Dionysis "Sakis" Skoulidas (alternate spelling: Dionisis) (

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: Διονύσης "Σάκης" Σκουλίδας; born July 29, 1997) is a Greek

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player for

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of the Greek A2 Elite League. Born in

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, he is a tall

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Youth career

Skoulidas played from a young age with the youth teams of AEK Peristeriou and

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), ...

, before he started his pro career.

Professional career

Skoulidas played for the first time in the top-tier level

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, on 11 April 2012, at the age of 14. That was the only game that he played in during the 2011–12 Greek League season. The rest of that season, he played in Peristeri's youth club. In the next season, 2012–13, he only played in Peristeri's youth club. In the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, he played with Peristeri in the 3rd-tier level semi pro level Greek B League. Skoulidas signed his first professional contract with the senior men's team of

in 2015, at the age of 18, after he rejected an offer from

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

, and renewed his contract with Peristeri, in order to have more playing time. In the subsequent 2015–16 season, he played with Peristeri in the Greek 2nd Division. In July 2016, Skoulidas moved to

. He was loaned to Koroivos Amaliadas for the 2017–18 season. After that, he moved with a

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transfer to Holargos in July 2018. On July 14, 2023, Skoulidas was signed by Greek 2nd Division club Doxa Lefkadas.

National team career

With the Greek Under-16 junior national team, Skoulidas played at the

2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, which was held in Latvia and Lithuania, from 19 to 29 July 2012. Turkey won the title for the third t ...

. He also played with Greece at the 2013 TBF Under-16 World Cup in Sakarya, Turkey, where he helped Greece win the gold medal. He also played at the

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, where he won a bronze medal. Skoulidas also played at the

2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 31st edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Konya, Turkey, from 24 July to 3 August 2014. The tournament served as the qualifying tour ...

, the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, the

2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 32nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was held in Volos, Greece, from 23 July to 2 August 2015. Participating teams * * * * (3rd ...

, where he won a gold medal, and the 2nd division

2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B The 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 12th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Chalkida, Greece, ...

, where he won a bronze medal. He also played at the

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in three Greece, Greek cities, Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion, on the island of Crete, from 15 to 23 July 2017. Venues ...

, where he won a gold medal.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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Koroivos Koroivos (, before 1955: Κελεβή - ''Kelevi'') is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a flat rural area, south of the river Pineios. It is 2 km southeast of Lefkochori, 2 km west of Roupaki, ...

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FIBA Champions League

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References

External links

FIBA ProfileRealGM.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Federation Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

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