Fotios Papoulis

Fotios "Fotis" Papoulis (Greek: Φώτης Παπουλής; born 22 January 1985) is a Greek-Cypriot footballer who plays for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division and in Cyprus national team.

Fotis Papoulis
Personal information
Full name Fotios Papoulis
Date of birth (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Winger/Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Apollon Limassol
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Acharnaikos 47 (7)
2008–2009 Lamia 14 (4)
2009 Panachaiki 5 (0)
2009–2010 Pyrsos Grevena 19 (3)
2010–2011 Panthrakikos 28 (5)
2011–2012 OFI Crete 41 (9)
2012–2020 Apollon Limassol 211 (83)
National team‡
2018– Cyprus 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Born in Athens, Papoulis began his football career with Acharnaikos F.C. in the Gamma Ethniki. He made his Super League debut in January 2010 when he signed a professional contract with Panthrakikos. During the second half of the 2009–10 season he competed for the club. He achieved three goals in twelve matches in Super League Greece. Οn January 2011, he left the club, signing a six-month contract with OFI helping it to return to the Superleague Greece after the play-offs. He stayed in the club the following year, helping it to avoid relegation as a newcomer in the league and had a remarkable year. He succeeded in being nominated as an MVP of the week [1] while he was selected among the top 18 players in the 2011-12 Superleague season.[2]

Apollon Limassol

In summer 2012 after two years in OFI, Papoulis signed a one-year contact with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.[3]

Papoulis' 2014-15 season was the best season of his career. Papoulis, wearing for three years the jersey of Limassol club already counted a Cypriot Cup and two European appearances in UEFA Europa League tournament phases. If he managed to win the championship with the club, would undoubtedly be the best season. These years in Apollon he was the top scorer for the blues with this year being the most productive in the league.[4]

On 13 September 2015, Apollon Limassol secured the bragging rights over AEL on Sunday night after a Papoulis strike on the hour saw off their derby rivals and also sent Pedro Emanuel's side into second place alongside APOEL and AEK Larnaca. The Limassol derby had been marred by fighting prior to kickoff in the streets close to the Tsirio Stadium between fans from both sides.[5] On February 2016, he renew his contract with the club until the summer of 2018, for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 18 May 2016, he opened the score in a 2–1 win for the Cup final against Omonia.[7] On 24 May 2017, he has been the captain of the club in a back-to-back Cypriot Cup title with rivals APOEL.[8] On 15 April 2018, in the 56th minute Anton Maglica’s bad angled shot was saved by AEL Limassol goalkeeper, Vozinha, but Papoulis pounced on the rebound and volleyed it into the net for the opening goal in a 2-0 away win that helped Cypriot leaders Apollon Limassol inched closer to the league title for the first time since 2006.[9] On 16 May 2018, played as a starter he lost the opportunity to win the Cyrpiot Cup for 3rd consecutive season as they lost 2-1 from AEK Larnaca in the Cup's final.[10]

On 2 August 2018, Papoulis scored a home hat-trick in a home game against FK Željezničar Sarajevo, helping his club take the match with a 3-1 scoreline and a comfortable 5-2 on aggregate. It was the first Greek player who scored a hat-trick with a foreign club in UEFA competitions.[11]

International career

In August 2018, after many years of residence in Cyprus, the Greek striker settled all the necessary documents and has acquired the Cypriot citizenship and is eligible to participate in Cyprus national football team.[12] On 6 September 2018, he made his debut with Cyprus national football team in a 2-0 away loss against Norway for the Nations League competition.

International goals
Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.[13]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 October 2018Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia1–01–12018–19 UEFA Nations League C
2.9 September 2019San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino2–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Career statistics (from 2009 onwards)
season club league Championship Cup[lower-alpha 1] International Total
appear goals appear goals appear goals appear goals
2009–10 Pyrsos Grevena Gamma Ethniki 1930000193
2009–10 Panthrakikos Super League Greece 1233000153
2010–11 Panthrakikos Beta Ethniki 1621000172
2010–11 OFI Beta Ethniki 1830000183
2011–12 OFI Superleague Greece 2365100287
2012–13 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 26962003211
2013–14 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 291261714214
2014–15 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 301420723916
2015–16 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 25951523512
2016–17 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 331451113916
2017–18 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 231541202916
2018–19 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 246401344110
2019–20 Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division 1422151214
career total 299994384011375118

Date of last update: 1 February 2020

  1. include Appearance(s) in Cypriot Super Cup

Honours
Apollon Limassol

References
  1. www.superleaguegreece.net Φώτης Παπουλής και Δημήτρης Γραμμόζης τα βραβεία της 18ης αγωνιστικής
  2. sport24.gr Τα βραβεία της Superleague 2012
  3. sport24.gr Στον Απόλλωνα ο Παπουλής
  4. lemesos-sports.com Θα προλάβει ο Παπουλής;, Retrieved 12 May 2015
  5. www.cyprusscore.com Papoulis strike sees off AEL in derby, Retrieved 13 September 2015
  6. www.sigmalive.com Απόλλων: Ο αρχηγός Φώτης... Παπουλής, Retrieved 23 March 2017
  7. Κυπελλούχος Κύπρου ο Απόλλων, Retrieved 18 May 2016
  8. www.sport24.gr Δεύτερο σερί κύπελλο για τον Απόλλωνα, Retrieved 24 May 2017
  9. balla.com.cy ΑΕΛ-Απόλλων 0-2: Γενέθλια στην κορυφή!, Retrieved 14 April 2018
  10. alphanews.live ΤΕΛΙΚΟ: ΑΕΚ - Απόλλων 2-1, Retrieved 16 May 2018
  11. Ιστορικό χατ-τρικ ο Παπουλής, Retrieved 3 August 2018
  12. ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ: Ο Παπουλής ετοιμάζεται να γίνει ο 14ος!
  13. "Papoulis, FotisΦώτης". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  14. Fotios Papoulis at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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