Georgios Antzoulas ( el, Γεώργιος Αντζουλάς; born 4 February 2000) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

Career

Asteras Tripolis

On 11 January 2018, Antzoulas made his professional debut in Greek Cup against

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, while displaying his obvious talent in the U17 and U19 Super Leagues.

Fiorentina (loan)

On 28 July 2018, Antzoulas was loaned to

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, with a purchase option of €2 million for the summer of 2019. He has enjoyed a successful season with Fiorentina, winning the

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and receiving a call-up to the senior squad, for three Serie A matches against Napoli in February and

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in May. Antzoulas sat on the bench in all of those games. Interestingly, in the event Antzoulas made an appearance for the Fiorentina first team, his release clause of €2 million from Asteras Tripolis would be automatically activated.

Cosenza (loan)

On 1 February 2021, he returned to Italy on loan to

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. On 5 July 2021,

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

announced the extension of his contract until 2024.

HJK Helsinki

After spending two seasons with Újpest in Hungary, on 18 July 2024, Antzoulas signed with HJK Helsinki in Finnish Veikkausliiga on a deal until the end of 2025.

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