List of Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Iraklis F.C. in Greece. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. A number of other players who have played an important role in a title win can also be included for their contribution. Club captains and seasonal top goalscorers are included. Players in Iraklis' early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches. [1]

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For a list of all Iraklis players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players, and for the current squad see the main Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. article.

Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Substitute appearances included.

NameNationalityPositionIraklis careerAppearancesGoalsNotes
Alberto Nahmias Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Greece.svg FW1923–1933??Scored Greece's first goal ever.
Kostas Karapatis Flag of Greece.svg GK1946–1951, 1957–1961?0
Lolos Hasekidis Flag of Greece.svg FW1955–1962, 1966–1967??
Zacharias Chaliabalias Flag of Greece.svg MF1963–1975280?
Kostas Aidiniou Flag of Greece.svg MF1964–1974, 1978–197923257 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 club's top goalscorer
Aristotelis Batakis Flag of Greece.svg MF1966–1975261?
Makis Sentelidis Flag of Greece.svg DF1966–19783126
Takis Nikoloudis Flag of Greece.svg MF1968–1976233?
Grigoris Fanaras Flag of Greece.svg GK1968–1982244?
Grigoris Zafiridis Flag of Greece.svg DF1969–1976214?
Vangelis Kousoulakis Flag of Greece.svg MF1971–19792037
Dimitrios Gesios Flag of Greece.svg FW1972–198021175All-time leader in league goals, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 club's top goalscorer
Charalampos Xanthopoulos Flag of Greece.svg FW1974–198728314
Vasilis Hatzipanagis Flag of Greece.svg MF1975–199128161 Greece's Golden Player
Lakis Papaioannou Flag of Greece.svg MF1979–198617936 1985–86 club's top goalscorer
Savvas Kofidis Flag of Greece.svg MF1981–1988, 1997–199927521
Daniil Papadopoulos Flag of Greece.svg DF/MF/FW1981–199841964All-time leader in league appearances
Sigurður Grétarsson Flag of Iceland.svg FW1984–19852610Scored in the final of the 1985 Balkans Cup win, 1984–85 club's top goalscorer
Tasos Lefkopoulos Flag of Greece.svg DF1984–19911401
Pagonis Vakalopoulos Flag of Greece.svg DF1984–19951638
Giorgos Papadopoulos Flag of Greece.svg DF/MF1985–199722518
Sakis Anastasiadis Flag of Greece.svg MF1986–199317128 1986–87, 1987–88 club's top goalscorer
Fanis Toutziaris Flag of Greece.svg FW1987–199523862 1993–94 club's top goalscorer
Thanasis Dimopoulos Flag of Greece.svg FW1988–199213450 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1991–92 club's top goalscorer
Georgios Plitsis Flag of Greece.svg GK1988–19961560
Christos Kostis Flag of Greece.svg FW1989–199411024 1992–93 club's top goalscorer
Ivan Jovanović Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Greece.svg MF1989–199927152 1996–97 club's top goalscorer
Predrag Erak Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Serbia.svg DF1991–19951004
Georgios Anatolakis Flag of Greece.svg DF1992–19961344
Nikos Sakellaridis Flag of Greece.svg DF1992–199611110
Georgios Kostis Flag of Greece.svg MF1992–19991719
Ieroklis Stoltidis Flag of Greece.svg MF1992–200323433
Sotiris Konstantinidis Flag of Greece.svg MF1994–199911014
Georgios Xenidis Flag of Greece.svg DF1995–2001, 2002–200419518
Marios Christodoulou Flag of Cyprus.svg FW1995–199910210
Nikos Mirtsekis Flag of Greece.svg FW1995–19976231 1994–95 and 1995–96 club's top goalscorer
Georgios Kyriazis Flag of Greece.svg DF1996–2003, 2010–20111889
Lazaros Semos Flag of Greece.svg DF1997–20001079
Michalis Konstantinou Flag of Cyprus.svg FW1997–2001, 200816584 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00 and 2000–01 club's top goalscorer
Ebenezer Hagan Flag of Ghana.svg MF1998–200317918
Ederson Fofonka Flag of Brazil.svg FW2000–200412443 2001–02 club's top goalscorer
Konstantinos Nebegleras Flag of Greece.svg MF2000–20041285
Panagiotis Drougas Flag of Greece.svg DF2000–20071461
Georgios Abaris Flag of Greece.svg GK2001–20071140
Grigoris Papazacharias Flag of Greece.svg DF2001–20101263
Anastasios Katsabis Flag of Greece.svg DF2002–201124911Club's captain 2006–2011
Mirosław Sznaucner Flag of Poland.svg DF2003–20071090
Ilias Poursanidis Flag of Greece.svg MF2003–20081432
Joël Epalle Flag of Cameroon.svg MF2005–2007, 20116921Club's captain 2005–2006, 2005–06 club's top goalscorer
Manolis Papasterianos Flag of Greece.svg MF2006–20111045
Victoraș Iacob Flag of Romania.svg FW2009–20114113 2009–10 club's top goalscorer
Paschalis Voutsias Flag of Greece.svg MF2009–2011, 2012–2014302Scored the 2,000th goal of Iraklis in top-tier league
Huanderson Flag of Brazil.svg GK2012–20171500
Emanuel Perrone Flag of Argentina.svg FW2014–2017, 2018–201910637
Taianan Flag of Brazil.svg MF2013–2014, 2018–20205716
Petros Kanakoudis Flag of Greece.svg DF2010–2011, 2018–2021419

References

  1. "The Introduction Page of the RSSSF -- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation". rsssf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.

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