Sotiris-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos (Greek: Σωτήρης-Πολύκαρπος Αλεξανδρόπουλος; born 26 November 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège, on loan from Sporting CP, and the Greece national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Standard Liège (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Panathinaikos | 68 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sporting CP | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sporting CP B | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Standard Liège (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Greece U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Greece U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Greece U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Greece | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editPanathinaikos
editAlexandropoulos plays mainly as a midfielder and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. Having turned 19, he became a near automatic starter for Panathinaikos in the 2019–20 season.
On 15 June 2021, he signed an extension with the club until the summer of 2024. On 11 September 2021, he scores his first goal for Panathinaikos senior team, against Apollon Smyrnis on a 4–1 win, at the first game of the season[2]
On 21 May 2022, Alexandropoulos won the Greek Cup with Panathinaikos against PAOK, his first trophy in his senior career.
Sporting CP
editOn 29 August 2022, Alexandropoulos signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Sporting CP for a fee of €4.5 million, with Panathinaikos also receiving 30% of a future transfer.[3] On 2 September, he made his debut for the club, replacing Manuel Ugarte in the 89th minute in a 2–0 away win against Estoril in the Primeira Liga.[4]
Loan to Olympiacos
editOn 3 August 2023, Olympiacos announced the acquisition of Alexandropoulos. The 21-year-old midfielder signed on an initial one-year loan with a purchase option for the following summer, amounting to €4 million.[5]
International career
editOn 24 March 2021, Alexandropoulos was called up to the Greek senior team by coach John van 't Schip for the forthcoming World Cup 2022 qualifiers against Spain and Georgia. On 28 March 2021, he made his debut with the national team as a substitute in a friendly match against Honduras.[6] Alexandropoulos also represented the country at all youth levels from under-16 onwards.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 29 May 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Sporting CP | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sporting CP B | 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Olympiacos (Ioan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 10[e] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| Career total | 95 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 123 | 5 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 17 November 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editPanathinaikos
Olympiacos
Individual
Notes
edit- ^ Includes Greek Cup, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Nine appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ "SQUAD".
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Επέκτεινε το συμβόλαιό του έως το 2024 ο Αλεξανδρόπουλος" [Panathinaikos: Alexandropoulos extended his contract until 2024] (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 15 June 2021.
- ^ "É oficial: Sotiris Alexandropoulos é reforço do Sporting" (in Portuguese). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Sporting regressa às vitórias e bate Estoril na Amoreira com golos de St. Juste e Edwards (0-2) - como aconteceu". 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Αλεξανδρόπουλο" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Ελλάδα - Ονδούρα 2–1: Νίκη με "υπογραφή" του εξαιρετικού Παυλίδη, είχε θέματα στα μετόπισθεν" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 28 March 2021.
- ^ "S. Alexandropoulos". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
edit- Sotiris Alexandropoulos at Soccerway.com
- Sotiris Alexandropoulos at WorldFootball.net
- Sotiris Alexandropoulos at Soccerbase.com
- Sotiris Alexandropoulos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sotiris Alexandropoulos at 11v11.com
