Michal Papadopulos (born 14 April 1985) is a Czech professional

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who most recently played as a

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for Czech club

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Career

Papadopulos started his football career in his native Ostrava at NH Ostrava, and then

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. He moved early to English club

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in July 2003. He played one first-team match for Arsenal, in a League Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute for

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. He returned to Baník in 2004. Papadopulos won the Czech Cup with Baník in 2005. In December 2005, he moved to German club Bayer Leverkusen, spending some time on loan at side Energie Cottbus before signing with Czech side Mladá Boleslav in June 2008. In June 2009, SC Heerenveen signed the Czech forward from Mladá Boleslav on a five-year contract.

Personal life

Papadopulos is of Greek and Czech descent

Honours

Piast Gliwice * Ekstraklasa: 2018–19

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