Michal Papadopulos
Michal Papadopulos, a former Czech professional footballer
Papadopulos playing for MFK Karviná in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1992–1998 NH Ostrava
1998–2002 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Baník Ostrava 51 (9)
2003–2004 → Arsenal (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2008 Bayer Leverkusen 19 (0)
2008 → Energie Cottbus (loan) 14 (2)
2008–2009 Mladá Boleslav 29 (10)
2009–2011 Heerenveen 27 (7)
2011 Zhemchuzhina 14 (5)
2011–2012 FC Rostov 9 (1)
2012–2017 Zagłębie Lubin 125 (30)
2017–2019 Piast Gliwice 78 (16)
2019–2020 Korona Kielce 27 (3)
2020–2023 MFK Karviná 84 (15)
International career
2000–2001 Czech Republic U15 6 (1)
2001–2002 Czech Republic U17 18 (7)
2002–2004 Czech Republic U19 16 (5)
2004–2007 Czech Republic U21 27 (4)
2008–2011 Czech Republic 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Michal Papadopulos (born 14 April 1985) is a former Czech professional footballer who last played as a forward for Czech club MFK Karviná.[1]

Career

Papadopulos started his football career in his native Ostrava at NH Ostrava, and then Baník Ostrava. He moved early to English club Arsenal in July 2003. He played one first-team match for Arsenal, in a December 2003 League Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 83rd minute substitute for Jérémie Aliadière.[2] He returned to Baník in 2004. Papadopulos won the Czech Cup with Baník in 2005. In December 2005, he moved to German club Bayer Leverkusen, spending some time on loan at side Energie Cottbus before signing with Czech side Mladá Boleslav in June 2008.[3] In June 2009, SC Heerenveen signed the Czech forward from Mladá Boleslav on a five-year contract.[4]

Personal life

Papadopulos is of Greek and Czech descent.[5]

Honours

Piast Gliwice

MFK Karviná

References

  1. ^ Šimek, Květoslav (18 August 2020). "Karviná vítá zkušeného střelce. Po jedenácti letech se vrací Papadopulos". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Arsenal youngsters thump Wolves". BBC Sport. 2 December 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Útočník Papadopulos se vrátil do české ligy, podepsal Mladé Boleslavi". Mladá fronta DNES. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Boleslav star joins Heerenveen". Sky Sports. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Papadopulos: Na Spartu jsem se necítil". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ^ Tomaškovič, Jiří (28 May 2023). "Papadopulos napsal tečku za kariérou splněným slibem. Je super, že Karviná bude zase prvoligová, řekl". Sport.cz (in Czech). Právo. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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