Ilias Chatzitheodoridis

Ilias Chatzitheodoridis (; born 5 November 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Kalamata.

Chatzitheodoridis is a product of the Arsenal academy and played senior football in England for Brentford and Cheltenham Town, before returning to Greece in 2018. There he played for Panathinaikos, Panetolikos, OFI and Kalamata.

Club career

Arsenal A left back, Chatzitheodoridis began his career in his native Greece, playing for Mas Kallitheakos and training part-time with Arsenal's Greek academy. After impressing on trial, he signed a two-year scholarship deal with the Premier League club's principle academy in England on 6 June 2014. Chatzitheodoridis made 44 appearances and scored one goal for the U18 team over the course of two seasons, before being released in June 2016.

Brentford Chatzitheodoridis joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on trial during 2016–17 pre-season and he impressed enough to sign a one-year professional contract on 6 August 2016. An injury crisis at left back saw Chatzitheodoridis win his maiden first team call up for a league match versus Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 September 2016, but he remained an unused substitute during the 3–1 defeat.

The departure of second-choice left back Tom Field on loan for the first half of the 2017–18 season allowed Chatzitheodoridis to make his senior debut with a start in the Bees' 3–1 EFL Cup first round extra time win over AFC Wimbledon on 8 August 2017. A season-ending injury to Rico Henry in late September saw Chatzitheodoridis become the backup to stand-in left backs Josh Clarke and Yoann Barbet during the first half of the 2017–18 season. Despite being contracted for one further season,

Panathinaikos On 23 July 2018, Chatzitheodoridis returned to Greece to join Super League club Panathinaikos on a free transfer. He finished a mid-table 2018–19 season with 25 appearances and four goals. Prior to his 2019–20 season being ended by an ankle injury, Chatzitheodoridis had made 26 appearances. He made 8 appearances during what remained of the 2020–21 season. Chatzitheodoridis transferred out of the club in June 2022 and made 66 appearances, scoring four goals, during four seasons at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.

Panetolikos On 27 June 2022, Chatzitheodoridis signed a two-year contract with Super League club Panetolikos. He made 50 appearances and scored three goals over the course of the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, Chatzitheodoridis departed the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.

OFI On 14 June 2024, Chatzitheodoridis signed a two-year contract with Super League club OFI on a free transfer. He made 24 appearances during the 2025–26 season,

Kalamata On 2 August 2026, Chatzitheodoridis signed an undisclosed-length contract with Super League club Kalamata on a free transfer.

International career Chatzitheodoridis was an unused substitute for the Greece U21 team during two 2019 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifiers in October 2018.

Personal life Chatzitheodoridis was born in Greece to Greek parents from Kazakhstan. Championship

2017–18 Championship

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Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18 Super League Greece 29 0 6 0

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1 0 59 0 Kalamata 2026–27