Stelios Malezas

PAOK

He started his career at AEP Katerini and moved to PAOK in 2003, thus signing his first professional contract. He played as a centre back, having formerly played as a defensive midfielder. In the 2008–09 season, he gained his place in the starting eleven, making some regular first-team appearances. On 6 February 2009, he signed a new contract with PAOK, which would keep him at the club until 2013. During all these years he played 164 games with PAOK in all competitions.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Defender Malezas of Greek club PAOK, is making the move to Germany for a reported fee of €577,000 (£450,000), with the money being paid in installments over the next 12 months. Malezas was on Monday undergoing a medical and Fortuna Düsseldorf, who last season won promotion via the play-offs, are then expected to officially announce a three-year contract. General manager Wolf Werner told Express newspaper: "We are about to sign Stelios Malezas from PAOK of Greece." In December 2013, Malezas was informed that is already named for returning to his former club PAOK and in an interview held from PAOK24 he said: "As a mark of respect for the club, it must be clear that the given time there has been no communication with people of PAOK nor the possibility of my return to it. I have a contract with Fortuna until summer. I do not know what will happen in January and after that I have the right to negotiate, but as we speak there is absolutely not any communication with PAOK."…

On 28 February 2010, he was called up to represent Greece in a friendly against Senegal. On 1 June it was announced that he would be in the 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was also to the 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2012.

As of 23 December 2019

Player

PAOK Super League Greece: 2018–19 Greek Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

Manager

PAOK U19

Superleague Greece Youth: 2020–21