Antonis Kapnidis ( gr, Αντώνης Καπνίδης, born 15 August 1992) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian

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club

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Career

Kapnidis began his career at the infrastructure segments of his hometown club

Iraklis Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

. At age 19, Kapnidis was transferred to

Agrotikos Asteras Agrotikos Asteras Football Club ( el, Π.Μ.Α.Σ. Αγροτικός Αστήρ) is a Evosmos-based football club, currently playing in Gamma Ethniki. It was founded in 1932 by refugees from Asia Minor. History Agrotikos Asteras was founded fro ...

in the

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, where he had 31 appearances and scored one goal. In the summer of 2012, he signed with

Doxa Drama Doxa Drama Football Club ( el, Δόξα Δράμας) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Drama, Greece, Drama, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Macedonia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super ...

, where he stayed until January 2013. He then moved to Anagennisi Giannitsa, where he had 20 appearances and one goal by the end of the year. In the 2013–14 season, he played for

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side

Kavala Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...

, scoring seven times in 23 matches. His performances with

drew the attention of renowned former Superleague regulars

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, which at the time played in the third national Division, due to financial problems. In his first season with

, Kapnidis scored 10 goals in 30 appearances, but the club narrowly missed out on promotion as they finished in second place. In his second season with the club, Kapnidis scored 21 goals in 29 appearances, helping

promote to the

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. On 12 July 2016, he was rewarded for his outstanding performances, with a new three-year contract. His playing time was however significantly limited, and on 30 January 2018 Kapnidis opted to terminate his contract with the club on mutual consent. He signed with fellow

side

, but made only 6 appearances for the club before being released from his contract after filing a claim against the club for unpaid wages. In the summer of 2018, Kapnidis joined fellow

team

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

on a two-year contract. In July 2021 he signed a year contract with Lithuanian

FK Panevėžys Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėžys is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Panevėžys. The team was promoted to the Lithuanian A Lyga after the 2018 season, when became winners of 1 Lyga. History The city of Panev ...

.https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/1447496/panevezyje-zais-dar-vienas-graikas lrt.lt: „Panevėžyje“ žais dar vienas graikas]

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapnidis, Antonis 1992 births Living people Footballers from Thessaloniki Greek men's footballers Men's association football forwards Agrotikos Asteras F.C. players Doxa Drama F.C. players Kavala F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Ergotelis F.C. players Digenis Akritas Morphou FC players Xanthi F.C. players FK Panevėžys players Veria NFC players Proodeftiki F.C. players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Football League (Greece) players Super League Greece 2 players A Lyga players Serie D players Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Greek expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Greek expatriate sportspeople in Italy