the squad in the centre of defence next to Vangelis Moras. Papadopoulos had an excellent game that included he scoring the team's second match goal. On 6 September 2011, he scored his second international goal against Latvia in UEFA Euro 2012 qualification. Papadopoulos was part of the Greece Under-23 squad for the finals of the UEFA Euro 2012. He was a starter in the team's second and third group games and the quarter-final match loss to Germany. On 17 April 2015, Papadopoulos was recalled by new Greece manager Sergio Markarian, as part of a selection overhaul, to participate in the nation's European Championship qualifier away at Hungary. For the World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign, Papadopoulos was selected by the German-born coach Michael Skibbe. Against Cyprus, he came on as substitute of Kostas Stafylidis after 71 min. He played the entire third match against Estonia, but was sent off after 79 minutes during the clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Papadopoulos was then required to miss the important fifth game against the Belgian Red Devils. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Papadopoulos goal. Honours Olympiacos Superleague Greece: 2007–08, 2008–09 Greek Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09 Greek Super Cup: 2007 Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2010–11 DFL-Supercup: 2011 References External links Living people 1992 births Footballers from Katerini Greek footballers Greece youth international footballers Greece under-21 international footballers Greece international footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Super League Greece players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Croatian Football League players Saudi Professional League players Liga I players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players RB Leipzig players Hamburger SV players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players Al-Fayha FC players Atromitos F.C. players FC U Craiova 1948 players Greek expatriate footballers UEFA Euro 2012 players Association football central defenders Association football midfielders Greek expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Greek expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Croatia Greek expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Greek expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Romania