Adam Tzanetopoulos

Adam Tzanetopoulos (Greek: Άνταμ Τζανετόπουλος, born 10 February 1995) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lamia.

Club Career

Born in Volos, Tzanetopoulos joined the Olympiacos academies at the age of 15. Three years later, he left Olympiacos, signing a contract with Niki Volos. His distinguished playing along with his ability in defensive game attracts the interest of both Nikos Liberopoulos and Traianos Dellas.

AEK Athens

Tzanetopoulos joined AEK Athens in 2013. Tzanetopoulos scored his first professional goal against Atromitos in the Greek Cup in a 3–0 home victory. Tzanetopoulos in his first year with the club played in seven Football League 2 games and also scored in the 2–0 win over Kifisia, which meant that AEK had mathematically secured its promotion to the Football League.

The summer friendly international with the winners of last year's UEFA Europa League, Sevilla was a step forward in his career. The Andalusians by having the opportunity to check him realized that he is a player with tremendous perspective, therefore they submitted a proposal to AEK Athens on a long-year loan, with a purchase option of €1.5 million, but was rejected. On 4 February 2016, AEK Athens officially announced that the 21-year-old international central defender Tzanetopoulos renewed his contract, for an undisclosed fee, with the club until the summer of 2020, despite the fact that is not among the first priorities of AEK Athens manager Gus Poyet. "I am very happy for that because it was my desire to stay here, now the only thing in my mind is working hard in order to thank the club's officials for having faith in my ability", said Tzanetopoulos, whose previous contract with AEK was expiring at the end of next season. On 28 February 2016, in a derby against rivals Panathinaikos returned to the squad after almost three months as a late substitute helping his club to celebrate a 1–0 home win.

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