Fotios Vasilopoulos (alternative spellings: Fotis, Vassilopoulos) ( el, Φώτης Βασιλόπουλος; born 1986) is a Greek professional

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player who plays for Ethnikos Piraeus B.C. of the

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. He is 1.87 m (6' 1") tall, and he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Vasilopoulos started his career with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

(2002–04). Then he played for AGE Halkida (2004–05) in the Greek 2nd Division. He then moved back to

(2005–07), before returning to AGE Halkida (2007–08). He then played with

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 Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

in 2008–09, and then with Dafni (2009–10), and

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(2010–11), before returning again to AEK Athens for the 2011–12 season. Vasilopoulos returned to

, and he finished first in the Greek 2nd Division in assists, and fourth in points, during the 2013–14 season. In August 2014, Vasilopoulos joined Panelefsiniakos of the

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. For the 2015–16 season, Vasilopoulos played with

Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...

, in the Greek 2nd Division. In September 2016, Vasilopoulos joined Faros Keratsiniou.A1Basket.gr Faros sign Fotis Vasilopoulos.
/ref> In 2017, he joined the Greek 3rd Division club

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / el, Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sports club that is based in Nikaia, Piraeus. It was founded in 1965, and it has teams in football, b ...

. For the 2022–23 season, he returned to Ethnikos Piraeus for a third spell at the club.

National team career

Vasilopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at both the

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and the

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References

External links

EuroCup ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasilopoulos, Fotios 1986 births Living people AEK B.C. players AGEH Gymnastikos B.C. players Charilaos Trikoupis B.C. players Dafnis B.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus B.C. players Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Pagrati B.C. players Panelefsiniakos B.C. players Panionios B.C. players Point guards Basketball players from Athens