Demis Nikolaidis
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Demis Nikolaidis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the forty second president of AEK Athens and is considered one of the greatest Greek forwards of his generation. In his early childhood and teenage years he lived in the city of Alexandroupoli, in the northeast part of Greece. In a sterling career with Ethnikos Alexandroupoli, Apollon Smyrnis, AEK Athens and Atlético Madrid, Nikolaidis earned his reputation as a "born goalscorer", scoring prolifically for club and country. His power, pace and skill on the ball have been widely praised. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-07
In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 2004The archive holds 1 team sheet naming Demis Nikolaidis in Greece's starting line-up, on 2004-06-25.
1 appearance in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
9 goals across 8 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1995–2002| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-16 |  Armenia | W2–0(h) | 2' 59' | UEFA Euro qualification | Athens |
| 2001-10-06 |  England | D2–2(a) | 69' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Manchester |
| 1999-10-09 |  Slovenia | W3–0(a) | 72' | UEFA Euro qualification | Maribor |
| 1996-11-10 |  Croatia | D1–1(a) | 9' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Zagreb |
| 1996-09-01 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | W3–0(h) | 84' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kalamáta |
| 1996-04-24 | Slovenia | W2–0(h) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Athens |
| 1995-11-15 |  Faroe Islands | W5–0(h) | 62' | UEFA Euro qualification | Heraklion |
| 1995-06-11 |  Finland | L1–2(a) | 6' | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 2004 | Greece | |
| Greek Cup | ×3 | 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2001–02 | AEK Athens | |
| Greek Super Cup | ×1 | 1996 | AEK Athens | |
| World Military Cup | ×1 | 1997 | Greece military | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 3 | ||||
| Greek Cup top scorer | ×2 | 1995–96, 1999–2000 | ||
| Alpha Ethniki top scorer | 1998–99 | |||
| Player of the year · 4 | ||||
| Greek Footballer of the year | ×3 | 1997, 1998, 2002 | ||
| Greek Young Footballer of the year | 1995 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Fair Play Diploma for Act of Fair Play | 2002 | |||