Yannis Mystakidis

Born in Thessaloniki, Mystakidis started his career in Germany playing for Regionalliga Südwest club SC Freiburg II. He first played professionally in the 2014–15 season with Pierikos. He can cover all three positions behind the forward, is not predictable in his playing and has good finishes in both short and long distance. Mystakidis scored his first goal for PAOK in an unofficial match against Dnipro. On 16 July 2015, he made his debut with PAOK in an away loss game against Lokomotiva Zagreb for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. He scored his first goal in 2015–16 season in a 3–1 away win against AEL Kalloni. On 25 August 2016, PAOK extended the contract of the young striker till the summer 2020. On 29 January 2017, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 Super League Greece away win against Panetolikos. Two days later, he scored another goal in a 2–0 away win against AEL and a week after he scored 2–1 Greek Football Cup away win against Xanthi. The 2016–17 season was an establishment year for the young striker, as he had gradually managed to gain the trust of Vladimir Ivić. On 2 April, in the 80th minute of the match against AEL for the 26th day of the Super League, the 22-year-old ace was forced to request an immediate change after an attempt to avert a throw-out. A day later, Mystakidis had a surgery, faced a cruciate ligament rupture that probably kept him out of the team for six months. On 19 December 2017, he made his return to competitive football,…

As of match played on 7 November 2020

PAOK Greek Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18