Vassilis Christidis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Vasileos) (; born July 10, 1998) is a Greek professional

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player for Karditsa of the

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(GBL). He is a tall center.

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

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in 2015, but he was loaned back to Mantoulidis for the 2015–16 season. Christidis began his pro career in 2016, with the top-tier level Greek League club

, when he debuted in a Greek League game against Promitheas Patras. He joined

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' new

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of the Greek 2nd Division,

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, for the 2019–20 season. On December 21, 2021, Christidis was loaned from

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, under coach

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. 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 PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. 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

. 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 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold 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.

Greek senior national team

Christidis became a member of the Greece men's national basketball team in 2017.Η "πρώτη" της Εθνικής σε φωτογραφίες .
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References

External links

FIBA Champions League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Octagon Profile
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