University of California Athletics

THIS SEASON
Despoina Drakotou enters her first season of competition at Cal.

NATIONAL TEAMS
• Earned silver with Greece at the 2024 U18 World Championship,2025 U18 European Championship and 2022 U16 World Championship
• Bronze medals at 2025 U20 World Championship and 2024 U20 European Championship 
• Also won bronze at 2023 U17 European Championship

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• Attended 1st General High School of Kallipoli Piraeus
• An honor student
• Played club for Olympiacos
• Finished second in Women’s Champions League in 2024 and third in 2025
• 2025 Greek Cup champion
• 2023 and 2024 Greek Champion

PERSONAL
• Parents are Markos and Eleni
• Enjoys reading, watching movies, playing video games and quiet moments in her free time
• Lists Olympiacos teammate Nicole Eleftheriadou as her biggest sports hero
• Has always wanted to skydive
• Majoring in molecular and cell biology