Thomas Nazlidis ( el, Θωμάς Ναζλίδης; born 20 October 1987) is a retired Greek professional

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who last played as a

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for

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club

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Career

Strong technically, skilful with a good shot and delivery from the inside, as well as from dead balls, Nazlidis played from 2011 to 2015 for

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side

Platanias Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about west from the city of Chania and east of Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani. Platania ...

, but due to limit participation time, he decided to leave the club. On January 20, 2015 he was released on a free transfer. He scored twenty three goals in seventy seven matches in both

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. On 23 January 2015, he signed a contract with the Macedonian club

Veria Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...

, returning close to his homeland,

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

where he comes from. Nazlidis made his debut against

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

on 1 February 2015, as he replaced Alexandros Vergonis. Nazlidis scored his first goal for

in a 1–1 home draw against

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

, on 23 August 2015, equalizing

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's goal with a header. Nazlidis gave an assist to

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to his first goal that he scored in an away match against

Panthrakikos Panthrakikos Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Σ. Πανθρακικός) is a Greek football club based in Komotini, Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the 2008–09 season for the first tim ...

on 29 August 2015. On 25 October 2015, seconds before the final whistle blow, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away win against

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'') ...

. On 2 July 2016, Nazlidis signed a 3-years contract with

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club AEL. He scored 9 goals in the season and was one of the club's key players especially in the first round. On 28 August 2017, he scored his first goal for the 2017-18 season in a 1–1 home draw against

Asteras Tripoli 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 ...

. On 28 October 2017 he scored in the 95th minute, giving his team an important home win against

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, afte ...

. On 21 December 2017 he scored a brace in a 3–0 home win against

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace. A ...

for the first leg of the round of 16 of the

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. On 14 January 2018, he scored in a 3–1 away defeat against

. On 1 March 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home win against

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 ...

for the first leg of the semi-finals of the

. On 15 April 2018, he scored in an emphatic 4–2 home win against

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

. On 27 April 2018, it was announced that Nazlidis, along with two other teammates, would leave the team at the end of the season. On 29 June 2018, June Nazlidis joined

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on a two-year deal. On 5 January 2019, he cut ties with the club. On 5 January 2019, he signed a contract with Apollon Smyrnis another

club till the end of the 2018–19 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nazlidis, Thomas 1987 births Living people Greek men's footballers Super League Greece players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Platanias F.C. players Kavala F.C. players Veria F.C. players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Thessaloniki