Antonios_Papadopoulos_(footballer)
Antonios Papadopoulos (footballer)
German footballer (born 1999)
Antonios Papadopoulos (Greek: Αντώνιος Παπαδόπουλος; born 10 September 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[3]
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Papadopoulos with Borussia Dortmund in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonios Papadopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Cannstatt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Weinstadt | |||
| 0000–2013 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2013–2015 | FSV Waiblingen | ||
| 2015–2018 | VfR Aalen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | VfR Aalen | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hallescher FC | 58 | (3) |
| 2021– | Borussia Dortmund II | 70 | (4) |
| 2021– | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 | |||
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Papadopoulos began his career with VfR Aalen in 2017, and transferred to Hallescher FC in 2019.[2] In 2021, he transferred to the Borussia Dortmund reserves.[4] He appeared for the senior Borussia Dortmund team in a 3–0 DFB-Pokal win over SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 7 August 2021.[5] A week later, on 14 August, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 5–2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.[6]
In August 2022, he extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2024.[7] Later that year, on 5 October, he played his first UEFA Champions League match which ended in a 4–1 away victory over Sevilla.[8] On 4 May 2024, he made his first Bundesliga start in a 5–1 victory over FC Augsburg.[9]
Born in Germany, Papadopoulos is of Greek descent.[10]
- As of match played 4 May 2024.[11]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 4 | — | — | — | 69 | 4 | |||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- "Antonios Papadopoulos". Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "Papadopoulos wechselt zu Halle" (in German). kicker.de. 30 May 2019.
- "Antonios Papadopoulos". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- "Neuzugänge bei der U23" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 15 June 2021.
- "Wehen Wiesbaden vs. Borussia Dortmund - 7 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Papadopoulos enthüllt: Bundesliga-Debüt vs. Frankfurt war nicht mein erstes Spiel im Signal Iduna Park!" (in German). Tribuna.com. 19 August 2021.
- "BVB verlängert Vertrag mit Antonios Papadopoulos" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 25 August 2022.
- "Sevilla 1–4 Borussia Dortmund". ESPN. 5 November 2022.
- "Moukoko bags brace in 5-1 masterclass against Augsburg". Borussia Dortmund. 4 May 2024.
- "Antonios Papadopoulos: Who is Borussia Dortmund's answer to Mark van Bommel?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- Antonios Papadopoulos at Soccerway
- Antonios Papadopoulos at WorldFootball.net
- Antonios Papadopoulos at Soccerway