Michal Papadopulos is a Czech football player of Greek

Greece

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 descent who currently plays for Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

 club FC Rostov

FC Rostov

FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.-History:...

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Career

Papadopulos started his football career in his native Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

 at NH Ostrava, and then Baník Ostrava

FC Baník Ostrava

FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....

. He moved early to English

England

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 club Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 in July 2003. He played just one first-team match for Arsenal, in a League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

 match against Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

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 as a substitute for Jeremie Aliadiere

Jérémie Aliadière

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. He returned to Baník in 2004. Papadopulos won the Czech Football Cup with Baník in 2005. In December 2005, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen, signing a contract until the summer of 2009 and left the club in July 2008 to sign with Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...

. In January 2008, he moved to Energie Cottbus until the end of the 2007/2008 season on loan. On 15 June 2009 SC Heerenveen have signed the Czech forward from Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...

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