Antonios Papadopoulos (footballer)
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_by_Sandro_Halank–025.jpg) Papadopoulos with Borussia Dortmund in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonios Papadopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Cannstatt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lugano | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Weinstadt | |||
| –2013 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2013–2015 | FSV Waiblingen | ||
| 2015–2018 | VfR Aalen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | VfR Aalen | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hallescher FC | 58 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Borussia Dortmund II | 70 | (4) |
| 2021–2024 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lugano | 32 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Antonios Papadopoulos (Greek: Αντώνιος Παπαδόπουλος; born 10 September 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss club Lugano.[3]
Papadopoulos began his career with VfR Aalen in 2017, and transferred to Hallescher FC in 2019.[2] In 2021, he transferred to the Borussia Dortmund reserves.[4] He appeared for the senior Borussia Dortmund team in a 3–0 DFB-Pokal win over SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 7 August 2021.[5] A week later, on 14 August, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 5–2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.[6]
In August 2022, he extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2024.[7] Later that year, on 5 October, he played his first UEFA Champions League match which ended in a 4–1 away victory over Sevilla.[8] On 4 May 2024, he made his first Bundesliga start in a 5–1 victory over FC Augsburg.[9]
On 5 June 2024, Papadopoulos signed a three-year contract with Lugano in Switzerland.[10]
Personal life
Born in Germany, Papadopoulos is of Greek descent.[11]
