Nikos Pourtoulidis (Greek: Νίκος Πουρτουλίδης; born 7 October 1983) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Pourtoulidis signed for AEK in 2002, where he stayed for one and a half season. He only appeared for the club in 4

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matches before he was loaned out to Thrasyvoulos. He stayed with Thrasyvoulos for two and a half years totalling 69 appearances and 13 goals. Pourtoulidis previously played for

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, G ...

in the

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. Pourtoulidis signed for

Kalamata Kalamáta ( el, Καλαμάτα ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regi ...

in 2008. In June 2010 he signed an annual contract for Pierikos. Although he suffered a torn

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ending the 2010–11 season, he signed a contract extension for one more year. On 27 August 2012 Pourtoulidis signed for

Niki Volos Niki Volou Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Νίκη Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football ...

. In 2013, he signed for Football League club Iraklis. He made his league debut for Iraklis in an away match against

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

. He scored his first goal for the club to help the club achieve a 3–1 home win against Anagennisi Karditsa. For his performance in the

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, he was named as Football League North Group's best player. On 15 July 2016, he signed a year contract with

Apollon Smyrni Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...

, for an undisclosed fee. On 30 January 2017, after the arrival of Christian Obodo, Portoulidis left the club on a mutual consent. A day later, he signed with Football League club

OFI Crete F.C. OFI Crete Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου 1925, ''Club of Fans of Heraklion 1925''), is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is a par ...

, aiming to help the club to be promoted in the Superleague Greece.

Honours

;Asteras Tripolis * Beta Ethniki: 2006–07

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pourtoulidis, Nikos 1983 births Living people Greek men's footballers AEK Athens F.C. players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Kalamata F.C. players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Ilisiakos F.C. players S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Kavala