Andreas Christodoulou (alternate spelling: Antreas) ( el, Ανδρέας Χριστοδούλου; born February 22, 1995) is a

Cypriot Greek Cypriot Greek ( el, κυπριακή ελληνική or ) is the Varieties of Modern Greek, variety of Modern Greek that is spoken by the majority of the Cyprus, Cypriot populace and Greek Cypriot diaspora. It is considered a divergent dialect ...

professional

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player for AEK Larnacas of the

Cypriot League The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

. He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6" in) tall

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. He can also play at the

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position, if needed.

Professional career

Christodoulou played with the youth clubs of

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ...

and

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

in Cyprus, before moving to Greece, where he played in the Greek minors with Mantoulidis. He began his pro career after signing a five-year contract with the EuroLeague champions at the time,

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, in 2013. With Olympiacos, he won the

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in 2013 and the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

championship in 2015. He was loaned to

Koroivos Koroivos ( el, Κόροιβος, before 1955: Κελεβή - ''Kelevi'') is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a flat rural area, south of the river Pineios. It is 2 km southeast of Lefkochori, 2 ...

for the 2015–16 season. On July 21, 2016, Christodoulou signed a two-year contract with the Rethymno Cretan Kings. After a fruitful four-year stint with Rethymno, Christodoulou signed with EuroCup side Promitheas on July 20, 2020. On July 14, 2021, Christodoulou moved to Thessaloniki, signing with PAOK. In 21 games, he averaged 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists, playing around 14 minutes per contest. On June 20, 2022, Christodoulou returned to Cyprus, signing a three-year deal with AEK Larnacas.

National team career

Christodoulou has been a member of the junior national teams of Cyprus and Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he played at the

2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 17th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition was played in Crete, Greece, from 8 to 20 July 2014. The winners were Turkey. To win the title they beat Spain with a score o ...

, and the

2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition took place in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana, Italy, from 7 to 19 July 2015. Participating teams * (Runners-up, 2014 FIBA ...

Domestic leagues

Awards and accomplishments

Champion: (

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) * Greek League Champion: (2015) *

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek Football (soccer), association football one-match ...

Champion: (2020)

Professional career

National team career

Domestic leagues

Awards and accomplishments

References

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