Pantelis Chatzidiakos

Pantelis Chatzidiakos (also Hatzidiakos, Greek: Παντελής Χατζηδιάκος, born 18 January 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Greece national team.

Pantelis Chatzidiakos

Personal information
Full name	Pantelis Chatzidiakos
Date of birth	(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rhodes, Greece
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Copenhagen
Number	6
Youth career
2008–2011	Panathinaikos
2011–2015	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2023	AZ	152	(3)
2023–2025	Cagliari	13	(0)
2024–2025	→ Copenhagen (loan)	24	(1)
2025–	Copenhagen	3	(0)
International career‡
2012	Netherlands U16	2	(0)
2014	Greece U17	1	(0)
2018–2019	Greece U21	6	(0)
2019–	Greece	36	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

AZ

In January 2015, Chatzidiakos, who moved from Panathinaikos to AZ as a youth in 2011, signed a three-year professional contract with the Dutch team. He made his debut with the club in both the Champions League and the Europa League matches. In the past, he was crowned Dutch champion with the AZ U16. In 2017 he helped Jong AZ win the title in Tweede Divisie and achieve promotion to Eerste Divisie.^[1]

He made his debut in the club, along with his first appearance in Eredivisie in a 2–1 away loss against PEC Zwolle as a substitute in the second half. On 3 December 2017, the 20-year-old Greek international central defender, scored his first goal in the Eredivisie, in a 2–0 away win against VVV-Venlo. He sealed the win in the 84th minute "With an excellent shot at the height of the area, and this is not the first goal of his career, as he scored in the KNVB Cup against MVV Maastricht in September." With this victory, Alkmaar reached 6 consecutive wins in the League.^[2] He started the 2018–19 season as the undisputed leader of the AZ's defence. On 12 August 2018, he scored his first goal for the season, with a right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner, after Oussama Idrissi's assist in a 5–0 home win game against NAC Breda.^[3]

On 2 November 2019, he scored his first goal for the 2019–20 season with a right footed after an assist from Owen Wijndal in a triumphic 3–0 home win game against FC Twente.^[4] On 7 November 2019, he lashed a thunderous effort high into the left corner, scoring his first goal in the UEFA Europa League in a hammering 5–0 away win against FC Astana.^[5] On 28 November 2019, Chatzidiakos suffered the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament injury while on UEFA Europa League game for AZ Alkmaar, medical tests have confirmed. Chatzidiakos was included in the AZ starting line-up to face Partizan Belgrade at home in the Europa League, but he was forced off in the 53rd minute with a knee injury. Subsequent medical tests this morning confirmed that the talented 22-year-old defender suffered the anterior cruciate ligament injury and will return to action after a period of at least six months.^[6][7]

On 7 February 2020, Alkmaar announced the extension of the contract with the Greek international until the summer of 2024.^[8]

Cagliari

On 1 September 2023, Chatzidiakos signed a four-year contract with Cagliari in Italy. Cagliari officially purchased the defender for €2m, effectively activating his release clause.^[9]

On 2 September 2024, he moved on a season-long loan to Copenhagen in Denmark.^[10]

International career

As the son of a Greek father and a Dutch mother, Chatzidiakos was eligible to play for both Greece and the Netherlands. He played for the Netherlands under-16 team, but switched to Greece.

As a result of his exceptional performances he was called in the Greece U-21 team from Antonis Nikopolidis for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against San Marino and Czech Republic on 22 and 27 March 2018 respectively.

Chatzidiakos made his first appearance with the Greece senior national team on 12 October 2019, in the game against Italy in Rome, for the Euro 2020 Qualifiers. The young defender was a starter for Greece and played the whole 90 minutes in his debut for the team.^[11]

Personal life

Chatzidiakos was born in Rhodes to a Greek father and a Dutch mother.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AZ	2015–16	Eredivisie	4	0	1	0	1[b]	0	6	0
	2016–17		4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2017–18		26	1	3	1	—		29	2
	2018–19		17	1	4	0	2[b]	0	23	1
	2019–20		11	1	0	0	9[b]	1	20	2
	2020–21		23	0	1	0	6[b]	0	30	0
	2021–22		32	0	3	0	7[c]	0	42	0
	2022–23		33	0	2	0	17[c]	0	52	0
	2023–24		2	0	0	0	4[c]	1	6	1
	Total		152	3	15	1	46	2	213	6
Cagliari	2023–24	Serie A	13	0	2	0	—		15	0
Copenhagen (loan)	2024–25	Danish Superliga	24	1	7	1	9[c]	1	40	3
Copenhagen	2025–26		3	0	0	0	1[d]	0	4	0
	Total		27	1	7	1	10	1	44	3
Career total			192	4	24	2	56	3	272	9

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, Danish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 13 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Greece	2019	4	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	10	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	4	0
Total		35	0

Honours

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2024–25^[12]
• Danish Cup: 2024–25^[13]