Ioannis Chatzinikolas (alternate spelling: Giannis) (born 7 October 1995) is a Greek professional

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player for Kolossos Rodou of the

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(GBL). He plays at the

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position.

Professional career

After playing youth basketball with the junior teams of Nea Kifissia, Chatzinikolas began his professional career in 2011, with the Greek Second Division club Nea Kifissia's senior men's team. In 2014, he was loaned to Pagrati. He left Nea Kifissia, when the club was

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down from the first-tier level Greek Basket League, to the third-tier level Greek B League, due to financial problems. On August 3, 2016, he joined Koroivos Amaliadas. On September 10, 2019, Chatzinikolas returned to the

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, signing with

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. On July 27, 2020, he transferred to the newly promoted team of

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. Chatzinikolas spent the next two seasons abroad with the Austrian club

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and the German club Panthers Schwenningen. In early 2023, Chatzinikolas returned to Greece for Kolossos Rodou. In 7 games with Kolossos, he averaged 1.7 points in 11 minutes per contest. On July 13, 2023, he renewed his contract with Kolossos. On July 3, 2024, he renewed his contract with the island club once more.

National team career

With the junior national teams of Greece, Chatzinikolas played at the

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, and the

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.Ioannis CHATZINIKOLAS (GRE).
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References

External links

at fiba.com (archive)

at fibaeurope.com
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at eurobasket.com
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at esake.gr {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatzinikolas, Ioannis 1995 births Living people Aries Trikala B.C. players Basketball players from Athens Charilaos Trikoupis B.C. players Greek Basket League players Greek expatriate sportspeople in Austria Greek expatriate basketball people in Germany Koroivos B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Nea Kifissia B.C. players Pagrati B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Shooting guards