Adam Tzanetopoulos ( el, Άνταμ Τζανετόπουλος; born 10 February 1995) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a centre-back for Super League club

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, for which he is captain.

Club career

Born in

Volos Volos ( el, Βόλος ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the sixth most populous city of Greece, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit ...

, Tzanetopoulos joined the

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 ...

academies at the age of 15. Three years later, he left Olympiacos, signing a contract with

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 ...

. His distinguished playing along with his ability in defensive game attracts the interest of both

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and Traianos Dellas.

AEK Athens

Tzanetopoulos joined

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 Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

in 2013. Tzanetopoulos scored his first professional goal against Atromitos in the

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in a 3–0 home victory. Tzanetopoulos in his first year with the club played in seven Football League 2 games and also scored in the 2–0 win over

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, which meant that AEK had mathematically secured its promotion to the Football League. The summer friendly international with the winners of last year's

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was a step forward in his career. The Andalusians by having the opportunity to check him realized that he is a player with tremendous perspective, therefore they submitted a proposal to

on a long-year loan, with a purchase option of €1.5 million, but was rejected. On 4 February 2016,

officially announced that the 21-year-old international central defender Tzanetopoulos renewed his contract, for an undisclosed fee, with the club until the summer of 2020, despite the fact that is not among the first priorities of

manager

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. ''"I am very happy for that because it was my desire to stay here, now the only thing in my mind is working hard in order to thank the club's officials for having faith in my ability"'', said Tzanetopoulos, whose previous contract with AEK was expiring at the end of next season. On 28 February 2016, in a derby against rivals Panathinaikos returned to the squad after almost three months as a late substitute helping his club to celebrate a 1–0 home win. As of December 2016, it seemed that international central defender/defensive midfielder of

would continue his career at Cyprus, on loan since January. The 21-year-old player has performed in only one official match during 2016–17 season, the one against Anagennisi Karditsa for the

. Eventually, on 9 January 2017, he was loaned to Iraklis until the end of the season. He finished the second half of the season with 17 appearances and as a result of his solid performances he returned to

. On 26 October 2017, Tzanetopoulos scored after almost 3 years in a comfortable 7–0 Cup away win against Apollon Larissa.

Apollon Smyrnis

On 5 July 2018 Tzanetopoulos joined Apollon Smyrnis on a three-year deal.

Lamia

On 29 January 2019, he signed a contract with

on a free transfer, but he didn't play until the end of 2018–19 season. On 28 May 2021, he agreed to extend his contract, until the summer of 2024.

International career

On 5 October 2015, the interim national coach Kostas Tsanas called Tzanetopoulos to replace Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who was injured in

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Bundesliga's game against

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, for the games against

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and

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, for the

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qualifiers. This was the first call of the young

centre-back. Tzanetopoulos make his debut as a substitute, on 11 October 2015, in a dramatic 4–3 win game over

for

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qualifiers. It was the first and only win of Greece in the qualification round finishing last in the Group F qualifying campaign.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;AEK Athens * Super League: 2017–18 * Football League: 2014–15 (South Group) * Football League 2: 2013–14 (6th Group) *

: 2015–16

Notes

References

External links

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aekfc.gr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tzanetopoulos, Adam 1995 births Living people Greek men's footballers Niki Volos F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Footballers from Volos Greece men's under-21 international footballers Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players PAS Lamia 1964 players Men's association football central defenders Greece men's international footballers Olympiacos F.C. players