Charilaos Pappas

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Personal information
Charis Pappas
Full name	Charilaos Pappas
Date of birth	May 12, 1983 (1983-05-12) (age 25)
Place of birth	Kavala, Greece
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right Winger
Club information
Current club	AEK Athens
Number	7
Youth clubs
2001	Orfeas Eleftheroupolis
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2002 2003–2005 2005–2007 2005–2006 2007–	Panserraikos Apollon Kalamarias Olympiacos → Apollon Kalamarias (loan) AEK Athens Total	020 0(1) 066 (17) 017 0(3) 028 0(7) 008 0(1) 139 (29)
National team²
	Greece U-21	013 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:58, 13 April 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20:20, 24 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Charilaos Pappas, (born May 12, 1983) is a Greek footballer currently playing for AEK Athens FC. A right-sided winger, Pappas is known for his speed, his remarkable dribbling skills and his scoring capabilities.

[edit] Club Career

He began his career in Panserraikos, Greece. In January 2003, he moved to Thessaloniki signed for Apollon Kalamarias FC. In 2003/04, Pappas' ten goals were a major factor in Kalamaria's winning promotion to the Alpha Ethniki. In his first season in the Greek top flight in 2004/05, Pappas proved his class, scoring 6 times in 26 matches. Three of these goals came in away matches, where Kalamaria earned a number of crucial points and ultimately prevailed in their battle against relegation. The same season, he scored also his first goal for his country in the UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier against Albania in March 2005.

His performances did not go unnoticed and Olympiacos CFP quickly moved to secure his services, offering him a five-year deal but was immediately loaned back to Kalamaria for one season. In 2005-2006 Pappas scored 7 times, helping his team finish ninth in the Alpha Ethniki and comfortably to avoid the drop again.

Pappas rejoined Olympiacos CFP in June. On 8 November 2006, he scored his first goal for the club in a Greek Cup match against Atsalenios FC. On 26 November 2006 he scored his first league goal for Olympiacos against Larissa FC.

On June 27 2007 he signed for AEK Athens.