Thanasis Papazoglou
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Athanasios Papazoglou | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atromitos | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Aris | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Aris | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | PAOK | 44 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | → Asteras Tripolis (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | OFI Crete | 50 | (15) |
| 2014– | Atromitos | 23 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Greece U-21 | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Athanasios Papazoglou (Greek: Θανάσης Παπάζογλου; born 30 March 1988) is a Greek footballer who plays for Atromitos.
Club career
Aris FC
Papazoglou had signed his first contract with Aris much earlier than he actually debuted in the Greek Superleague (debuted in 2007– the season 2007/2008).
His goals and quick second team developments soon sent him into the orbit of Aris first team and UEFA Cup football after catching an eye of coach Dušan Bajević who eventually promoted and gave him chances coming from the bench of first team for the season 2007/08. Papazoglou scored 2 goals in the Uefa Cup 3:0 win against Crvena Zvezda, as these are the most notable moments of his career, up to date. After the most amazing 20 minutes of his career against Crvena Zvezda, his long injury kept him from maintaining his form. He was out of favor last year by Aris' coach Mazinho and he signed to PAOK to get his chances there.
PAOK FC
On 1 June 2009, Papazoglou signed a 4-year contract with PAOK FC. He was loaned to Asteras Tripoli for the 2010/11 season.
OFI FC
On 8 August 2012, Papazoglou signed a 1+1 year contract with OFI FC. Rumours said that the Greek striker is prepared to consider a move to England as Charlton Athletic have shown an interest. The 25-year-old former Greece Under 21 international is being tracked by several clubs in England after his eight goals this season helped OFI FC escape relegation. Papazoglou's performances saw him named in the Greek Super League's Team of the 2012/13 season and he is now believed to be keen on moving to England. His agent Paschalis Tountouris told Sky Sports: "There are English clubs who are interested but we can't say which ones at this moment. He's had a great season and now would be the right time to consider a move to a stronger league. We will have to see what offers are on the table over the next few weeks." [1]
At the end of the 2013/14 season, Papazoglou clearly stated that he was no longer be a member of OFI FC. He played 59 games with the club in all competitions scoring 20 goals.
Atromitos
On August 8, 2015 Papazoglou has signed a two years' contract with Atromitos.[2] He scored his first goal with the club two weeks later in a 1-0 home victory against Platanias.
International career
He is a member of Greece's U-21 national team. Also, he was a part of Greece's U-19 selection and a representative of his country in the European U-19 Championship 2007, in Austria, where Greece eventually lost to Spain in the final. Papazoglou, along with his team mate Kiriakos Stratilatis between posts, was an important figure of his country's success in Austria.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Aris | Superleague | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | PAOK | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | PAOK | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2012-13 | OFI | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | - | 32 | 11 | |||
| 2014–15 | Atromitos | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Career total | 138 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 161 | 34 | ||
Statistics accurate as of 19 April 2015
References
- ↑ "Thanasis Papazoglou ready to leave OFI Crete after Charlton link". skysports.com. 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Παρουσιάστηκε από τον Ατρόμητο ο Παπάζογλου". redplanet.gr. 8 August 2014.