Michal Papadopulos
Michal Papadopulos (born 14 April 1985) is a Czech professional footballer of Greek and Czech descent[1] who currently plays for Czech club MFK Karviná.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michal Papadopulos | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | MFK Karviná | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1998 | NH Ostrava | ||
1998–2002 | Baník Ostrava | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Baník Ostrava | 51 | (9) |
2003–2004 | → Arsenal (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | (0) |
2008 | → Energie Cottbus (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Mladá Boleslav | 29 | (10) |
2009–2011 | Heerenveen | 27 | (7) |
2011 | Zhemchuzhina | 14 | (5) |
2011–2012 | FC Rostov | 9 | (1) |
2012–2017 | Zagłębie Lubin | 125 | (30) |
2017–2019 | Piast Gliwice | 63 | (14) |
2019–2020 | Korona Kielce | 27 | (3) |
2020– | MFK Karviná | 15 | (3) |
National team | |||
2000–2001 | Czech Republic U15 | 6 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Czech Republic U17 | 18 | (7) |
2002–2004 | Czech Republic U19 | 16 | (5) |
2004–2007 | Czech Republic U21 | 27 | (4) |
2008–2011 | Czech Republic | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:48, 31 January 2021 (UTC) |
Career
Papadopulos started his football career in his native Ostrava at NH Ostrava, and then Baník Ostrava. He moved early to English club Arsenal in July 2003. He played just one first-team match for Arsenal, in a League Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute for Jérémie Aliadière. He returned to Baník in 2004. Papadopulos won the Czech Cup with Baník in 2005. In December 2005, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen, spending some time on loan at German side Energie Cottbus before signing with Czech side Mladá Boleslav in June 2008.[3] In June 2009, SC Heerenveen signed the Czech forward from Mladá Boleslav on a five-year contract.[4]
Honours
References
- "Papadopulos: Na Spartu jsem se necítil" (in Czech). iSport.cz. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- Šimek, Květoslav (18 August 2020). "Karviná vítá zkušeného střelce. Po jedenácti letech se vrací Papadopulos" (in Czech). iSport.cz. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Útočník Papadopulos se vrátil do české ligy, podepsal Mladé Boleslavi". Mladá fronta DNES. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- "Boleslav star joins Heerenveen". Sky Sports. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
External links
- Michal Papadopulos at WorldFootball.net
- Michal Papadopulos at FAČR (in Czech)
- Michal Papadopulos – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Michal Papadopulos at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Michal Papadopulos at National-Football-Teams.com