Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos with Leverkusen in 2014.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Katerini, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hamburger SV (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) |
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| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Svoronos Katerinis | ||
| 2007–2010 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Olympiacos | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Schalke 04 | 61 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | (2) |
| 2015– | Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → RB Leipzig (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Greece U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Greece U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Greece U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2011– | Greece | 25 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2016 |
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Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Greek: Κυριάκος Παπαδόπουλος; born 23 February 1992) is a Greek footballer who plays as a centre back for Hamburger SV, on loan from Bayer Leverkusen and the Greek national team.
Born in Katerini, Papadopoulos was signed from hometown club Svoronos Katerinis by Olympiacos in July 2007. He immediately featured in several of Olympiacos' pre-season friendlies, three league games and three Greek Cup games.
In the summer of 2007, Papadopoulos was invited on trial to train with the RCD Espanyol youth team during the pre-season, with a view to giving the player a role in the team. Papadopoulos, however, performed well enough for the club's management staff to fast-track him, promoting him to the reserve team, and then once more to the first team, offering him a contract immediately.
Olympiacos scouts were also aware of the prodigy's talents, however, and the former manager of Olympiacos, George Louvaris, was quick to secure a deal with Papadopoulos' father Nikos, thus bringing him to Piraeus.
The 2007–08 season was promising for Papadopoulos. He made his competitive debut for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague as a substitute during a 3–1 win over Atromitos on 2 December 2007, thus becoming the youngest player to ever play in the Greek league at the age of 15 years and 283 days. He also made the substitutes bench in the UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid and Lazio, and featured in several Greek Cup games. If Papadopoulos had featured in any Champions League games, he would have broken the record for the youngest player to ever compete in the competition by nearly two years.
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