Markella Koskeridou

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Markella Koskeridou
Personal information
Full name Markella-Dimitra Koskeridou
Date of birth (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece [2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
PAOK FC
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2017 Hamburger SV
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 5 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Hamburger SV 25 (2)
2022–2023 Hamburger SV II 7 (3)
2023– PAOK 38 (2)
International career
2024– Greece 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2025 [2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2025 [3]

Markella Koskeridou (born 15 May 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defender for PAOK and the Greek national team. [1]

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Club career

Hamburg

When Markella Koskeridou was 12, her family moved from Thessaloniki to Norderstedt in Germany. [2] In 2012, she joined the Hamburger SV academy and, in 2017, she was promoted to the senior team, which played in the Oberliga Hamburg. [4] In the 2018–19 season, they finished undefeated at the top of the table, winning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord. She played in Germany's third division for four years until 2023. In her final season, Hamburg won promotion to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga by finishing first in their division. [5] In the 2022–23 season, she also played for the reserve team, helping them win the Oberliga Hamburg. [6]

UNC Wilmington Seahawks

At the start of the 2021–22 season, Koskeridou moved to North Carolina to spend a semester studying at the UNC Wilmington where she also joined their women's soccer team. She made five appearances, helping them finish first in the CAA Regular Season championship. [4]

PAOK

On 4 September 2023, Koskeridou returned to Greece to join PAOK, the reigning Greek A Division champions. [7] In her debut season, she made 23 appearances as the team won both the league and the 2024 Greek Cup. [8] She scored in her UEFA Women's Champions League debut on 4 September 2024 against Kiryat Gat, but PAOK was eliminated in the next game against Servette. [3]

International career

Markella Koskeridou made her debut fot the Greek national football team on 12 July 2024 against Andorra in the 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying. She has also participated in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League. [3]

Career statistics

College

TeamSeasonNCAA Regular SeasonCAA TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UNC Wilmington Seahawks 2021 Div. I 500050

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV 2017–18Oberliga Hamburg??00??
2018–19????
2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 400040
2020–212020
2021–2212220142
2022–23701080
Total25230282
Hamburger SV II 2022–23Oberliga Hamburg7373
PAOK 2023–24 Greek A Division 19140231
2024–25 1914121253
2025–26
Total3828121484
Career total70711121839

    Honours

    Hamburger SV
    UNC Wilmington
    PAOK

    References

    1. 1 2 "Markella Koskeridou". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    2. 1 2 3 "Markella Koskeridou". uncwsports.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    3. 1 2 3 "Markella-Dimitra Koskeridou". flashscore.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    4. 1 2 "Zwischen College-Meisterschaft und zweiter Heimat". hsv-ev.de. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    5. "Saison 22/23 Frauen-Regionalliga Nord". fussball.de. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    6. "Hamburg Oberliga - Deutschland". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    7. "Στον ΠΑΟΚ Morris η Μαρκέλλα Κοσκερίδου!". acpaok.gr. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    8. "ΠΑΟΚ MORRIS ΑΗΤΤΗΤΟΣ ΝΤΑΜΠΛΟΥΧΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 2024!". acpaok.gr. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    9. with Hamburger SV II