Nikos Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1990)

Nikos Papadopoulos
Personal information
Full name	Nikolaos Papadopoulos
Date of birth	11 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Asteras Tripolis
Number	1
Youth career
–2010	Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Olympiacos
2012–2013	Fortuna Düsseldorf II
2013–2016	Panionios
2016–2017	Atromitos
2017–2018	Lamia
2018–	Asteras Tripolis
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Nikos Papadopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος, born 11 April 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League club Asteras Tripolis.^[1]

Career[edit]

On 16 May 2018, Papadopoulos signed a two-year contract with Asteras Tripolis.^[2] On 13 May 2019, he put pen to paper to a contract extension, until the summer of 2022.^[3]

On 21 March 2021, Papadopoulos scored the first, and only to date, goal of his career, through a powerful shot from the penalty area in the 97th minute of play. This goal, which helped Asteras achieve a 2–2 draw in their match against Panathinaikos for the Superleague Greece championship playoffs,^[4] marked the first time a goalkeeper scored a goal in the Greek top tier since Arian Beqaj in 2001,^[5] and in Greek professional football in general since Gennadios Xenodochof in 2015.^[6]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 November 2021

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2012–13	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Panionios	2013–14	Superleague Greece	5	0	5	0	—		—		10	0
	2014–15		24	0	5	0	—		—		29	0
	2015–16		12	0	2	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		41	0	12	0	—		—		53	0
Atromitos	2016–17	Superleague Greece	0	0	5	0	—		—		5	0
Lamia	2017–18		25	0	1	0	—		—		26	0
Asteras Tripolis	2018–19		22	0	2	0	0	0	—		24	0
	2019–20		30	0	2	0	—		—		32	0
	2020–21		21	1	1	0	—		—		22	1
	2021–22		5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		78	1	6	0	0	0	—		84	1
Career Total			144	1	24	0	0	0	0	0	168	1

References[edit]

^ Soccerway profile
^ "Επίσημο: Στον Αστέρα ο Παπαδόπουλος". www.sport24.gr. 16 May 2018.
^ "Αστέρας: Στους Αρκάδες μέχρι το 2022 ο Παπαδόπουλος". www.sport24.gr. 13 May 2019.
^ Team, Onsports (2021-03-21). "Αυτοκτονία Παναθηναϊκού στην Τρίπολη, γκολ στο 96 από τον τερματοφύλακα". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
^ "Από τον Μπεκιάι στον Παπαδόπουλο, γκολ από τερματοφύλακα 20 χρόνια μετά (vids)". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
^ newsroom, sport-fm. "Οι... Παπαδόπουλοι πριν τον Παπαδόπουλο: Τερματοφύλακες που έγιναν σκόρερ". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-03-21.

[1] Soccerway profile

[2] "Επίσημο: Στον Αστέρα ο Παπαδόπουλος". www.sport24.gr. 16 May 2018.

[3] "Αστέρας: Στους Αρκάδες μέχρι το 2022 ο Παπαδόπουλος". www.sport24.gr. 13 May 2019.

[4] Team, Onsports (2021-03-21). "Αυτοκτονία Παναθηναϊκού στην Τρίπολη, γκολ στο 96 από τον τερματοφύλακα". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-03-21.

[5] "Από τον Μπεκιάι στον Παπαδόπουλο, γκολ από τερματοφύλακα 20 χρόνια μετά (vids)". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-03-21.

[6] wsroom, sport-fm. "Οι... Παπαδόπουλοι πριν τον Παπαδόπουλο: Τερματοφύλακες που έγιναν σκόρερ". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-03-21.

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