PAOK

PAOK net spend since 2015

PAOK have spent €99m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €155m: a net profit of €56m on transfers.

That covers 86 signings (58 for a disclosed fee, 28 free) and 77 departures (43 sold for a disclosed fee, 33 free, 1 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 22 in, 35 out.

Record signing: Christos Zafeiris, €11m from Slavia Praha (Aug 2025). Record sale: Giannis Konstantelias, €26m to Borussia Dortmund (Aug 2026).

PAOK transfer spending by season

PAOK record signings

1. Christos Zafeiris · €11m from Slavia Praha · Aug 2025
2. Ognjen Ugresic · €7m from Partizan · Aug 2026
3. Dimitrios Giannoulis · €4m from FC Augsburg · Aug 2026
4. Sverrir Ingi Ingason · €4m from Rostov · Jan 2019
5. Anderson Esiti · €4m from Gent · Jul 2019

PAOK record sales

1. Giannis Konstantelias · €26m to Borussia Dortmund · Aug 2026
2. Stefanos Tzimas · €18m to Nürnberg · Feb 2025
3. Konstantinos Koulierakis · €12m to VfL Wolfsburg · Aug 2024
4. Christos Tzolis · €11m to Norwich City · Aug 2021
5. Aleksandar Prijović · €10m to Al Ittihad · Jan 2019

PAOK trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 48 players PAOK both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €94m against €48m paid: a trading profit of €45m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €30m across 2 players, led by Stefanos Tzimas (€18m to Nürnberg, Feb 2025).

• Stefanos Tzimas: academy graduate (Jan 2023), sold to Nürnberg for €18m (Feb 2025): profit €18m
• Konstantinos Koulierakis: academy graduate (Jul 2022), sold to VfL Wolfsburg for €12m (Aug 2024): profit €12m
• Aleksandar Prijović: signed for €3m (Jan 2017), sold to Al Ittihad for €10m (Jan 2019): profit €7m
• Garry Mendes Rodrigues: signed for €250k (Aug 2015), sold to Galatasaray for €5m (Jan 2017): profit €5m
• Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes: signed for €3m (Jul 2019), sold to Nantes for €7m (Aug 2023): profit €4m

• Anderson Esiti: signed for €4m (Jul 2019), sold to Ferencvárosi for €1m (Feb 2022): loss €3m
• Filipe Soares: signed for €3m (Jan 2022), left free for Nacional (Jul 2025): loss €3m
• Rodrigo Rey: signed for €2m (Jul 2017), left free for Gimnasia La Plata (Feb 2021): loss €2m
• Fernando Lopes dos Santos Varela: signed for €1m (Jul 2016), left free for Casa Pia (Jul 2022): loss €1m
• Marin Leovac: signed for €1m (Aug 2015), sold to Dinamo Zagreb for €300k (Jul 2018): loss €1m

PAOK ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

PAOK have made 7 signings and 6 departures in 2026/27, plus 4 loans in and 3 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Luka Gugeshashvili (loan to Göztepe); in nobody.
• Defence: out Tomasz Kedziora (left free for Dynamo Kyiv, 23 league starts in 2025/26), Jorge Sánchez (to Atlas, 7 league starts in 2025/26), Lefteris Lyratzis (left free for Atromitos), Jonathan Gómez (loan to Osnabrück); in Diego Costa (loan from Krasnodar, 513 league minutes since), Aritz Elustondo (free from Real Sociedad, 446 league minutes since), Dimitrios Giannoulis (from FC Augsburg, 319 league minutes since), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (from FC København, 263 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Magomed Ozdoev (left free for Krasnodar, 22 league starts in 2025/26), Giannis Konstantelias (to Borussia Dortmund, 18 league starts in 2025/26); in Kristijan Jakic (loan from FC Augsburg, 355 league minutes since), Baptiste Santamaria (free from Valencia, 288 league minutes since), Ognjen Ugresic (from Partizan, 270 league minutes since), Tom Louchet (from Nice, 106 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Alexander Jeremejeff (left free for Persija, 10 league starts in 2025/26), Mahamadou Balde (loan to Levadiakos); in Cherif Ndiaye (loan from Samsunspor, 840 league minutes since), Simon Banza (loan from Al Jazira, 241 league minutes since), Taha Ali (from Malmö FF, 194 league minutes since).

PAOK injury news: injuries and suspensions

PAOK have 7 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €17m of value sidelined.

• Giannis Michailidis (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 25 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 4 games missed
• Fedor Chalov (FWD): Meniscus injury · out since 2 Jul 2026 · return date not set · 22 games missed
• Kiril Despodov (FWD): Toe injury · out since 3 Apr 2026 · return date not set · 30 games missed
• Taha Ali (FWD): Shoulder injury · out since 20 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 7 games missed
• Soualiho Meïté (MID): Hip injury · out since 15 May 2026 · return date not set · 24 games missed
• Dimitrios Pelkas (MID): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 16 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed
• Jiri Pavlenka (GK): Shoulder injury · out since 20 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 7 games missed

PAOK last starting XI

PAOK's last league starting XI, v Olympiacos F.C. on 8 Nov 2026: Dimitris Monastirlis; Diego Costa, Dimitrios Giannoulis, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Aritz Elustondo; Christos Zafeiris, Kristijan Jakic, Andrija Zivkovic, Baptiste Santamaria; Cherif Ndiaye, Simon Banza.

2 changes from the side that started v Asteras Tripolis on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Jonjoe Kenny (4), Taison (3) and Giannis Michailidis (3, injured).

Opponent: Olympiacos F.C..

PAOK minutes played 2026/27

After 10 league games of 2026/27, 7 PAOK players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 12 are rotating and 21 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Tom Louchet (12%, €13m), Dimitrios Chatsidis (17%, €7m), Shola Shoretire (21%, €6m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Andrija Zivkovic, Fedor Chalov, Kiril Despodov, Mady Camara, Jonathan Gómez, Dimitrios Kottas, Baptiste Santamaria, Dimitrios Tsopouroglou, Abdul Rahman Baba, Konstantinos Thymianis, Dimitris Monastirlis, Soualiho Meïté, Konstantinos Balomenos, Dimitrios Pelkas, Jiri Pavlenka, Georgios Kosidis, Taison.

PAOK club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 20 players club-trained at PAOK now play for other clubs we track, led by Christos Tzolis (Arsenal, value €50m), Giannis Konstantelias (Borussia Dortmund, value €32m) and Konstantinos Koulierakis (Roma, value €26m).

• Christos Tzolis · Arsenal · €50m
• Giannis Konstantelias · Borussia Dortmund · €32m
• Konstantinos Koulierakis · Roma · €26m
• Gustavo Varela · Monza · €20m
• Giannis Gitersos · Asteras Tripolis · €3m
• Marios Tsaousis · Panserraikos · €2m
• Konstantinos Goumas · Levadiakos · €2m
• Lampros Smyrlis · Panaitolikos · €2m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

PAOK free agents: released players without a club

One former PAOK player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Tiemoué Bakayoko (without a club since 1 July 2025).

Every verified free agent