Sotiris Alexandropoulos
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Fortuna Düsseldorf (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Panathinaikos | 68 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sporting CP | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sporting CP B | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Sotiris-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos (Greek: Σωτήρης-Πολύκαρπος Αλεξανδρόπουλος; born 26 November 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan from Sporting CP, and the Greece national team.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Panathinaikos
[edit | edit source]Alexandropoulos plays mainly as a midfielder and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. Having turned 19, he became a near automatic starter for Panathinaikos in the 2019–20 season.
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 4–0 win, at the first game of the season[2]
On 21 May 2022, Alexandropoulos won the Greek Cup with Panathinaikos against PAOK, his first trophy in his senior career.
Sporting CP
[edit | edit source]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]
Loan to Olympiacos
[edit | edit source]On 3 August 2023, Olympiacos announced the acquisition of Alexandropoulos. The 21-year-old midfielder signed on an initial one-year loan with a purchase option for the following summer, amounting to €4 million.[5]
Loan to Standard Liège
[edit | edit source]On 30 July 2024, Standard Liège announced the acquisition of Alexandropoulos. The 22-year-old midfielder signed on an initial one-year loan with a purchase option for the following summer, amounting to €3 million.[6]
Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf
[edit | edit source]On 2 July 2025, Alexandropoulos joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in German 2. Bundesliga on loan with an option to buy.[7]
International career
[edit | edit source]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.[8] Alexandropoulos also represented the country at all youth levels from under-16 onwards.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 24 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Sporting CP | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sporting CP B | 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Olympiacos (Ioan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 10[e] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| Standard Liège (Ioan) | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Career total | 130 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 160 | 5 | ||
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 22 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Panathinaikos
Olympiacos
Individual
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Includes Greek Cup, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Nine appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Athens
- Greek men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Sporting CP B players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Super League Greece players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Belgian Pro League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Greece men's youth international footballers
- Greece men's under-21 international footballers
- Greece men's international footballers
- Greek expatriate men's footballers
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- UEFA Conference League–winning players
- 21st-century Greek sportsmen