Olga Strandzali from PAOK to AEK

In a very important transfer, the AEK volleyball team announced the acquisition of Olga Strandzalis (1996, 1.85m) for the 2023–24 season. Let’s recall that he played for PAOK in the year when the international extreme ended.

After finalizing the agreement with Union, Strantzali reported on the team’s official website: “I am very happy to be part of the AEK family. After many discussions I came to the conclusion that this would be the best step for my career. The people at AEK showed me confidence and the barometer of my decision was our coach, who I have worked with in the past and who I have the best impressions of. I will do my best for AEK to keep starring and winning titles. As an opponent, I understood how difficult it is to play at AEK’s home ground.

I can only imagine what the other side will be like, having the whole passionate world on your side. The fans were very important to AEK last year and will be even more important this year. I can’t wait to experience the atmosphere in the stadium and I hope that we can celebrate many victories together. AEK has deservedly earned a place among the best teams in the league and the most important thing is to keep winning all national trophies. The team exudes health and stability, which is important to the athletes who compete for it. With hard work and trust in the team, the desired results will be achieved.”

The biography of Strantzali

Olga Strantzali started volleyball at Aristotelis Skydras. In the two years 2009-2011 he played for Iraklis Thessaloniki, then switched to Aiantas Evosmou and returned to “Giraios” for two years (2012-2014). In 2014 he traveled to the other side of the Atlantic to study, where he competed at the University of California and Miami.

In 2017 he returned to Europe wearing the jersey of Béziers with which he won the French championship. This was followed by Pila and Legionowia Legionovo in Poland in 2018–2020 before joining Italian club Cuneo for the first half of the 2020–21 season. In the middle of the season he was transferred to the Polish team Himik Polis, with whom he won the national double. Romanian Alba Blaz followed in the summer of 2021, with whom she won the country’s treble.

Last season he returned to Greece for PAOK.

Olga Strantzali is an active international player in our national team and has been the biggest contributor to her qualification for the Eurovolley Final 2023.