Antonis Bourselis (; born 6 July 1994) is a Greek professional

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who plays as an

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for Super League 2 club

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Career

Bourselis began his football career in the youth teams of his local side Ergotelis and signed his first professional contract with the club, on 28 January 2013. He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2013 in the 2013–14 Superleague opening match against Atromitos. On 15 January 2014, Bourselis was loaned out to

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side P.A.O. Krousonas for the remainder of the season, in order to get more playing time. He made a total of 15 appearances for P.A.O. Krousonas, all as a starter. On 17 October 2015, Bourselis scored his first goal for Ergotelis, in a

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match against

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. In January 2016, and after Ergotelis withdrew from professional competitions as a result of unbearable financial obligations, Bourselis, who had been one of the 17 players still remaining in the club's roster, signed with local Football League 2 side OFI. He spent an injury-ridden 1,5 years with OFI in both the

(8 caps) and the

(6 caps, plus another two in the

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), before returning to Ergotelis in the summer of 2017.

Career statistics

Honours

;OFI *

: 2015–16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourselis, Antonis 1994 births Living people Footballers from Heraklion Greek men's footballers Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Ergotelis F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Greek sportsmen