Sotiris-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos (Greek: Σωτήρης-Πολύκαρπος Αλεξανδρόπουλος; born 26 November 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese club Sporting CP and the Greece national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos | ||
Date of birth | (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2019 | Panathinaikos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Panathinaikos | 68 | (1) |
2022– | Sporting CP | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Greece U16 | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Greece U17 | 16 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Greece U19 | 4 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Greece | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 24 September 2022 (UTC). |
Alexandropoulos plays mainly as a midfielder and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. Having recently just turned 19, he's become a near automatic starter for Panathinaikos at the 2019-20 season, when you consider that the team has had three coaches in 6 months and that Alexandropoulos missed a whole season recovering from a bad leg injury. In the Greek League playoffs he was arguably Panathinaikos's best player, while he hadn't played much under the Spanish coach Dani Poyatos. On 15 June 2021, he signed an extension with the club until the summer of 2024. On 11 September 2021, he scores his first goal for Panathinaikos senior team, against Apollon Smyrnis on a 4-1 win, at the first game of the season[2]
On 21 May 2022, Alexandropoulos won the Greek Cup with Panathinaikos against PAOK. That was his first trophy at his senior career.
On 29 August 2022, Alexandropoulos signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Sporting CP for a fee of €4.5 million, with Panathinaikos also receiving 30% of a future transfer.[3] On 2 September, he made his debut for the club, replacing Manuel Ugarte in the 89th minute in a 2–0 away win against Estoril in the Primeira Liga.[4]
On 24 March 2021, Alexandropoulos was called up to the Greek senior team by coach John van 't Schip for the forthcoming World Cup 2022 qualifiers against Spain and Georgia. On 28 March 2021, he made his debut with the national team as a substitute in a friendly match against Honduras.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||||
2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 68 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 77 | 2 | ||
Sporting CP | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 73 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 86 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Greece | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Panathinaikos
Sporting CP – current squad | |
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