| Antonios Papadopoulos | |
| Full Name: | Antonios Papadopoulos |
| Height: | 1.85m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1999 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bad Cannstatt, Germany |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lugano |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC Weinstadt |
| Youthyears2: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | FSV Waiblingen |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | VfR Aalen |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | VfR Aalen |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Hallescher FC |
| Caps2: | 58 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Dortmund II |
| Caps3: | 70 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Lugano |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22 May 2024 |
Antonios Papadopoulos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αντώνιος Παπαδόπουλος; born 10 September 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss club Lugano.
Papadopoulos began his career with VfR Aalen in 2017, and transferred to Hallescher FC in 2019.[2] In 2021, he transferred to the Borussia Dortmund reserves.[3] He appeared for the senior Borussia Dortmund team in a 3–0 DFB-Pokal win over SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 7 August 2021.[4] A week later, on 14 August, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 5–2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.[5]
In August 2022, he extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2024.[6] Later that year, on 5 October, he played his first UEFA Champions League match which ended in a 4–1 away victory over Sevilla.[7] On 4 May 2024, he made his first Bundesliga start in a 5–1 victory over FC Augsburg.[8]
On 5 June 2024, Papadopoulos signed a three-year contract with Lugano in Switzerland.[9]
Born in Germany, Papadopoulos is of Greek descent.[10]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 69 | 4 | — | — | — | 69 | 4 | ||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 74 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | |||