{"id":859022,"date":"2025-04-11T21:26:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/uncategorized-en\/20250411-simvolaia-stous-papadopoulo-areti-matera-kai-kalpaki\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T11:15:15","slug":"20250411-simvolaia-stous-papadopoulo-areti-matera-kai-kalpaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/20250411-simvolaia-stous-papadopoulo-areti-matera-kai-kalpaki\/","title":{"rendered":"Contracts for Papadopoulos, Areti, Matera and Kalpakis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Michalis Papadopoulos<\/strong> signed his first professional contract, valid from July 2025 until 30.06.2028. He was born in 2008, and plays as a midfielder for the Under-17 side, with whom he has made 23 appearances as a starter so far this season. He joined <strong>PAOK<\/strong> in 2023 from <strong>Xanthi<\/strong>. He is already a league title winner at Under-17 level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAOK<\/strong> have also given <strong>Antonis Areti<\/strong> a professional contract (from July 2025 until 30.06.2028). The Under-17 striker was born in 2008, came to the club in 2023 from Ajax Stars academy and already has 11 goals and seven assists this season. He is a league title winner with the Under-17s and a Greek youth international at the same level.<\/p>\n<p>After seven years at <strong>PAOK, Marios Matera<\/strong>, born in 2009, also becomes a professional with a contract valid from July 2025 until 30.06.2028. He is a midfielder, who although belongs to the Under-16s, is already playing in the Under-17 team (two goals, one assist), with which he has already mathematically won the championship. Last season, he also celebrated a league title win at Under-15 level.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 2009, is also the 1.82m-tall defender <strong>Thodoris Kalpakis<\/strong>, who signed his first professional contract that is valid from July 2025 until 30.06.2027. He came to <strong>PAOK<\/strong> in 2021 from <strong>Alexandros Kilkis<\/strong>, and is a league title winner at Under-15 level, and although he belongs to the Under-16s, this season he is playing for the Under-17s, with which he already has three goals. He is a league title winner with the Under-17s and a <strong>Greek <\/strong>international at the same level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PAOK have rewarded four more youngsters with professional contracts. 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