Adam Tzanetopoulos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Volos, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Centre back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Olympiacos | ||
| 2012–2013 | Niki Volou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | AEK Athens | 36 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Iraklis (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Greece U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | Greece | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:45, 30 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2015 | |||
Adam Tzanetopoulos (Greek: Αδάμ Τζανετόπουλος) (born 10 February 1995) is a Greek footballer who plays for Iraklis, on loan from AEK Athens in the Super League as a center back.
Career
Born in Volos, he joined the Olympiakos academies at the age of 15. Three years later, he left Olympiakos, signing a contract with Niki Volou. His distinguished playing along with his ability in defensive game attracts the interest of both Nikos Liberopoulos and Traianos Dellas. Adam Tzanetopoulos joined AEK Athens in 2013. Tzanetopoulos scored his first professional goal against Atromitos in the Greek Cup in a 3-0 home victory.[1] Tzanetopoulos in his first year with the club played in seven Football League 2 games and also scored in the 2-0 win over Kifisia, which meant that AEK had mathematically secured its promotion to the Football League.[2]
The summer friendly international with the winners of last year's UEFA Europa League, Sevilla was a step forward in his career. The Andalusians by having the opportunity to check him realized that he is a player with tremendous perspective, therefore they submitted a proposal to AEK Athens on a long-year loan, with a purchase option of €1.5 million,[3] but was rejected. On 4 February 2016, AEK Athens officially announced that the 21-year-old international central defender Tzanetopoulos renewed his contract, for an undisclosed fee, with the club until the summer of 2020, despite the fact that is not among the first priorities of AEK manager Gus Poyet. "I am very happy for that because it was my desire to stay here, now the only thing in my mind is working hard in order to thank the club's officials for having faith in my ability", said Tzanetopoulos, whose previous contract with AEK was expiring at the end of next season.[4] On 28 February 2016, in a derby against rivals Panathinaikos returned to the squad after almost three months as a late substitute helping his club to celebrate a 1-0 home win.
In December 2016, it seems that international central defender/defensive midfielder of AEK will continue his career at Cyprus, on loan since January. The 21-year-old player has performed in only one official match during 2016-17 season, the one against Anagennisi Karditsas for the Greek Cup.[5] Eventually, on 9 January 2017, he was loaned to Iraklis until the end of the season. He finished the second half of the season with 17 appearances and as a result of his solid performances he returned to AEK.
International career
On 5 October 2015, the interim national coach Kostas Tsanas called Tzanetopoulos to replace Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who was injured in Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga's game against FC Augsburg, for the games against Northern Ireland and Hungary , for the EURO 2016 qualifiers. This was the first call of the young AEK Athens centre-back.[6]
Tzanetopoulos make his debut as a substitute, on 11 October 2015, in a dramatic 4-3 win game over Hungary for Euro 2016 qualifiers. It was the first and only win of Greece in the qualification round finishing last in the Group F qualifying campaign.[7]
Honours
- 2014(6th Group)
- 2015(South Group)
- Greek Cup: 1
References
- ↑ "Τζανετόπουλος: H ιστορία του". 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "ADAM TZANETOPOULOS - Defender".
- ↑ "Τζανετόπουλος: Το φθηνότερο περιουσιακό στοιχείο της ΑΕΚ". 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Tzanetopoulos renews his contract with AEK".
- ↑ "Ενδιαφέρον από Κύπρο".
- ↑ "Φοράει τα γαλανόλευκα ο Τζανετόπουλος". 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Greece - Hungary 4-3". www.sportinglife.com. 11 October 2015.