Adam Tzanetopoulos ( el, Άνταμ Τζανετόπουλος; born 10 February 1995) is a Greek professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back for
Super League club
Lamia
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, for which he is
captain.
Club career
Born in
Volos
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, Tzanetopoulos joined the
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
academies at the age of 15. Three years later, he left Olympiacos, signing a contract with
Niki Volos
Niki Volou Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Νίκη Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football ...
. His distinguished playing along with his ability in defensive game attracts the interest of both
Nikos Liberopoulos
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and
Traianos Dellas.
AEK Athens
Tzanetopoulos joined
AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
in 2013. Tzanetopoulos scored his first professional goal against
Atromitos in the
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most ...
in a 3–0 home victory. Tzanetopoulos in his first year with the club played in seven
Football League 2 games and also scored in the 2–0 win over
Kifisia
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, which meant that AEK had mathematically secured its promotion to the
Football League.
The summer friendly international with the winners of last year's
UEFA Europa League
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,
Sevilla
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was a step forward in his career. The Andalusians by having the opportunity to check him realized that he is a player with tremendous perspective, therefore they submitted a proposal to
AEK Athens
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on a long-year loan, with a purchase option of €1.5 million, but was rejected. On 4 February 2016,
AEK Athens
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officially announced that the 21-year-old international central defender Tzanetopoulos renewed his contract, for an undisclosed fee, with the club until the summer of 2020, despite the fact that is not among the first priorities of
AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
manager
Gus Poyet
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Poyet played as a midfielder and began his car ...
. ''"I am very happy for that because it was my desire to stay here, now the only thing in my mind is working hard in order to thank the club's officials for having faith in my ability"'', said Tzanetopoulos, whose previous contract with AEK was expiring at the end of next season.
On 28 February 2016, in a derby against rivals
Panathinaikos returned to the squad after almost three months as a late substitute helping his club to celebrate a 1–0 home win.
As of December 2016, it seemed that international central defender/defensive midfielder of
AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
would continue his career at Cyprus, on loan since January.
The 21-year-old player has performed in only one official match during
2016–17 season, the one against
Anagennisi Karditsa for the
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most ...
. Eventually, on 9 January 2017, he was loaned to
Iraklis until the end of the season. He finished the second half of the season with 17 appearances and as a result of his solid performances he returned to
AEK Athens
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.
On 26 October 2017, Tzanetopoulos scored after almost 3 years in a comfortable 7–0
Cup away win against
Apollon Larissa.
Apollon Smyrnis
On 5 July 2018 Tzanetopoulos joined
Apollon Smyrnis on a three-year deal.
Lamia
On 29 January 2019, he signed a contract with
Lamia
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on a free transfer, but he didn't play until the end of 2018–19 season.
On 28 May 2021, he agreed to extend his contract, until the summer of 2024.
International career
On 5 October 2015, the interim national coach
Kostas Tsanas called Tzanetopoulos to replace
Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who was injured in
Bayer Leverkusen
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Bundesliga's game against
Augsburg
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, for the games against
Northern Ireland
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and
Hungary
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, for the
EURO 2016
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qualifiers. This was the first call of the young
AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
centre-back.
Tzanetopoulos make his debut as a substitute, on 11 October 2015, in a dramatic 4–3 win game over
Hungary
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for
Euro 2016
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qualifiers. It was the first and only win of Greece in the qualification round finishing last in the Group F qualifying campaign.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
;AEK Athens
*
Super League:
2017–18
*
Football League:
2014–15 (South Group)
*
Football League 2:
2013–14 (6th Group)
*
Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second most ...
:
2015–16
Notes
References
External links
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aekfc.gr
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1995 births
Living people
Greek men's footballers
Niki Volos F.C. players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
Footballers from Volos
Greece men's under-21 international footballers
Super League Greece players
Football League (Greece) players
PAS Lamia 1964 players
Men's association football central defenders
Greece men's international footballers
Olympiacos F.C. players