Markella Koskeridou (born 15 May 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defender for PAOK and the Greek national team.
Club career Hamburg When Markella Koskeridou was 12, her family moved from Thessaloniki to Norderstedt in Germany. In 2012, she joined the Hamburger SV academy and, in 2017, she was promoted to the senior team, which played in the Oberliga Hamburg. In the 2018–19 season, they finished undefeated at the top of the table, winning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord. She played in Germany's third division for four years until 2023. In her final season, Hamburg won promotion to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga by finishing first in their division. In the 2022–23 season, she also played for the reserve team, helping them win the Oberliga Hamburg.
UNC Wilmington Seahawks At the start of the 2021–22 season, Koskeridou moved to North Carolina to spend a semester studying at the UNC Wilmington where she also joined their women's soccer team. She made five appearances, helping them finish first in the CAA Regular Season championship.
PAOK On 4 September 2023, Koskeridou returned to Greece to join PAOK, the reigning Greek A Division champions. In her debut season, she made 23 appearances as the team won both the league and the 2024 Greek Cup. She scored in her UEFA Women's Champions League debut on 4 September 2024 against Kiryat Gat, but PAOK was eliminated in the next game against Servette. In the 2024–25 season, she made 25 total appearances, scoring three goals. The following season, she made 24 appearances, but her campaign was cut short after she suffered an ACL injury to her right knee during a national team match against the Faroe Islands on 14 April 2026. PAOK went on to complete an unbeaten domestic double, with Koskeridou having played a key role in the club's success prior to her injury.
International career Markella Koskeridou made her debut for the Greek national football team on 12 July 2024 against Andorra in the 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying. She has also participated in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League.
Career statistics College TeamSeasonNCAA Regular SeasonCAA TournamentNCAA TournamentTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUNC Wilmington Seahawks2021Div. I5000—50
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Hamburger SV 2017–18Oberliga Hamburg??00—?? 2018–19??——?? 2019–20Regionalliga Nord4000—40 2020–2120——20 2021–2212220—142 2022–237010—80Total25230—282 Hamburger SV II 2022–23 Oberliga Hamburg73——73PAOK 2023–24Greek A Division19140—231 2024–251914121253 2025–2620140—241Total58312121725Career total9081512110710
Honours Hamburger SV Regionalliga Nord (1): 2022–23 Oberliga Hamburg (2): 2018–19, 2022–23with Hamburger SV II
UNC Wilmington CAA Regular Season (1): 2021
PAOK Greek A Division (2): 2023–24, 2025–26 Greek Cup (2): 2024, 2025–26
References
External links
Markella Koskeridou at Soccerdonna.de