birth	(1985-03-11) 11 March 1985
Place of birth	Katerini, Greece
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	PAOK
Number	13
Youth career
2000–2003	Pontioi Katerini
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2012	PAOK	158	(4)
2004–2005	→ Irodotos (loan)	30	(1)
2012–2014	Fortuna Düsseldorf	33	(0)
2014–2015	Panetolikos	25	(1)
2015–	PAOK	7	(0)
International career
2010–	Greece	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 01 December 2015 (UTC)

Stylianos "Stelios" Malezas (Greek: Στέλιος Μαλεζάς; born 11 March 1985) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defender for PAOK in the Greek Super League.

Club career

PAOK

He started his career at AEP Katerini and moved to PAOK in 2003, thus signing his first professional contract. He plays as a centre back, having formerly played as a defensive midfielder. In the 2008–09 season, he gained his place in the starting eleven, making some regular first-team appearances. On 6 February 2009, he signed a new contract with PAOK FC, which would keep him at the club until 2013. During all these years he played 164 games with PAOK in all competitions.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Defender Malezas of Greek club PAOK FC, is making the move to Germany for a reported fee of €577,000 (£450,000), with the money being paid in instalments over the next 12 months.Malezas was on Monday undergoing a medical and Fortuna Düsseldorf, who last season won promotion via the play-offs, are then expected to officially announce a three-year contract. General manager Wolf Werner told Express newspaper: "We are about to sign Stelios Malezas from PAOK of Greece."

In December 2013, Malezas was informed that is already named for returning to his former club PAOK and in an interview held from PAOK24 he said: "As a mark of respect for the club, it must be clear that the given time there has been no communication with people of PAOK nor the possibility of my return to it. I have a contract with Fortuna until summer. I do not know what will happen in January and after that I have the right to negotiate, but as we speak there is absolutely not any communication with PAOK." Otherwise Malezas would not say no to the possibility of a return to PAOK, but this time there is nothing to confirm that he wants to leave Germany.

The German dream seems to take a fee for Stelios Malezas, who the summer of 2014 will be past for the roster of Fortuna Düsseldorf. He failed to prove his worth to the people of the German club and specifically, the former PAOK defender has only made 10 appearances after half of the season passed. The coach of Fortuna, Lorenz-Günther Köstner believes that the former Thessalonian player can not cope with the demands of the team, so it can be assumed that is almost in exit. Eventually on May 23, 2014 after two years with the club was informed that there was not in the staff's plan for next season. Malezas stated that " Everybody does not like goodbyes, but I must do it. I have no choice".

Panetolikos

On 11 July 2014, Malezas joined Panetolikos on a two-year contract, after he completed his transfer from Fortuna Düsseldorf as a free agent.

Return to PAOK

On 10 August 2015, Malezas joined for a second spell PAOK.

International career

On 28 February 2010, he was called up to represent Greece in a friendly against Senegal. On 1 June it was announced that he would be in the 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Greece			League		Greek Cup		Europe		Total
2004–05	P.A.S.A. Irodotos F.C.	Gamma Ethniki	30	1	4	0	0	0	34	1
2005–06	PAOK	Superleague	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2006–07			10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2007–08			11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
2008–09			29	1	3	0	0	0	32	1
2009–10			26	1	3	0	2	0	31	1
2010–11			18	0	1	0	4	1	23	1
2011–12			33	0	3	0	12	0	48	0
2012-13	Fortuna	Bundesliga	21	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
2013–14		2. Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
2014–15	Panetolikos	Superleague	25	1	2	0	0	0	27	1
2015–16	PAOK	Superleague	7	0	2	0	5	0	14	0
Career total			219	5	18	0	20	1	257	6

Statistics accurate as of 20 August 2015