Anastasios Tsoumagas (; born 22 March 1991) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Tsoumagas started his career with his local side Edessaikos when he was 17 years old. Although he did not play for the club's men's team, he attracted many scouters with his talent, and in 2009,

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Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club (), currently known as Asteras AKTOR for sponsorship reasons, commonly referred to as Asteras, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Asteras Tripolis ...

signed him for their U-20 squad. After promoting him from the youth squad to the men's outfit in 2010,

immediately loaned Tsoumagas to

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Zakynthos Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; ; ) or Zante (, , ; ; from the Venetian language, Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an are ...

on a season-long deal. During his loan spell with

, Tsoumagas played in 18 matches. After his loan spell ended, he managed to play one game with

during the 2011–2012 season, and was subsequently released from his contract at the end of the season. In 2012, Tsoumagas moved to

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and signed with

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Leixões The Port of Leixões (, ) is one of Portugal's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known simply as ''Leixões'', is Matosinh ...

. He featured in 16 games during the first half of the season for the Portuguese club, before moving to struggling

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giants

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

in January 2013, as a free agent. During a 5-month stay in

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, Tsoumagas featured in 13

games. After the club's relegation to the 3rd Division due to financial issues and attempt at a restart, Tsoumagas renewed his contract for the next four years. He played with

AEK A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Established ...

in the

and helped the club achieve an easy 1st-place finish in the 6th group. His contract was subsequently terminated on 2 June 2014. Tsoumagas went on to play for fellow

side Panelefsiniakos, where he featured in 8 matches and scored one goal, before moving to the 2nd division and signing for

Pierikos P.A.E. Pierikos () is a Greek football club based in Katerini, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club S.F.K. Pierikos (). Their name was inspired from the State's name of Pieria. The club competes in Gamma Ethniki. History of the club ...

. In August 2015, Tsoumagas returned to

signing for Campeonato de Portugal side Vianense. On 3 July 2016 Tsoumagas once again returned to

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, signing a contract with

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Ergotelis Ergotelis Football Club () is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, Crete, which competes in the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, FCA Heraklion A1, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, ...

. He terminated his contract with the club on mutual consent on 23 December 2016.

Honours

;

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(6th Group)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsoumagas, Anastasios 1991 births Living people Greek men's footballers Asteras Tripolis F.C. players A.P.S. Zakynthos players Leixões S.C. players SC Vianense players AEK Athens F.C. players S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players Ergotelis F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks Panelefsiniakos F.C. players Footballers from Edessa, Greece 21st-century Greek sportsmen Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Greek expatriate sportspeople in Portugal