Thanasis Papazoglou (; born 30 March 1988), commonly known also as Sakis Papazoglou, is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career
Aris Papazoglou made his professional debut for Aris in the 2007–08 Super League Greece. He was promoted to the first team by coach Dušan Bajević. On 8 November 2007, he scored 2 goals in a 3–0 win against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League. After his injuries kept him from maintaining his form, Papazoglou lost coach Mazinho's confidence and was sold to fellow Super League side PAOK.
On 1 June 2009, Papazoglou signed a 4-year contract with PAOK. He was loaned to Asteras Tripolis for the 2010–11 season.
OFI On 8 August 2012, Papazoglou signed a two-year contract with OFI. After some good displays for his new club, he was linked to a number of teams from England. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Papazoglou terminated his contract with OFI in order to move to Olympiacos, but only played in friendly games for the latter.
On 8 August 2014 Papazoglou signed a two-year contract with Greek club Atromitos. He scored his first goal for them two weeks later in a 1–0 home victory against Platanias.
Kortrijk In the summer of 2015 he moved to Belgian First Division A club Kortrijk, and later signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 25 July 2015, he made his debut for Kortrijk as he scored the only goal in a 2–1 away loss at Club Brugge KV.
On 17 October 2015, in a game against Stergos Marinos's club Sporting Charleroi he scored the first goal in a 2–0 home win. On 22 November 2015, he gave the lead to his club in a final 1–1 away draw against Standard Liège. On 28 November 2015, he scored his fifth goal in the League in a 3–1 home win against Waasland-Beveren. On 23 April 2016, he scored a goal and gave an assist in a 5–0 home win against Waasland-Beveren. He started the 2016–17 season as a starter, but gradually lost his place in the starting eleven, usually playing a few minutes as a late substitute.
On 28 December 2016, it was announced that Papazoglou was sent on loan to Dutch Eredivisie side Roda Kerkrade for the rest of the season.Griek moet einde maken aan doelpuntendroogte Roda JC (Dutch). Voetbal International. 28 December 2016
On 28 July 2017, Papazoglou joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Aalesunds FK on loan from Kortrijk for the rest of the season.Από το Βέλγιο στη Νορβηγία ο Θανάσης Παπάζογλου (Greek). www.protothema.gr. 28 July 2017 On 6 August 2017, he made his league debut with a penalty goal in a 3–3 home draw against SK Brann. A week later Papazoglou helped Aalesunds gain a point in the last minute of the game in a 1–1 home draw against Viking FK.
Hapoel Haifa
In the summer of 2018 Papazoglou moved to Israeli club Hapoel Haifa. He immediately impressed manager Nir Klinger and was included on the Europa League list.Υπογράφει στην Χάποελ Χάιφα και την Πέμπτη παίζει ο Παπάζογλου (Greek). www.sdna.gr. 22 July 2018Υπέγραψε στην Χάποελ Χάιφα ο Παπάζογλου (Greek). www.sport24.gr. 22 July 2018 On 26 July 2018, he made his first appearance for Hapoel coming in as a substitute and scoring the only goal in a 1–1 draw against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar in the Europa League.Πέρασε από δοκιμαστικά, έπεισε και στο πρώτο ματς... παστέλι! (Greek). www.sdna.gr. 26 July 2018 On 29 July 2018, he won the Israel Super Cup after a penalty shoot-out win against Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.Ο Παπάζογλου πανηγύρισε το Σούπερ Καπ στο Ισραήλ (Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 July 2018
Dinamo București On 1 February 2019 Papazoglou signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Dinamo București. On 10 July 2019, Papazoglou was released by the club.
Voluntari On 18 July 2019 Papazoglou signed a year contract with Romanian club FC Voluntari. On 8 January 2020, Voluntari mutually agreed to terminate the contracts of four players: Athanasios Papazoglou, Constantin Nica, Avtandil Ebralidze and Martin Harrer.
AEL On 3 January 2020, Papazoglou signed a year-and-a-half contract with Greek club AEL for an undisclosed fee.
Xanthi F.C. On 3 October 2020, Papazoglou signed a contract with Greek club Xanthi for an undisclosed fee.
International career Papazoglou played for Greece U19 and Greece U21 from 2007 to 2010 respectively. He was a part of the Greece U-19 selection at the 2007 U-19 European Championship in Austria, where Greece eventually lost to Spain in the final. On 29 March 2016, Papazoglou made his full debut for the Greece national team in a 2–3 home loss against Iceland, coming in as a substitute.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAris2007–08Super League Greece100101Appearances in the Europa League21222008–0920000020Total1201012142PAOK2009–10Super League Greece22332102652010–11142103One appearance in the Champions League and two in the Europa League01822011–121430030173Total50842706110Asteras Tripolis (loan)2010–11Super League Greece9000—90OFI2012–1325821—2792013–1430784—3811Total5515105006520Atromitos2014–15Super League Greece2841000294Kortrijk2015–16Belgian Pro League36930—3992016–17Belgian First Division A10020—1202017–1814100—141Total601050006510Roda (loan)2016–17Eredivisie11100—111Aalesunds (loan)2017Eliteserien12310—133Hapoel Haifa 2018–19Israeli Premier League702Appearances in the Israeli Super Cup and Toto Cup Ligat Al041131Dinamo București 2018–19Liga I14400—144Voluntari 2019–2011110—121AEL2019–20Super League Greece13000—130Xanthi2020-21Super League Greece 2 18200—182Career total3004825712333658
Honours Club Aris Greek Football Cup: Runner-up 2007–08
Hapoel Haifa Israel Super Cup: 2018
International Greece U19 Under-19 European Championship: Runner-up 2007
Personal life Papazoglou has been dating Vasiliki Tsirogianni, the winner of Star Hellas 2012, since 2011.
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