His men’s pole group Apollo announced the acquisition of Christou John Laskaridessigning a three -year contract with the 19 -year -old international regional by 2028.
Laskarides, European champion with national adolescents as leader in 2023is considered one of the top talents of Greek water polo. With years of presence in PAOK And experience from A1, Europe and all the “small” national teams, stood out for his leadership skills, the discretion in scoring and creation.
The announcement in detail:
GS Apollo Smyrna is pleased to announce the agreement with Christos Ioannis Laskaridis for the next three years!
The 19 -year -old (born 30/09/2006) of 1.85 m high, European champion as a leader with the National Teens in 2023, is considered as one of the new great talents of Greek water polo with the “blue whites” investing up to him, both for the present and for the present day!
International with all the “small” national groups, PAOK Lazaridis comes to show great success with the coat of arms.
In 2021 he was first summoned to a National Children’s Evaluation Camp with which he won the bronze medal in the European Championship (K15) of Loule in Portugal in the summer of the same year. The following summer he won the silver medal at the U16 World Championships in Volos, while in his most special moment, he celebrated as the leader of the Teenagers’ National Team (K17) the conquest of Europe’s top of the European Championships in the European Championship!
Last summer (2024) he was the leader of the National Teens at the World Championship (U18) by Buenos Aires, being, in fact, first in an assist with 13 (he had 11 goals) for our representative band 6th.
Call too to the Men’s National
His performances also led the federal technician of the National Men, Theodoris Vlachos, to call him a preparation camp this year, and a few days ago he participated with the National Youth (K20) at the Zagreb World Championships. Greece, which lost two games in the penalty shoot -out, and the biggest distinction in the details was 7th, with Laskarides first in time (170 minutes in seven games) and assists (14), contributing to 9 goals!
Christos Laskaridis took his first… steps to AS Athos, while from 2015 until this year he was competing in PAOK, with whom he had many distinctions in the age championships, including three gold medals and two bronze (last year with young men).
Four years experience in PAOK men’s team
From 2021, that is, from the age of only 15, he has been competing with the men’s “Biceps” team in the A1, celebrating the 3rd place in the league in 2024, and this year’s (2024-25) scored 26 goals in 24 Championships and 9 Championships and 9 Championships in the Championships. Players of the “biceps” of the North!
Speaking on the official website of the Department, www.apollonwatepolo.gr Christos Laskaridis said about his transfer from PAOK to Apollo:
“A first round of my athletic journey was over. I would like to thank my athletes, my coaches and all the people in the AS family. PAOK for these ten years of coincidence, unforgettable moments and great discrimination. The support of all of them was crucial to my course to date.
A new cycle starts for me next season at the Apollo Smyrna General Assembly, who has been steadily high in the Greek Championship standings in recent years with a constant and remarkable presence in European competitions. I am very happy to take my next step in this club and I am sure I will meet the expectations of my new team and make the most to achieve its high goals. “
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