Ioanna Papatheodorou

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Ioanna Papatheodorou
Personal information
Full name Ioanna Papatheodorou
Date of birth (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Athens, Greece [1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Team information
Current team
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Number 77
Youth career
2011–2012 Panerithraikos
2012–2015 Kifisia
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 UMass Lowell River Hawks 31 (20)
2023–2024 Washington Huskies 39 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2024 Nees Atromitou
2025– OH Leuven
International career
2018–2019 Greece U17 9 (7)
2021–2022 Greece U19 6 (2)
2022– Greece 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025 [2] [3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024 [4] [5]

Ioanna Papatheodorou (born November 27, 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Belgian Super League club OH Leuven and the Greece women's national team. [6]

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Club career

Early career

Papatheodorou played for her club team, Atromitos FC, based in Athens, Greece. She was selected as a forward to play for the Greece women's national football team in 2020. [7]

UMass Lowell

In 2021, Papatheodorou played in 16 games, and started in 14. She registered 60 shots and scored a team-high 10 goals for 20 points, and was named America East Rookie of the Year and Striker of the Year, as well as earned America East All-Conference First Team honors. She also won United Soccer Coaches Division I Atlantic All-Region honors. [8]

In 2022, she started in 15 games, registered 52 shots and was the second highest goalscorer in the league with 10 goals. She also made 4 assists for a total of 24 points. As a result, she earned First Team All-America East honors and made the United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region. [1]

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