Ioannis Kouzeloglou (alternate spelling: Giannis) ( gr, Γιάννης Κουζέλογλου, born on April 1, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player and the

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for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 2.07 m (6'9½") tall, he plays at the power forward position.

Professional career

Kouzeloglou started his basketball career in the Greek basketball academy

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. On September 3, 2014, he signed a four–year deal with the Serbian

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team

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. The Greek player spent the 2014–15 season playing mostly for Partizan's junior team, but he also managed to make four appearances with the first team. Kouzeloglou parted ways with Partizan on October 26, 2015, and on October 28, 2015, he agreed to terms with the Greek Basket League club

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, where played the next two seasons. On July 4, 2017, he signed with Lavrio. During the 2019–20 season, Kouzeloglou was named team captain. Kouzeloglou_in_action_with_Lavrio

On September 20, 2020, he signed with Aris Thessaloniki. After a very successful season (career-high averages of 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per contest in a total of 21 games), which also brought him into the ranks of the senior national team, Kouzeloglou amicably parted ways with the Greek team in order to join the French club

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. On July 24, 2021, he returned to Greece for

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. On December 31, 2021, he parted ways with the team over the legality of his contract submitted to the league authorities. On the same day, Kouzeloglou signed with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In 26 league games (16 with AEK and 10 with Iraklis), he averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds and 0.9 assists, playing around 23 minutes per contest. On November 24, 2022, Kouzeloglou made his return to Lavrio after two years. On February 28, 2023, he moved to Spanish club

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for the rest of the season. On July 4, 2023, Kouzeloglou returned to AEK Athens, signing a two-year contract.

Greek national team

Kouzeloglou also played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the

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and the

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.Ioannis KOUZELOGLOU (GRE) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Professional career

Greek national team

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