Nikos Pourtoulidis

Nikos Pourtoulidis
Personal information
Full name Nikolaos Pourtoulidis
Date of birth (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Nea Karvali, Greece
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2002 Nea Karvali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 AEK Athens 0 (0)
2004–2006 → Thrasyvoulos (loan) 69 (13)
2006–2008 Asteras Tripolis 23 (0)
2008 Ilisiakos 22 (0)
2008–2010 Kalamata 58 (3)
2010–2012 Pierikos 58 (1)
2012–2013 Niki Volos 37 (7)
2013–2016 Iraklis 81 (12)
2016–2017 Apollon Smyrnis 7 (0)
2017–2018 OFI 33 (2)
2018–2020 Apollon Pontus 32 (4)
2020–2021 Iraklis 6 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2024

Nikos Pourtoulidis (Greek: Νίκος Πουρτουλίδης; born 7 October 1983) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Pourtoulidis started his career at Nea Karvali from where he signed his first professional contract at AEK in 2002, where he stayed for one and a half season.[2] He only appeared for the club in 4 Greek Cup matches before he was loaned out to Thrasyvoulos.[2] He stayed with Thrasyvoulos for two and a half years totalling 69 appearances and 13 goals.[2] Pourtoulidis previously played for Asteras Tripolis in the Greek Super League.[3] Pourtoulidis signed for Kalamata in 2008.[4]

In June 2010 he signed an annual contract for Pierikos.[5] Although he suffered a torn cruciate ligament ending the 2010–11 season, he signed a contract extension for one more year.[6] On 27 August 2012 Pourtoulidis signed for Niki Volos.[7] In 2013, he signed for Football League club Iraklis.[8] He made his league debut for Iraklis in an away match against Kavala.[9] He scored his first goal for the club to help the club achieve a 3–1 home win against Anagennisi Karditsa.[10] For his performance in the season, he was named as Football League North Group's best player.[11]

On 15 July 2016, he signed a year contract with Apollon Smyrnis for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 30 January 2017, after the arrival of Christian Obodo, Portoulidis left the club by mutual consent.[13] A day later, he signed with Football League club OFI, aiming to help the club to be promoted to the Super League.[14]

Honours

Asteras Tripolis

References

  1. ^ Ποδοσφαιριστής του ΗΡΑΚΛΗ ο Πουρτουλίδης (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Ποιος είναι ο Νίκος Πουρτουλίδης". aelole.gr (in Greek).
  3. ^ "Stats Centre: Nikos Pourtoulidis Facts". Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ Καλαματιανός ο Πουρτουλίδης. sport24.gr (in Greek). 13 August 2008.
  5. ^ Πήρε Πουρτουλίδη και Χατζή ο Πιερικός. gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 25 June 2010.
  6. ^ Ανανέωσε με Πουρτουλίδη ο Πιερικός. sporfm.gr (in Greek). 5 July 2011.
  7. ^ Και Πουρτουλίδης στη Νίκη Βόλου. a-sports.gr (in Greek). 27 August 2012.
  8. ^ Στον Ηρακλή ο Πουρτουλίδης. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 12 July 2013.
  9. ^ Τραγικός αμυντικά Ηρακλής απογοήτευσε στην Καβάλα. bluearena.gr (in Greek). 30 September 2013.
  10. ^ Νίκησε και πάτησε τετράδα…. bluearena.gr (in Greek). 15 December 2013.
  11. ^ Ανάμεσα στους κορυφαίους της χρονιάς οι Πουρτουλίδης και Τσιλιανίδης. bluearena.gr (in Greek). 2 February 2015.
  12. ^ Και Πουρτουλίδης επίσημα στον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης. gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 15 July 2016.
  13. ^ Τέλος ο Πουρτουλίδης από τον Απόλλωνα. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 30 January 2017.
  14. ^ Στον ΟΦΗ ο Πουρτουλίδης. sport24.gr (in Greek). 31 January 2017.