Eleftherios "Lefteris" Topalidis (, born 2 September 1986) is a Greek

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who currently plays as a

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for Anagennisi Epanomi in the

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. During his career, he has also played for Orfeas Eleftheroupoli, PAONE, Doxa Drama,

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 ...

and

Chalkida Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...

Club career

Born in

Kavala Kavala (, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and ...

, Topalidis began playing football in the regional leagues with local club ''Orfeas Eleftheroupoli'' and joined

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side PAONE in 2006. After two seasons with PAONE, he signed with Doxa Drama for three seasons, celebrating two promotions with the club – he helped the club reach the

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promotion play-offs, where they lost to

OFI Crete OFI Football Club (, ''Heraklion Sportsmen Club 1925 FC''), commonly referred to as OFI, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is part of the O.F.I. (sports club), OFI mul ...

, but Doxa Drama managed to get promoted to the

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after all due to the

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scandal. Topalidis however did not stay at Drama and moved to Greek

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side

for half a year and in February 2012 he signed for

in the

Delta Ethniki Delta Ethniki () was the fourth level of Greek football championship. During the period of its existence, it was the lowest national division of the Greek championship. It was founded in the 1982–83 season and abolished in the 2012–13 season, ...

. In July 2012 he joined Anagennisi Epanomi in the Greek

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at Myplayer.gr 1986 births Living people Greek men's footballers Doxa Drama F.C. players A.P.S. Zakynthos players Chalkida F.C. players Anagennisi Epanomi F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Kavala 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-footy-goalkeeper-stub