Fotios Papoulis
Fotios "Fotis" Papoulis (Greek: Φώτης Παπουλής; born 22 January 1985) is a Greek-Cypriot footballer who plays for Omonia in the Cypriot First Division and in Cyprus national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fotios Papoulis | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Forward Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Acharnaikos | 47 | (7) |
2008–2009 | Lamia | 14 | (4) |
2009 | Panachaiki | 5 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Pyrsos Grevena | 19 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Panthrakikos | 28 | (5) |
2011–2012 | OFI Crete | 41 | (9) |
2012–2020 | Apollon Limassol | 211 | (83) |
2020– | Omonia | 16 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2018– | Cyprus | 12 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Club career
Born in Athens, Papoulis began his football career with Acharnaikos F.C. in the Gamma Ethniki. He made his Super League debut in January 2010 when he signed a professional contract with Panthrakikos. During the second half of the 2009–10 season he competed for the club. He achieved three goals in twelve matches in Super League Greece. Οn January 2011, he left the club, signing a six-month contract with OFI helping it to return to the Superleague Greece after the play-offs. He stayed in the club the following year, helping it to avoid relegation as a newcomer in the league and had a remarkable year. He succeeded in being nominated as an MVP of the week[1] while he was selected among the top 18 players in the 2011-12 Superleague season.[2]
Apollon Limassol
In summer 2012 after two years in OFI, Papoulis signed a one-year contact with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.[3]
Papoulis' 2014-15 season was the best season of his career. Papoulis, wearing for three years the jersey of Limassol club already counted a Cypriot Cup and two European appearances in UEFA Europa League tournament phases. If he managed to win the championship with the club, would undoubtedly be the best season. These years in Apollon he was the top scorer for the blues with this year being the most productive in the league.[4]
On 13 September 2015, Apollon Limassol secured the bragging rights over AEL on Sunday night after a Papoulis strike on the hour saw off their derby rivals and also sent Pedro Emanuel's side into second place alongside APOEL and AEK Larnaca. The Limassol derby had been marred by fighting prior to kickoff in the streets close to the Tsirio Stadium between fans from both sides.[5] In February 2016, he renew his contract with the club until the summer of 2018, for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 18 May 2016, he opened the score in a 2–1 win for the Cup final against Omonia.[7] On 24 May 2017, he has been the captain of the club in a back-to-back Cypriot Cup title with rivals APOEL.[8] On 15 April 2018, in the 56th minute Anton Maglica's bad angled shot was saved by AEL Limassol goalkeeper, Vozinha, but Papoulis pounced on the rebound and volleyed it into the net for the opening goal in a 2–0 away win that helped Cypriot leaders Apollon Limassol inched closer to the league title for the first time since 2006.[9] On 16 May 2018, played as a starter he lost the opportunity to win the Cyrpiot Cup for 3rd consecutive season as they lost 2-1 from AEK Larnaca in the Cup's final.[10]
On 2 August 2018, Papoulis scored a home hat-trick in a home game against FK Željezničar Sarajevo, helping his club take the match with a 3-1 scoreline and a comfortable 5–2 on aggregate. It was the first Greek player who scored a hat-trick with a foreign club in UEFA competitions.[11]
International career
In August 2018, after many years of residence in Cyprus, the Greek striker settled all the necessary documents and has acquired the Cypriot citizenship and is eligible to participate in Cyprus national football team.[13] On 6 September 2018, he made his debut with Cyprus national football team in a 2–0 away loss against Norway for the Nations League competition.
International goals
- Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.[14]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 October 2018 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
2. | 9 September 2019 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Career statistics (from 2009 onwards)
season | club | league | Championship | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | International | Total | ||||
appear | goals | appear | goals | appear | goals | appear | goals | |||
2009–10 | Pyrsos Grevena | Gamma Ethniki | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
2009–10 | Panthrakikos | Super League Greece | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
2010–11 | Panthrakikos | Beta Ethniki | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
2010–11 | OFI | Beta Ethniki | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
2011–12 | OFI | Superleague Greece | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
2012–13 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
2013–14 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 14 |
2014–15 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 16 |
2015–16 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 |
2016–17 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 33 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 16 |
2017–18 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 16 |
2018–19 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 10 |
2019–20 | Apollon Limassol | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 7 |
2020-21 | AC Omonia | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
career total | 308 | 102 | 45 | 8 | 46 | 11 | 393 | 121 |
Date of last update: 5 November 2020
- include Appearance(s) in Cypriot Super Cup
References
- www.superleaguegreece.net Φώτης Παπουλής και Δημήτρης Γραμμόζης τα βραβεία της 18ης αγωνιστικής
- sport24.gr Τα βραβεία της Superleague 2012
- sport24.gr Στον Απόλλωνα ο Παπουλής
- lemesos-sports.com Θα προλάβει ο Παπουλής;, Retrieved 12 May 2015
- www.cyprusscore.com Papoulis strike sees off AEL in derby, Retrieved 13 September 2015
- www.sigmalive.com Απόλλων: Ο αρχηγός Φώτης... Παπουλής, Retrieved 23 March 2017
- Κυπελλούχος Κύπρου ο Απόλλων, Retrieved 18 May 2016
- www.sport24.gr Δεύτερο σερί κύπελλο για τον Απόλλωνα, Retrieved 24 May 2017
- balla.com.cy ΑΕΛ-Απόλλων 0-2: Γενέθλια στην κορυφή!, Retrieved 14 April 2018
- alphanews.live ΤΕΛΙΚΟ: ΑΕΚ - Απόλλων 2-1, Retrieved 16 May 2018
- Ιστορικό χατ-τρικ ο Παπουλής, Retrieved 3 August 2018
- Στην Ομόνοια και επίσημα ο Φώτης Παπουλής, Retrieved 29 June 2020
- ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ: Ο Παπουλής ετοιμάζεται να γίνει ο 14ος!
- "Papoulis, FotisΦώτης". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- Fotios Papoulis at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
- Panthrakikos Official Site
- Panthraxstats
- Profile at epae.org
- Profile at Onsports.gr
- Fotios Papoulis at Soccerway