Niki Michalopoulou (born 11 June 1998[7]) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraliga club Pogoń Szczecin and the Greek national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Androniki Michalopoulou | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Ialysos | ||
| 2016 | Atromitos | ||
| 2017–2021 | Agia Paraskevi | 50 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Medyk Konin | 32 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Carmen București | 25 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Farul Constanța | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | FK Csíkszereda | 12 | (3) |
| 2024– | Pogoń Szczecin | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Greece | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024[5][2][6] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024[3][4][1] | |||
Club career
editIalysos
editNiki Michalopoulou was born in Athens and grew up in Rhodes, where she started her career with Trianton Ialysos in 2014. In her second season, the club won promotion to the second division, while she finished as top goal scorer of the group.[2]
Atromitos
editAt the age of 18, she moved to Athens to study in the UoA and she joined A Division club Atromitos, but she only stayed for five months, before signing with Agia Paraskevi in the Greek B Division.[2]
Agia Paraskevi
editIn the second half of the 2016–17 season, she helped them reach the promotion playoffs, but they lost to Feidon Argous on penalties.[8] In the 2017/18 season, they finished top of their group and got promoted to the Greek A Division,[9] but they were immediately relegated back to the second tier in 2018/19.[10] In 2019–20, they once again were top of their group and returned to the first tier.[11] Niki left the club in January 2021, in a season where they finished 4th in the league. In total, Michalopoulou made 50 appearances for Agia Paraskevi.[5]
Medyk Konin
editIn the winter of 2021, she made her first move abroad, signing for Polish club Medyk Konin. In the second half of the 2020–21 season, she made 10 league appearances, scored twice and recorded two assists as her team finished 4th in the Ekstraliga.[12] In the following campaign, she made 27 appearances, contributing four goals and one assist, while the club finished 6th in the league.[13]
Carmen București
editIn the summer of 2022, she moved to Romanian side Carmen București. In the 2022–23 season, she made 25 appearances and scored nine goals, helping them finish 3rd in Liga I[14] and win the Cupa României, beating Olimpia Cluj in the final.[15]
Farul Constanța
editOn 23 July 2023, she joined newly-promoted Liga I club Farul Constanța where she stayed for the first half of the 2023–24 SuperLiga season. She made 11 appearances,[5] helping the club finish 2nd and qualify for the play-off.[16][17]
Csíkszereda
editIn February 2024, Niki joined Csíkszereda.[6] She scored five goals in 16 matches as they finished 3rd in the Liga I play-offs and reached the final of the Cupa României, in which they lost in extra time to Olimpia Cluj.[18]
Honours
editIalysos
- C Division: 2015–16
Agia Paraskevi
- B Division: 2017–18, 2019–20
Carmen București
- Cupa României: 2022–23
Csíkszereda
- Cupa României runner-up: 2023–24
References
edit- ^ a b "Androniki Michalopoulou". flashscore.info. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "ΣΤΑ ΓΗΠΕΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΡΟΥΜΑΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΦΑΝΕΛΑ ΤΗΣ CARMEN BUCURESTI ΘΑ ΑΓΩΝΙΖΕΤΑΙ ΠΛΕΟΝ Η ΠΕΙΣΜΑΤΑΡΑ ΜΕΣΟΕΠΙΘΕΤΙΚΟΣ ΝΙΚΗ ΜΙΧΑΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ!!!". facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Διεθνής για πρώτη φορά η Ροδίτισσα Ανδρονίκη Μιχαλοπούλου". dimokratiki.gr. July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "A. Michalopoulou". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Niki Michalopoulou". linkedin.com. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Interjú - Androniki Michalopoulou: "A futball nyelve egységes"". fkcsikszereda.ro. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Androniki Michalopoulou (Csikszereda M. Ciuc) statystyki". www.flashscore.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Πρωτάθλημα B΄ Κατηγορίας Γυναικών". epo.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Πρωτάθλημα B΄ Κατηγορίας Γυναικών". epo.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας Γυναικών". epo.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Πρωτάθλημα B΄ Κατηγορίας Γυναικών". epo.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Ekstraliga kobiet 2020/2021". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Ekstraliga kobiet 2021/2022". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Liga 1 Feminin - Play-Off - Meciurile Etapei 10". frfotbal.ro. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Cupa României Feminin | Carmen București – Universitatea Cluj, o finală de cinci stele!". frf.ro. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Superliga feminin - sezon regular - 2023-2024". farulconstanta.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Farul fete s-a calificat în play-off-ul Superligii !". farulconstanta.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "RoKupa | Emelt fővel vesztettünk a döntőben". fkcsikszereda.ro. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
External links
edit- Androniki Michalopoulou – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Androniki Michalopoulou at Soccerway