List of Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Iraklis F.C. in Greece. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. A number of other players who have played an important role in a title win can also be included for their contribution. Club captains and seasonal top goalscorers are included. Players in Iraklis' early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches.^[1]

For a list of all Iraklis players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players, and for the current squad see the main Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. article.

Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Substitute appearances included.

Name	Position	Iraklis career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Alberto Nahmias	FW	1923–1933	?	?	Scored Greece's first goal ever.
Kostas Karapatis	GK	1946–1951, 1957–1961	?	0
Lolos Hasekidis	FW	1955–1962, 1966–1967	?	?
Zacharias Chaliabalias	MF	1963–1975	280	?
Kostas Aidiniou	MF	1964–1974, 1978–1979	232	57	1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 club's top goalscorer
Aristotelis Batakis	MF	1966–1975	261	?
Makis Sentelidis	DF	1966–1978	312	6
Takis Nikoloudis	MF	1968–1976	233	?
Grigoris Fanaras	GK	1968–1982	244	?
Grigoris Zafiridis	DF	1969–1976	214	?
Vangelis Kousoulakis	MF	1971–1979	203	7
Dimitrios Gesios	FW	1972–1980	211	75	All-time leader in league goals, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 club's top goalscorer
Charalampos Xanthopoulos	FW	1974–1987	283	14
Vasilis Hatzipanagis	MF	1975–1991	281	61	Greece's Golden Player
Lakis Papaioannou	MF	1979–1986	179	36	1985–86 club's top goalscorer
Savvas Kofidis	MF	1981–1988, 1997–1999	275	21
Daniil Papadopoulos	DF/MF/FW	1981–1998	419	64	All-time leader in league appearances
Sigurður Grétarsson	FW	1984–1985	26	10	Scored in the final of the 1985 Balkans Cup win, 1984–85 club's top goalscorer
Tasos Lefkopoulos	DF	1984–1991	140	1
Pagonis Vakalopoulos	DF	1984–1995	163	8
Giorgos Papadopoulos	DF/MF	1985–1997	225	18
Sakis Anastasiadis	MF	1986–1993	171	28	1986–87, 1987–88 club's top goalscorer
Fanis Toutziaris	FW	1987–1995	238	62	1993–94 club's top goalscorer
Thanasis Dimopoulos	FW	1988–1992	134	50	1988–89, 1989–90 and 1991–92 club's top goalscorer
Georgios Plitsis	GK	1988–1996	156	0
Christos Kostis	FW	1989–1994	110	24	1992–93 club's top goalscorer
Ivan Jovanović	MF	1989–1999	271	52	1996–97 club's top goalscorer
Predrag Erak	DF	1991–1995	100	4
Georgios Anatolakis	DF	1992–1996	134	4
Nikos Sakellaridis	DF	1992–1996	111	10
Georgios Kostis	MF	1992–1999	171	9
Ieroklis Stoltidis	MF	1992–2003	234	33
Sotiris Konstantinidis	MF	1994–1999	110	14
Georgios Xenidis	DF	1995–2001, 2002–2004	195	18
Marios Christodoulou	FW	1995–1999	102	10
Nikos Mirtsekis	FW	1995–1997	62	31	1994–95 and 1995–96 club's top goalscorer
Georgios Kyriazis	DF	1996–2003, 2010–2011	188	9
Lazaros Semos	DF	1997–2000	107	9
Michalis Konstantinou	FW	1997–2001, 2008	165	84	1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00 and 2000–01 club's top goalscorer
Ebenezer Hagan	MF	1998–2003	179	18
Ederson Fofonka	FW	2000–2004	124	43	2001–02 club's top goalscorer
Konstantinos Nebegleras	MF	2000–2004	128	5
Panagiotis Drougas	DF	2000–2007	146	1
Georgios Abaris	GK	2001–2007	114	0
Grigoris Papazacharias	DF	2001–2010	126	3
Anastasios Katsabis	DF	2002–2011	249	11	Club's captain 2006–2011
Mirosław Sznaucner	DF	2003–2007	109	0
Ilias Poursanidis	MF	2003–2008	143	2
Joël Epalle	MF	2005–2007, 2011	69	21	Club's captain 2005–2006, 2005–06 club's top goalscorer
Manolis Papasterianos	MF	2006–2011	104	5
Victoraș Iacob	FW	2009–2011	41	13	2009–10 club's top goalscorer
Paschalis Voutsias	MF	2009–2011, 2012–2014	30	2	Scored the 2,000th goal of Iraklis in top-tier league
Huanderson	GK	2012–2017	150	0
Emanuel Perrone	FW	2014–2017, 2018–2019	106	37
Taianan	MF	2013–2014, 2018–2020	57	16
Petros Kanakoudis	DF	2010–2011, 2018–2021	41	9