Sotiris Alexandropoulos

Sotiris-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos (Greek: Σωτήρης-Πολύκαρπος Αλεξανδρόπουλος; born 26 November 2001) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège, on loan from Sporting CP, and the Greece national team.^[1]

Sotiris Alexandropoulos

Personal information
Full name	Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos
Date of birth	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Standard Liège (on loan from Sporting CP)
Number	6
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–	→ Standard Liège (loan)	26	(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	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Club career

Panathinaikos

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 4–1 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

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

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

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]

International career

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.^[7] Alexandropoulos also represented the country at all youth levels from under-16 onwards.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		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	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
Career total			121	2	13	2	3	0	14	1	151	5

International

As of match played 22 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Greece	2021	1	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	2	0
Total		9	0

Honours

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2021–22^[9]

Olympiacos

• UEFA Europa Conference League: 2023–24^[10]

Individual

• Super League Greece Young Player of the Season: 2021–22

Notes

1. Includes Greek Cup, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Nine appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League