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PAOK sports club athlete recruitment

Overview

The PAOK sports club has announced several athlete acquisitions and contract renewals for the 2026–27 season across multiple departments.

In the handball department, the club extended the contract of Egyptian international Feras Ragab. Additionally, the water polo team signed Dutch talent Giri Van der Veen.

Further recruitment includes the futsal department, which signed former professional football player Stelios Pozatzidis. In the volleyball department, the club has secured two significant signings: Serbian opposite hitter Dušan Petković and Iranian middle blocker Mahdi Jelve.

Petković, 34, joins following an international career in leagues including Serbia, France, Qatar, Italy, Poland, and Russia, where he was the top scorer in Italy’s Serie A1 for two consecutive seasons. Jelve, born in 2001, brings experience from the Iranian Super League, Turkey’s Fenerbahçe, and a championship-winning period with Olympiacos in Greece.

Entities

PAOK · Dušan Petković · Giri Van der Veen · Feras Ragab · PAOK Handball

Timeline

14 days ago

[SPORTS] 6 sources
PAOK announces volleyball signings Petković and Jelve
PAOK men's volleyball has announced the signings of Serbian opposite Dušan Petković and Iranian middle blocker Mahdi Jelve for the 2026-2027 season.
about 1 month ago

[SPORTS] 2 sources
PAOK Handball Extends Feras Ragab Deal and Adds Dutch Water Polo Star Giri Van der Veen
PAOK renewed handball star Feras Ragab and signed Dutch water‑polo player Giri Van der Veen for the 2026‑27 season.

Sources

gazzetta.gr · inpaok.com · madata.gr · metrosport.gr · paok24.com · sports.ert.gr

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