Sotiris-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos (; born 26 November 2001) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

, and the Greece national team.

Club career

Panathinaikos

Alexandropoulos plays mainly as a

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and joined Panathinaikos from the team's youth ranks. Having turned 19, he became a near automatic starter for Panathinaikos in the 2019–20 season. On 15 June 2021, he signed an extension with the club until the summer of 2024. On 11 September 2021, he scores his first goal for Panathinaikos senior team, against

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on a 4–1 win, at the first game of the season On 21 May 2022, Alexandropoulos won the

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with Panathinaikos against

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, his first trophy in his senior career.

Sporting CP

On 29 August 2022, Alexandropoulos signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

for a fee of €4.5 million, with Panathinaikos also receiving 30% of a future transfer. On 2 September, he made his debut for the club, replacing Manuel Ugarte in the 89th minute in a 2–0 away win against

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in the

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Loan to Olympiacos

On 3 August 2023,

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announced the acquisition of Alexandropoulos. The 21-year-old midfielder signed on an initial one-year loan with a purchase option for the following summer, amounting to €4 million.

Loan to Standard Liège

On 30 July 2024,

announced the acquisition of Alexandropoulos. The 22-year-old midfielder signed on an initial one-year loan with a purchase option for the following summer, amounting to €3 million.

International career

On 24 March 2021, Alexandropoulos was called up to the Greek senior team by coach

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for the forthcoming World Cup 2022 qualifiers against

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and

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. On 28 March 2021, he made his debut with the national team as a substitute in a

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against

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. Alexandropoulos also represented the country at all youth levels from under-16 onwards.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Panathinaikos *

: 2021–22 Olympiacos *

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: 2023–24 Individual * Super League Greece Young Player of the Season: 2021–22

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexandropoulos, Sotiris 2001 births Living people Footballers from Athens Greek men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Panathinaikos F.C. players Sporting CP footballers Sporting CP B players Olympiacos F.C. players Super League Greece players Primeira Liga players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Greece men's youth international footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greece men's international footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Greek expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Greek expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium UEFA Conference League–winning players 21st-century Greek sportsmen