Nikolas Asprogenous (
Greek
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: Νικόλας Ασπρογένους; born 6 April 1986) is a
Cypriot former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Club career
On 12 June 2004, Asprogenous signed a four-year contract with
Partizan. He received the
squad number
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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
Rangers
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at
Ibrox Stadium
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. On 11 April 2007, in the 129th
eternal derby against
Red Star Belgrade
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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
Antonis Georgallides
Antonis Georgallides (; born January 30, 1982, in Cyprus) is a Cypriot retired Association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who played for the Cyprus national football team, Cypriot National Team. He also played fo ...
, 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
Cypriot Second Division
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Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...
side
AEP Paphos
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, helping the club win promotion to the top flight in
2011–12. He subsequently played for
Ethnikos Assia
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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
Angelos Anastasiadis
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for Cyprus's
World Cup 2010 qualifiers against
Republic of Ireland
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and
Montenegro
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but failed to make his debut.
Statistics
References
External links
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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