Ilias Tselios
# Ilias Tselios

Ilias Tselios (Greek: Ηλίας Τσέλιος; born 6 October 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League 2 club Chania.

## Career

### AEK Athens

Tselios began his career at the infrastructure segments of AEK Athens, and made his senior debut against Pannaxiakos on the last matchday of the 2013–14 Gamma Ethniki season. He played for AEK's U−20 during the club's short tenure in the Football League and eventually made his Superleague debut in 26 November 2016, as a late substitute for Patito Rodríguez in a 3−0 home win vs. Platanias. In total, Tselios made 4 appearances for the club in both the Superleague and Cup competitions.

**Loan moves**

At the start of the 2017–18 season, Tselios moved to fellow Superleague side Lamia on a one-year loan deal in order to get more playing time. In January 2018, Tselios returned to AEK having made no appearances for Lamia during his loan spell. He was subsequently loaned out to Football League side Ergotelis in January 2018 until the end of the season. He became instrumental in Ergotelis' Second Round push out of the relegation zone, making a total of 18 appearances, all as a starter. On 16 May 2018 he scored his first goal for the team in a 2−1 away loss against Anagennisi Karditsa. On 20 May 2018 he scored in a 5−1 home win against Aiginiakos, which cemented his team's place above the relegation zone. His performances with the club made Ergotelis officials request an extension to his loan from AEK, therefore securing Tselios' services until the end of the 2018−19 season.

### Ergotelis

Having proven himself to be an invaluable asset for Ergotelis' style of play, the club's administration pushed for his acquisition via transfer from AEK. Their perseverance eventually paid off, as Tselios was released from his contract with AEK, and joined Ergotelis on a two-year deal in September 2019.

## Personal life

His twin brother, Themistoklis, is also a professional footballer.

## Career statistics

    As of matches played 19 May 2021

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AEK Athens | 2013–14 | Gamma Ethniki | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AEK Athens | 2015–16 | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| AEK Athens | 2016–17 | Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| AEK Athens | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lamia | 2017–18 | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lamia | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ergotelis | 2017–18 | Football League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Ergotelis | 2018–19 | Football League | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 |
| Ergotelis | 2019–20 | Super League 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Ergotelis | 2020–21 | Super League 2 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | 89 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 100 | 11 |
| Xanthi | 2021–22 | Super League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Xanthi | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 92 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 11 |

* ↑ Gamma Ethniki Cup

## Honours

### AEK Athens

* Football League 2: 2013–14
