Ioanna Chamalidou (Greek: Ἰωάννα Χαμαλίδου, born 11 October 1996) is a Greek footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol and the Greece women's national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Giannitsa, Pella, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aris Limassol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | PAOK FC | ||
| 2018–2019 | Aris Thessaloniki FC | ||
| 2019 | Zaragoza CFF | ||
| 2020 | Beşiktaş | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Doxa | ||
| 2021 | Club Deportivo Badajoz Femenino | ||
| 2021– | Aris Limassol | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Greece U-19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016– | Greece | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 October 2021 | |||
Chamalidou was born in Giannitsa, Pella, northern Greece on 11 October 1996.[2]
Chamalidou began playing football in Giannitsa Renaissance Academy at the age of 9. ,
In 2010, she joined PAOK FC in the Greek Women's A Division, where she played until 2018. She enjoyed participation in the UEFA Champions League in 2011, seven league champion titles of the Greek A Division and five Greek Women's Cup champion titles. She took part in all three matches at the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying group - Group 6,[3][4][5] and in all five matches at the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round - Group 2 and knockout phase.[6][7][8][9][10] In the match against FC NSA Sofia, she scored one goal.[6] In the last two seasons of her time at PAOK FC, she had to stand away from the pitch due to two successive injuries.[2]
By early November 2018, she left PAOK FC, which intended to loan out her to a club outside Thessaloniki. As she was attending Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,[2][11] she rejected the offer,[2] and transferred to Aris Thessaloniki FC playing in the Greek Women's A Division.[2][12][13]
By July 2019, she moved to Spain and signed with Zaragoza CFF, which played in the North Group of the Segunda División Pro League.[12][13]
By end January 2020, she transferred to the Istanbul-based Beşiktaş J.K. to play in the second half of the 2019–20 Turkish Women's First Football League.[1][12] On 22 October 2020, she return to her country.[1]
As a member of the Greece women's national under-19 football team, Chamalidou took part in three matches of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Group 2,[14][15][16] and scored one goal in the match against Kazakhstan.[14] She played in three matches at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Group 10.[17][18][19]
Chamalidou was called up to the Greece women's national team, and appeared in one of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 3 matches.[20]