Nikolas Asprogenous (

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: Νικόλας Ασπρογένους; born 6 April 1986) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

On 12 June 2004, Asprogenous signed a four-year contract with

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. He received the number 30 shirt for the 2004–05 season, but failed to make any appearances in the process. In the following 2005–06 season, Asprogenous made his senior debuts for Partizan, collecting five league appearances. He made his international debut for the club on 14 December 2006, in a 0–1 loss to Rangers at

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. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Asprogenous was placed on the transfer list, before leaving the club at the end of his contract. In mid-2008, Asprogenous returned to his homeland and signed with Omonia. He was mainly a backup to Antonis Georgallides, appearing in just two league games during the 2008–09 season. In early 2010, Asprogenous was loaned to

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. He made one appearance for the club in its 0–5 loss against

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

. In September 2010, Asprogenous moved to

Anorthosis Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...

, but failed to make any appearances in the 2010–11 season. In the summer of 2011, Asprogenous joined

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side

AEP Paphos AEP Paphos ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Πάφος, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. ...

, helping the club win promotion to the top flight in 2011–12. He subsequently played for

Ethnikos Assia Ethnikos Assia Football Club ( el, Εθνικός 'Ασσιας) is a Cypriot football team currently playing in the Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας) is the second highe ...

and Nikos & Sokratis Erimis.

International career

After representing his country at Under-19 level, Asprogenous made his official debut for the Cyprus U21s in March 2005. He played the full 90 minutes in all eight of his team's games during the European Under-21 Championship 2009 qualifying stage. In August 2009, Asprogenous received his first call-up to the full squad by manager

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for Cyprus's

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against

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and

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, but failed to make his debut.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asprogenous, Nikolas Cypriot footballers AC Omonia players AEP Paphos FC players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Aris Limassol FC players Association football goalkeepers Cypriot expatriate footballers Cypriot First Division players Cyprus under-21 international footballers Cyprus youth international footballers Ethnikos Assia FC players Expatriate footballers in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Serbia and Montenegro First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Partizan players Nikos & Sokratis Erimis FC players Serbian SuperLiga players Sportspeople from Limassol 1986 births Living people