Michal Papadopulos
Michal Papadopulos (born 14 April 1985) is a former Czech professional footballer who last played as a forward for Czech club MFK Karviná. Career Papadopulos started his football career in his native Ostrava at NH Ostrava, and then Baník Ostrava. He moved early to English club Arsenal in July 2003. He played one first-team match for Arsenal, in a December 2003 League Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 83rd minute substitute for Jérémie Aliadière. He returned to Baník in 2004. Papadopulos won the Czech Cup with Baník in 2005. In December 2005, he moved to German club Bayer Leverkusen, spending some time on loan at side Energie Cottbus before signing with Czech side Mladá Boleslav in June 2008. In June 2009, SC Heerenveen signed the Czech forward from Mladá Boleslav on a five-year contract. Personal life Papadopulos is of Greek and Czech descent. Honours Piast Gliwice Ekstraklasa: 2018–19 MFK Karviná Czech National Football League: 2022–23 References External links 1985 births Living people Czech people of Greek descent Footballers from Ostrava Czech men's footballers Men's association football forwards Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Russian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players FC Baník Ostrava players FK Mladá Boleslav players Arsenal F.C. players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players FC Energie Cottbus players SC Heerenveen players FC Rostov players Zagłębie Lubin players Piast Gliwice players FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi players Korona Kielce players MFK Karviná players Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Czech expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland