Nikolas Asprogenous (

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: Νικόλας Ασπρογένους; born 6 April 1986) is a Cypriot former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

On 12 June 2004, Asprogenous signed a four-year contract with Partizan. He received the

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30 for the 2004–05 season, but failed to make any appearances in the process. In the following 2005–06 season, Asprogenous made his senior debuts for Partizan, collecting five league appearances. He made his international debut for the club on 14 December 2006, in a 0–1 loss to

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. On 11 April 2007, in the 129th eternal derby against

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, Asprogenous saved a penalty taken by Red Star player Ognjen Koroman in the 49th minute of the match. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Asprogenous was placed on the transfer list, before leaving the club at the end of his contract. In mid-2008, Asprogenous returned to his homeland and signed with Omonia. He was mainly a backup to

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, appearing in just two league games during the 2008–09 season. In early 2010, Asprogenous was loaned to

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...

. He made one appearance for the club in its 0–5 loss against APOEL. In September 2010, Asprogenous moved to

Anorthosis Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

, but failed to make any appearances in the 2010–11 season. In the summer of 2011, Asprogenous joined

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side

AEP Paphos AEP Paphos (, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. AEP Paphos was dissolved on 9 June 2014, i ...

, helping the club win promotion to the top flight in 2011–12. He subsequently played for

Ethnikos Assia Ethnikos Assia Football Club () is a Cypriot football team currently playing in the Cypriot Second Division. The team was established in Assia, Famagusta, but since the Turkish invasion of 1974, Ethnikos became a refugee team. The club is now ...

and

Nikos & Sokratis Erimis Nicos & Socratis Erimis () is a Cypriot football club based in Erimi, Limassol. The club was founded in 1956. Since 2013 the club competes in the Cypriot Second Division. The club colors are yellow and black. History In 2009, the club won its ...

International career

After representing his country at Under-19 level, Asprogenous made his official debut for the Cyprus U21s in March 2005. He played the full 90 minutes in all eight of his team's games during the European Under-21 Championship 2009 qualifying stage. In August 2009, Asprogenous received his first call-up to the full squad by manager

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for Cyprus's World Cup 2010 qualifiers against

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and

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, but failed to make his debut.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asprogenous, Nikolas Cypriot men's footballers AC Omonia players AEP Paphos FC players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Aris Limassol FC players Men's association football goalkeepers Cypriot expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen Cypriot First Division players Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers Cyprus men's youth international footballers Ethnikos Assia FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Partizan players Nikos & Sokratis Erimis players Serbian SuperLiga players Footballers from Limassol 1986 births Living people Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Serbia