Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis (alternate spellings include: Costas, Vasiliadis, Vassiliadis) ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Βασιλειάδης; born March 15, 1984) is a Greek professional

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player who plays for

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. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall

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Professional career

Vasileiadis was born in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

, Greece, ''(origin from Elevtherochori, Kilkis)'' and raised in

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, Greece. He started his professional career with PAOK of the

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. He was the

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of PAOK, and he played there for 6 years, from 2000 to 2006. He had an outstanding start to his career with the club, before joining

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of the Spanish League. Vasileiadis was a famous and popular player while he played with the Spanish giants Málaga during the 2006–07 season. The Spanish side was able to make an impact in European competitions, partly due to the play and efforts of Vasileiadis, while he was a member of the club. The fans of the club say that he will always be remembered and appreciated by them for his efforts and play for the team on the court. On July 12, 2007, he signed a contract with the Greek EuroLeague giants

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 ...

, despite them being rivals to his personal favorite club and previous team, PAOK. He helped Olympiacos to a second-place finish in the Greek League during the 2007–08 season. Vasileiadis returned to PAOK for the 2008–09 season, as part of the club's revitalization movement under new ownership, after a previously poor 2007–08 season for the club. He was once again made the team's captain. Before the 2008–09 season was over, he moved the

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club

Sutor Basket Montegranaro Sutor Basket Montegranaro, is an amateur Italian basketball club based in Montegranaro, Marche. It plays in the Promozione (7th division) as of June 2015. It was formerly in the top division, with the 2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A, 2013-14 season ...

. He signed a contract with the Spanish ACB League team

Obradoiro CAB Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in t ...

in August 2009. In 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with the Spanish club

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, with the third year being optional. He was named to the

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in 2013. On July 19, 2013, Vasileiadis signed a contract with the

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team

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. On August 27, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with

Unicaja Málaga Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the n ...

. He left Málaga after one season. In 2015, Vasileiadis returned home to play for PAOK Thessaloniki. With PAOK, Vasileiadis played through the Greek League's playoff quarterfinals against

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

, where PAOK lost the series 2 games to 1. During the season, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game in the Greek League, and 13.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the EuroCup. At the end of the season, he rejoined Obradoiro, and played there until the end of the Spanish League season. On June 17, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with AEK Athens. On July 24, 2017, he parted ways with AEK. On October 10, 2017, he joined Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League. On December 5, 2017, he left Trikala and signed with

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for the rest of the

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. On July 15, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Monbus Obradoiro of the

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. On July 16, 2020, Vasileiadis and Obradoiro parted ways and his third stint with the Spanish club officially ended. On April 9, 2021, he has signed with

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 u ...

of the Spanish

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Unicaja Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the n ...

, 21 , , 2 , , 14.1 , , .375 , , .333 , , .744 , , 2.3 , , .3 , , .4 , , .0 , , 6.3 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 17 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .491 , , .436 , , 1.000 , , 1.4 , , .8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.5 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 20 , , 9 , , 22.8 , , .416 , , .376 , , .877 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.8 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

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Basketball Champions League

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A.E.K. A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

, 11 , , 22.6 , , .373 , , .353 , , 1.000 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .7 , , 0 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, 8 , , 15.5 , , .391 , , .366 , , .917 , , 2.4 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , 0 , , 7.8

National team career

At the

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level, Vasileiadis played as a youth with the junior men's Greek national teams. They won the bronze medal at both the

2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...

and the

2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. The men's U19 youth international basketball championship organized by FIBA. I ...

, where he was also named to the All-Tournament Team. He was named to the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their second title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads Q ...

All-Tournament Team, which he also led in scoring. The silver medal was also won and he was voted to the All-Tournament Team, at the

2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup The 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship was an international basketball competition, held from 5 to 14 August 2005, in Córdoba and Mar de Plata, Argentina. It was the last edition of the FIBA Under-21 World Championship The FIBA Under-21 Wo ...

, which was held in Argentina. He was also a member of the

Greece men's national basketball team The Greece men's national basketball team ( el, Eθνική Oμάδα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ελλάδος) represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for ...

. With Greece's senior national team, he played at the

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and at the

2014 FIBA World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...

. He also played at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* Greek Youth All-Star Game MVP: (2004) * 3× Greek League All-Star: (2005, 2006, 2008) * Spanish League Champion: (2006) *

: (2013)

Greek junior national team

: *

: *2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: All-Tournament Team *

: Top Scorer *2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: All-Tournament Team *

: *2005 FIBA Under-21 World Cup: All-Tournament Team