Nikolas Agrafiotis ( sr-Cyrl, Николас Аграфиотис; born 25 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for German club Wehen Wiesbaden. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Serbia at youth level.

Club career

Early years

Agrafiotis played in the youth departments of

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and Vitesse. From 2016 to 2020 he also played for the second team of the latter, Jong Vitesse. On 26 November 2016, he made his debut in the third-tier Tweede Divisie for Jong Vitesse, in the 3–0 away loss to VV Katwijk. Jong Vitesse suffered relegation to the

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Sunday after the 2016–17 season, after which they reached promotion again a season later and returned to the Tweede Divisie.

Dordrecht

In June 2020, Agrafiotis signed as a free agent for

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, where he signed a contract until mid-2022. He made his professional debut on 30 August 2020, in a 0–0 home draw against

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Excelsior

On 31 January 2022, Agrafiotis signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Excelsior, with an option for an additional year. He made his debut for the club on 7 February in a 4–1 league loss to

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, coming off the bench for Reuven Niemeijer in the 75th minute. Mostly appearing as a substitute, he would make his first start for the team on 29 April in a league draw against VVV-Venlo, also providing an assist to the late equaliser by

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. Agrafiotis would prove decisive in the playoffs for promotion after Excelsior qualified by finishing sixth in the league table. He scored his first goal for the club late in

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of the first round second leg against Roda JC Kerkrade to secure a 4–2 win on aggregate. He scored again on 21 May in a 3–1 win over

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

, as they suffered relegation from the Eredivisie for the first time in two decades, and Excelsior advanced to the playoff final. Excelsior would eventually win promotion to the Eredivisie after a penalty shoot-out against

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Wehen Wiesbaden

On 31 January 2024, Agrafiotis signed with Wehen Wiesbaden in German

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International career

Agrafiotis was born in the Netherlands to a Greek father and a Serbian mother. He is a youth international for Serbia.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2023,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agrafiotis, Nikolas 2000 births Living people Footballers from 's-Hertogenbosch Serbian people of Greek descent Dutch people of Serbian descent Dutch people of Greek descent Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers FC Den Bosch players SBV Vitesse players FC Dordrecht players Excelsior Rotterdam players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Derde Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany