Christos Papadopoulos (footballer)

Christos Papadopolous (Greek: Χρήστος Παπαδόπουλος; born 1 November 2004) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Genoa.

Christos Papadopoulos
Χρήστος Παπαδόπουλος

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-11-01) 1 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Larissa, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Genoa
Youth career
0000–2021	Falaniakos
2021	Aetos Makrychori
2022	Iraklis Larissa
2022–2024	Genoa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Genoa	1	(0)
2024–2025	→ Juventus Next Gen (loan)	19	(1)
2024–2025	→ Juventus (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Greece U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 December 2024

Career

As a youth player, Papadopolous joined the youth academy of Greek side Falaniakos. In 2021, he joined the youth academy of Greek side Aetos Makrychori before joining the youth academy of Greek side Iraklis Larissa in 2022. The same year, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Genoa, where he started his senior career. On 5 May 2024, he debuted for the club during a 3–3 away draw with Milan in the league.^[1] Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he was sent on loan to Italian Serie A side Juventus, where he also played for the club's reserve team.

Style of play

Papadopolous plays as a midfielder and is left-footed.^[2] Italian newspaper Tuttosport wrote that "he has excellent physical strength that allows him to give substance to the... midfield".^[3]