Thanasis Papazoglou

Thanasis Papazoglou
Personal information
Full name Thanasis Papazoglou
Date of birth (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Hapoel Haifa
Number 19
Youth career
2001–2006 Aris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Aris 12 (0)
2009–2012 PAOK 50 (8)
2011 → Asteras Tripolis (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2014 OFI Crete 55 (15)
2014 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2014–2015 Atromitos 28 (4)
2015–2018 Kortrijk 60 (10)
2017 → Roda JC (loan) 11 (1)
2017–2018 → Aalesund (loan) 12 (3)
2018– Hapoel Haifa 4 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 Greece U-21 9 (0)
2016– Greece 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:25, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2016

Thanasis Papazoglou (Greek: Θανάσης Παπάζογλου; born 30 March 1988) is a Greek footballer who plays for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Premier League.

Club career

Aris

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

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

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.Then, he signed with Olympiakos F.C. and he played only in friendly games. On August 2014 he was released from Olympiakos F.C..

Atromitos

On August 8, 2014 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.

Kortrijk

Thanasis Papazoglou will continue his career at Kortrijk. Atromitos striker was in advanced talks with the Belgian club and his transfer has already been completed.[3] On 20 May 2015, he signed a three years' contract for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 25 July 2015, he made his debut with the club and he scored the only goal in a 2–1 away loss against Club Brugge KV few weeks later. On 17 October 2015, in a game against Stergos Marinos's club Sporting Charleroi scored the first goal in a 2–0 home win.[5] On 22 November 2015, he gave the lead to his club in a final 1–1 away draw against Standard Liège.[6] On 28 November 2015, he scored his fifth goal in the League in a 3–1 home win against Waasland-Beveren. [7] On 26 December 2015, in a 1–4 home defeat against Club Brugge KV, the 5th in a row for the club, Papazoglou lost his cool in the 23rd minute and was sent off. It all happened , when the 27-year-old Greek headbutted Jelle Vossen and was given a red card. [8] On 20 February 2016, he scored a brace, after three months, in a 3–0 home win against Sint-Truidense V.V. [9] On 23 April 2016, he scored a goal and gave an assist in a glorious 5–0 home win against Waasland-Beveren. [10] He started the 2016–17 season as a starter, but gradually lost his place in the starting XI, playing only few minutes as a late substitute.

Roda JC Kerkrade

On 28 December 2016, it was announced that Papazoglou was sent on loan to Dutch Eredivisie side Roda JC Kerkrade for the rest of the season.[11]

Aalesunds FK

On 28 July 2017, Papazoglou joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Aalesunds FK on loan from KV Kortrijk for the rest of the season.[12] On 6 August 2017, marked his league debut with a penalty in a 3–3 home draw against SK Brann. A week later with a wonderful finish helped Aalesunds to gain a point at the last minute of the game in a 1–1 home draw against Viking FK.

Return to Kortrijk

After Roda JC Kerkrade and Aalesunds FK, Papazoglou returned to Kortrijk for the second half of the 2017–18 season. He played most of the games as a late substitute.

Hapoel Haifa

According to Israeli sources, the experienced Greek striker will eventually continue his career in Israel, signing a co-operation contract with Hapoel Haifa. The 30-year-old striker impressed with their presence in training, Hapoel Haifa's coach, Nir Klinger, will be immediately announced on the European club list and is expected to take part in UEFA Europa League match with FH. [13] [14] On 26 July 2018, in his first appearance with the club as a substitute he scored in a final 1–1 UEFA Europa League home game against FH. [15] On 29 July 2018, he won the Israel Super Cup in a thrilling game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.[16]

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. On 29 March 2016, he made his debut with the national team in a 2–3 friendly home loss against Iceland as a substitute.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2018[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aris 2007–08 Superleague 100101[lower-alpha 1]2122
2008–09 20000020
Total 1201012142
PAOK 2009–10 Superleague 2233210265
2010–11 142103[lower-alpha 2]0182
2011–12 143003[lower-alpha 1]0173
Total 50842706110
Asteras Tripolis (loan) 2010–11 Superleague 9000—90
OFI 2012–13 Superleague 25821—279
2013–14 30784—3811
Total 5515105006520
Atromitos 2014–15 Superleague 2841000294
Kortrijk 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 36930—399
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 10020—120
2017–18 14100—141
Total 601050006510
Roda (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 11100—111
Aalesunds FK (loan) 2017 Eliteserien 12310—133
Hapoel Haifa F.C. 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 402[lower-alpha 3]041101
Career total 2414124712327751
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Champions League and two in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Israeli Super Cup and Toto Cup Ligat Al

References

  1. ↑ "Thanasis Papazoglou ready to leave OFI Crete after Charlton link". skysports.com. 22 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Παρουσιάστηκε από τον Ατρόμητο ο Παπάζογλου". redplanet.gr. 8 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Papazoglou heading to Kortrijk". www.sdna.gr. 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kortrijk plukt Griekse spits Papazoglou weg bij Olympiakos". www.hln.be. 20 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi 2–0". www.bbc.com. 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Πήρε φόρα ο Παπάζογλου στο Βέλγιο". www.contra.gr. 22 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Το "βιολί" τους Παπάζογλου και Κωνσταντόπουλος". www.sport24.gr. 28 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Papazoglou headbutts opponent". www.sdna.gr. 26 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Για πρώτη φορά δύο γκολ ο Παπάζογλου". www.sport24.gr. 20 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "KV Kortrijk grijpt de macht in groep A met klinkende zege". sporza.be. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Griek moet einde maken aan doelpuntendroogte Roda JC (Dutch). Voetbal International. 28 December 2016
  12. ↑ Από το Βέλγιο στη Νορβηγία ο Θανάσης Παπάζογλου (Greek). www.protothema.gr. 28 July 2017
  13. ↑ Υπογράφει στην Χάποελ Χάιφα και την Πέμπτη παίζει ο Παπάζογλου (Greek). www.sdna.gr. 22 July 2018
  14. ↑ Υπέγραψε στην Χάποελ Χάιφα ο Παπάζογλου (Greek). www.sport24.gr. 22 July 2018
  15. ↑ Πέρασε από δοκιμαστικά, έπεισε και στο πρώτο ματς... παστέλι! (Greek). www.sdna.gr. 26 July 2018
  16. ↑ Ο Παπάζογλου πανηγύρισε το Σούπερ Καπ στο Ισραήλ (Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 July 2018
  17. ↑ "A. Papazoglou". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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