Athanasios Papazoglou is a young, tall Greek football striker. He currently plays for PAOK FC

PAOK FC

P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...

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Aris FC

Papazoglou had signed his first contract with Aris much earlier than he actually debuted in the Greek Superleague (debuted in 2007– the season 2007/2008).

His goals and quick second team developments soon sent him into the orbit of Aris first team and UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 football after catching an eye of coach Dušan Bajević

Dušan Bajevic

Dušan Bajević is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav international.-Playing career:...

 who eventually promoted and gave him chances coming from the bench of first team for the season 2007/08.

Papazoglou scored 2 goals in the Uefa Cup 3:0 win against Crvena Zvezda

Red Star Belgrade

Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

, as these are the most notable moments of his career, up to date.

International career

He is a member of Greece's U-21 national team. Also, he was a part of Greece's U-19 selection and a representative of his country in the European U-19 Championship 2007, in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, where Greece eventually lost to Spain in the final. Papazoglou, along with his team mate Kiriakos Stratilatis between posts, was an important figure of his country's success in Austria.

Club statistics

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Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...

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Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...

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|2010–11
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|2010–11
|Asteras Tripolis
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|2011–12

2011–12 Superleague Greece

The 2011–12 Superleague Greece is the 53rd season of the highest football league of Greece and the sixth under the name Superleague. The season will begin in late August or early September 2011 and will end in May 2012 with the last matches of the European playoff round...

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