Lazaros Christodoulopoulos

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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Personal information
Full name	Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Date of birth	December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19) (age 21)
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	PAOK FC
Number	10
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-	Omonia Neapoli PAOK FC	- (-) - (-) 57 (8)
National team2
2006-2008 2008-	Greece U21 Greece	11 (6) 2 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (born December 19, 1986 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek footballer currently playing for PAOK FC. He is considered one of the most promising young players in Greece. He is member of the Greek national team. He is equally adept at playing as an attacking midfielder, right/left wing forward or a second striker. His main strengths are his technique and pace & acceleration with the ball.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 PAOK FC 2 International career 2.1 Greece 3 References

[edit] Club career

[edit] PAOK FC

Lazaros started his career when he was picked up by Omonia at a young age,and then Neapoli.His impressive performances caught the eye of a PAOK scout, and joined PAOK in the summer of 2004.He has been a mainstay in the PAOK first team proving to be a vital team player. As of 2008 many European clubs were interested in signing him. He is contracted to PAOK FC until 2010 and he has a minimum fee release clause of 6 million euros.

In the summer of 2006 he was given a trial by English giants Liverpool F.C. but PAOK was reluctant to sell him at the point. This started a dispute that prevented him from playing for more than half of the 2006-07 season.

[edit] International career

[edit] Greece

After impressing Greece coach Otto Rehhagel, He was called to the Greek national football team for the first time on February 1, 2008^[1] and made his debut in the win over the Czech Republic on February 5.

[edit] References

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