Vassilis Christidis

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Vassilis Christidis
Βασίλης Χρηστίδης
No. 14 – ASK Karditsas
Position
PAOK Thessaloniki
2023Aris Thessaloniki
2023–presentKarditsa
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place
2017 Greece
Under-20
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Greece Under-18

Vassilis Christidis[1][2] (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileos)[3][4] (Greek: Βασίλης Χρηστίδης; born July 10, 1998) is a Greek professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.08 m (6'10")[5] tall center.[6]

Professional career

Christidis started playing basketball with the youth teams of

Mantoulidis. He then played in the Greek minors with Mantoulidis. He signed a contract with Aris in 2015, but he was loaned back to Mantoulidis for the 2015–16 season.[7][8]

Christidis began his pro career in 2016, with the

.

On December 21, 2021, Christidis was loaned from Olympiacos to Peristeri, under coach Milan Tomić. In 13 league games, he averaged 7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.3 blocks, playing around 18 minutes per contest.

On July 7, 2022, Christidis moved to

PAOK. On January 25, 2022, he parted ways with the team. In 11 league games, he averaged 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds, playing around 10 minutes per contest. On January 27, 2023, Christidis returned to Aris
. In 8 league games, he averaged 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds, playing around 15 minutes per contest.

On July 19, 2023, Christidis signed with Karditsa.

National team career

Greek junior national team

As a member of the Greek junior national teams, Christidis played at the

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
, where he won a gold medal.

Greek senior national team

Christidis became a member of the Greece men's national basketball team in 2017.[11]

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