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Panagiotis Spyropoulos
Personal information
Date of birth	21 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Doxa Drama
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2010	Aittitos Spata
2010–2011	Panionios
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Panionios
2011	→ Niki Volou (loan)
2013–2015	Panathinaikos
2015–2016	AEL Kalloni
2016–2017	Lamia
2017–2018	Doxa Drama
2018–2019	Aittitos Spata
2019–2020	Egaleo
2020–	Doxa Drama
International career
2012	Greece U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2021

Panagiotis Spyropoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Σπυρόπουλος, born 21 August 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays for as a right back for Super League 2 club Doxa Drama.

He has previously played for Panathinaikos, Panionios, Niki Volou on loan and Kalloni.

Club career

Spyropoulos started his career at Delta Ethniki side Aittitos Spata, from where Panionios snatched him in July 2010 and placed him in the club's under-20 team.^[1]^[2] In 2011, he joined Football League 2 side Niki Volou on loan from Panionios.^[3] On 27 August 2012, Spyropoulos made his Superleague debut for Panionios in a victorious season opener against Aris,^[4] a match where both teams used only Greek players in the starting lineups for the first time in a First Division match since 1990.^[5]

On 4 January 2013, Panathinaikos announced the signing of Spyropoulos in a 4-year deal, but his contract would be valid on 1 June 2013, when the young defender's contract with Panionios was due to expire.^[6] Finally, on 31 January 2013, Spyropoulos signed with Panathinaikos. He spent three seasons with the "Greens" in which he made a total of just 20 appearances across all competitions. In September 2015, he moved to fellow Superleague side AEL Kalloni.^[7]

In July 2016, Spyropoulos dropped to the second level and signed a contract with Lamia,^[8] with whom he celebrated promotion at the end of the season. He made a contribution to the club's feat with 26 appearances, all of which as a starter.^[9] He then moved clubs again, signing with fellow Football League Doxa Drama in September 2017.^[10] On 10 September 2018, he signed a contract with newly promoted side Aittitos Spata on a free transfer.^[11] On 27 October 2018, he scored in a 2–1 away loss against Platanias.^[12]

Personal life

Panagiotis shares the same last name as another full back who starred at Panionios, Greek international Nikos Spyropoulos.^[1]

Honours

Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2014

References

^ ^a ^b Νέος Σπυρόπουλος εκ... δεξιών [A new, right side, Spyropoulos]. Goal News (in Greek). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ Μεταγραφή Παναγιώτη Σπυρόπουλου [Panagiotis Spyropoulos transfer] (in Greek). panionios.gr. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ Koukas, Michalis; Zinelis, Vasilis (5 September 2011). Ριζική ανανέωση στη Νίκη Βόλου [Radical refresh at Niki Volou]. Goal News (in Greek). Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ Σπυρόπουλος: "Δείξαμε ποιοι είμαστε" [Spyropoulos: "We showed who we are"] (in Greek). SentraGoal. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ Αγώνας πρωταθλήματος με 22 Ελληνες από το 1990 [Championship match with 22 Greeks since 1990]. Kathimerini (in Greek). 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ Papamakarios, Petros (4 January 2013). Σπυρόπουλος η πρώτη μεταγραφή του Παναθηναϊκού [Spyropoulos the first signing of Panathinaikos] (in Greek). PrasinaNea.gr. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ Επισήμως Γιορέντε και Σπυρόπουλος στην Καλλονή [Llorente and Spyropoulos officially at Kalloni] (in Greek). sdna.gr. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ Tsigkenopoulos, Argyris (19 July 2016). Και ο Σπυρόπουλος στην Λαμία [Spyropoulos as well at Lamia] (in Greek). sportsup.gr. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ Vrontakis, Giorgos (31 August 2018). Εργοτέλης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Παναγιώτη Σπυρόπουλο [Ergotelis announced (signing of) Panagiotis Spyropoulos] (in Greek). sdna.gr. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ Και τυπικά άλλοι τέσσερις στη Δόξα Δράμας [Another four (players) at Doxa Drama] (in Greek). a-sports.gr. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "Οι Χαντί και Σπυρόπουλος στον Αήττητο Σπάτων". www.sport24.gr. 10 September 2018.
^ Πλατανιάς - Αήττητος Σπάτων 2-1 (in Greek). Retrieved 27 October 2018.