Emmanouil "Manos" Chatzidakis (alternate spelling: Manos, Manolis, Hatzidakis, Hadjidakis) ( el, Εμμανουήλ "Μάνος" Χατζηδάκης; born April 21, 2000) is a Greek professional

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player for

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of the

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and the EuroCup. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10½ in) tall

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Youth career

Chatzidakis played from a young age with the

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s of the Greek clubs Kronos Agios Dimitrios, Ikaros Kallitheas, and Panionios Leros, before he started his

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career.

Professional career

On June 28, 2016, Chatzidakis moved to

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 ...

of the Greek League, where he signed a seven-year contract. On September 20, 2018, AEK loaned him to

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of the Greek 2nd Division, in order for him to get more playing time. In his first game, he recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists against

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. During the 2020-21 season with Maroussi, Chatzidakis averaged 9.1 points and 4 rebounds per contest, in 22 games played. On July 9, 2021, Chatzidakis signed with the Greek First Division club Kolossos Rodou. In 24 games played, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds, while playing around 9 minutes per contest. On August 16, 2022, he renewed his contract with Kolossos for another two years. In 22 games played, he averaged 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds, while playing around 14 minutes per contest. On June 9, 2023, Chatzidakis made his return to

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after four seasons. On June 20, 2024, Chatzidakis signed a two-year deal with

National team career

Greek junior national team

Chatzidakis played with the junior national teams of Greece at the

2016 FIBA Under-16 European Championship The 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 30th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. Sixteen teams participated in the competition, held in Radom, Poland, from 12 to 20 August 2016. Bosnia and Herzegovina, the defending ...

, the

2018 FIBA Under-18 European Championship The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 35th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Riga, Ventspils and Liepāja, Latvia, from 28 July to 5 August 2018. Participating teams * * (Winners, 2017 FIBA ...

, and the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Greek senior national team

Chatzidakis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. He was also selected to be a part of the national team in the

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References

External links

FIBA Profile
(archive)
Eurobasket.com Profile
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