Michalis Pelekanos
| No. 7 – Panionios | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | Greek A2 League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 25, 1981 Koridalos, Piraeus, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2004 | Peristeri |
| 2004–2006 | AEK Athens |
| 2006–2007 | Panellinios |
| 2007–2008 | Real Madrid |
| 2008–2012 | Olympiacos |
| 2009–2010 | → Maroussi |
| 2012–2014 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2014–2015 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești |
| 2015–2016 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2016–present | Panionios |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Michalis Pelekanos (alternate spelling: Mihalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Πελεκάνος) (born May 25, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player, who is playing for Panionios. He is 198 cm (6'6") tall and he plays as a swingman.
Born Koridalos, Piraeus, Athens, Greece, Pelekanos began his pro career in Greece with Peristeri of the Greek League. He later joined the Greek club AEK Athens, followed by the Greek club Panellinios. After a career year at Panellinios, where he made the home crowd fans chant his name during games, due to his exciting defensive plays and highlight reel dunks, Pelekanos moved to the EuroLeague giants Real Madrid of the Spanish ACB League.
In 2008, he signed a 3-year contract worth €2.1 million euros net income with the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus. In August 2009, he was loaned by Olympiacos to the Greek club Maroussi. He won both the EuroLeague and Greek League championships, with Olympiacos in 2012.
He then signed with the Greek club Aris, for the 2012–13 season. In July 2014, he moved to the Romanian League club CSU Asesoft Ploiești, on a one-year deal. With Ploiești, he won the Romanian League championship.
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