Thomas Nazlidis

Thomas Nazlidis
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ethnikos Sochou 12 (6)
2009–2010 Makedonikos 39 (7)
2010–2011 Kavala 11 (0)
2011–2015 Platanias 77 (21)
2015–2016 Veria 29 (5)
2016–2018 AEL 57 (14)
2018–2019 Aris 7 (0)
2019 Apollon Smyrnis 11 (0)
2019 Chania 5 (0)
2020 Triglia 10 (1)
2023- Magnisiakos Ionias
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2020

Thomas Nazlidis (Greek: Θωμάς Ναζλίδης; born 20 October 1987) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Career

Strong technically, skilful with a good shot and delivery from the inside, as well as from dead balls, Nazlidis played from 2011 to 2015 for Cretan side Platanias, but due to limit participation time, he decided to leave the club. On January 20, 2015 he was released on a free transfer. He scored twenty three goals in seventy seven matches in both Superleague Greece & Football League. On 23 January 2015, he signed a contract with the Macedonian club Veria, returning close to his homeland, Thessaloniki where he comes from.[2]

Nazlidis made his debut against Olympiacos on 1 February 2015, as he replaced Alexandros Vergonis. Nazlidis scored his first goal for Veria in a 1–1 home draw against PAS Giannina, on 23 August 2015, equalizing Noé Acosta's goal with a header. Nazlidis gave an assist to Djamel Abdoun to his first goal that he scored in an away match against Panthrakikos on 29 August 2015. On 25 October 2015, seconds before the final whistle blow, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away win against Panionios.

On 2 July 2016, Nazlidis signed a 3-years contract with Super League club AEL.[3] He scored 9 goals in the season and was one of the club's key players especially in the first round.

On 28 August 2017, he scored his first goal for the 2017-18 season in a 1–1 home draw against Asteras Tripoli.[4] On 28 October 2017 he scored in the 95th minute, giving his team an important home win against Levadiakos. [5] On 21 December 2017 he scored a brace in a 3–0 home win against Xanthi for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Greek Cup.[6] On 14 January 2018, he scored in a 3–1 away defeat against Asteras Tripoli.[7] On 1 March 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home win against AEK Athens for the first leg of the semi-finals of the Greek Cup.[8] On 15 April 2018, he scored in an emphatic 4–2 home win against Panetolikos.[9] On 27 April 2018, it was announced that Nazlidis, along with two other teammates, would leave the team at the end of the season.[10]

On 29 June 2018, June Nazlidis joined Aris on a two-year deal.[11] On 5 January 2019, he cut ties with the club.[12]

On 5 January 2019, he signed a contract with Apollon Smyrnis another Super League club till the end of the 2018–19 season.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kavala 2010–11 Superleague Greece 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Total 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Platanias 2011–12 Football League Greece 35 10 2 0 — — 37 10
2012–13 Superleague Greece 22 4 5 1 — — 27 5
2013–14 Superleague Greece 7 4 1 0 — — 8 4
2014–15 Superleague Greece 20 3 2 1 — — 22 4
Total 77 21 10 2 — — 87 23
Veria 2015–16 Superleague Greece 29 5 4 0 — — 33 5
Total 29 5 4 0 — — 33 5
AEL 2016–17 Superleague Greece 29 9 1 0 — — 30 9
2017–18 Superleague Greece 28 5 8 3 — — 36 8
Total 57 14 9 3 — — 66 17
Aris 2018–19 Superleague Greece 7 0 2 0 — — 9 0
Total 7 0 2 0 — — 9 0
Career total 188 40 26 5 0 0 0 0 214 45

References

  1. ^ sport365 (30 December 2019). "Ο Ναζλίδης στην Τρίγλια". sport365 (in Greek). Retrieved 30 December 2019.{cite web}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Πάικτης της Βέροιας ο Θωμάς Ναζλίδης
  3. ^ "Αποκτήθηκε ο ποδοσφαιριστής Θωμάς Ναζλίδης (Greek)". aelfc.gr (official). 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "ΑΕΛ - Αστέρας Τρίπολης 1-1!" (in Greek). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Ο Ναζλίδης στο 95' έδωσε τη νίκη στην ΑΕΛ, 1-0 τον Λεβαδειακό" (in Greek). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. ^ ""Πάρτι" στο χιόνι η ΑΕΛ, 3-0 την Ξάνθη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Αστέρας Τρίπολης-Λάρισα 3-1: Ο Μανιάς τα έβαλε, ο Αθανασιάδης τα... έβγαλε κι ο Αστέρας νίκησε". www.protothema.gr. 14 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Λάρισα-ΑΕΚ 2–1: Ανατροπή και προβάδισμα πρόκρισης" [Λάρισα-ΑΕΚ 2–1: Comeback for lead in the tie] (in Greek). Protothema. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Νίκη παραμονής και ψυχολογίας η ΑΕΛ, 4-2 τον Παναιτωλικό". www.sport24.gr. 15 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Τέλος οι Ναζλίδης, Περόνε και Ρέντζας από ΑΕΛ!" (in Greek). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Επίσημο: Ναζλίδης διετίας στον Άρη". www.sport24.gr. 29 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Άρης: Τέλος ο Ναζλίδης". www.sport24.gr. 5 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Στον Απόλλωνα ο Ναζλίδης!". www.sport24.gr. 5 January 2019.

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