Evan Kostopoulos (, born 7 May 1990) is an Australian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

National Premier Leagues The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a men's national association football competition in Australia which acts as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League. The NPL consists of the highest level state league in each state- ...

club

Adelaide City FC Adelaide City Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Oakden, a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide. The club was a founding member of the now-defunct National Soccer League (NSL) and currently competes in the National Premier ...

Club career

AEK Athens and Panionios

In 2006–2007 season, Evan Kostopoulos had spent time on trial with

Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

clubs

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 ...

and

Panionios GSS Panionios G.S.S. (Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'', is a Greek multi-sport club founded in 1890. Originally ...

where he declined offers to return to Australia. In 2007–2008 season, Kostopoulos played his first senior football game for South Australian Premier League club

Adelaide Olympic Adelaide Olympic F.C. is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia. Origins The club's origins can first be traced back to 1978, where it was founded under the name of Ad ...

where he was able to make 21 appearances scoring 6 goals. In 2008–2009 season, Kostopoulos signed for then South Australian Premier League club

Adelaide Comets Adelaide Comets FC are a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia. They are based in Adelaide's western suburb of Mile End and play home games at Santos Stadium. History ...

where he played 18 games scoring 4 goals.

Adelaide United

In January 2010 Kostopoulos signed for

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A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

. On 30 January 2010, Kostopoulos made his senior debut for Adelaide United replacing

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in the 79th minute in the match against

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...

. At the end of the 2009–2010

season Kostopoulos was loaned to

Adelaide Cobras Adelaide Omonia Cobras FC is an Australian semi-professional football club from Adelaide, South Australia. The Cobras currently play in the South Australian State League 1, and play home games at Weigall Oval in Adelaide's western suburb of Ply ...

for 2010–2011 season. On 14 April 2012, in the 2011–2012 A-League season it was announced that Kostopoulos had signed a one-year undisclosed contract with

until the end of the 2012–2013 A-League season. Kostopoulos scored his first

goal against

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

in a 4–2 home victory.Adelaide signs youth striker
''theworldgame.sbs.com.au''. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

Sydney Olympic FC

In November 2013, Evan Kostopoulos met with Sydney Olympic FC officials and signed a deal with the Belmore-based club. His signature has been met with much praise from fans already, given his proven quality in the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kostopoulos, Evan 1990 births Living people Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Australian men's soccer players Croydon FC (Australia) players Adelaide Comets FC players Adelaide United FC players Soccer players from Adelaide A-League Men players FFSA Super League players Sydney Olympic FC players South China AA players National Premier Leagues players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Adelaide City FC players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Australian sportsmen