Antonis Kapnidis (, born 15 August 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club Chania.
Career Kapnidis began his career at the infrastructure segments of his hometown club, Iraklis. At age 19, Kapnidis was transferred to Agrotikos Asteras in the second division, where he had 31 appearances and scored one goal. In the summer of 2012, he signed with Doxa Drama, where he stayed until January 2013. He then moved to Anagennisi Giannitsa, where he had 20 appearances and one goal by the end of the year. In the 2013–14 season, he played for Football League North side Kavala, scoring seven times in 23 matches.
His performances with Kavala drew the attention of renowned former Super League regulars Aris, which at the time played in the third national Division, due to financial problems. In his first season with Aris, Kapnidis scored 10 goals in 30 appearances, but the club narrowly missed out on promotion as they finished in second place. In his second season with the club, Kapnidis scored 21 goals in 29 appearances, helping Aris promote to the Football League. On 12 July 2016, he was rewarded for his outstanding performances, with a new three-year contract. His playing time was however significantly limited, and on 30 January 2018 Kapnidis opted to terminate his contract with the club on mutual consent.
He signed with fellow Football League side Doxa Drama, but made only 6 appearances for the club before being released from his contract after filing a claim against the club for unpaid wages. In the summer of 2018, Kapnidis joined fellow Football League team Ergotelis on a two-year contract.
In July 2021 he signed a year contract with Lithuanian FK Panevėžys.alyga.lt: „Panevėžyje“ žais dar vienas graikaslrt.lt: „Panevėžyje“ žais dar vienas graikas
Personal life His father Thanasis Kapnidis (1955-2025) was an artistic gymnastics trainor. He was the trainer of Ioannis Melissanidis and Dimosthenis Tampakos.Πέθανε ο Θανάσης Καπνίδης, προπονητής των Ιωάννη Μελισσανίδη και Δημοσθένη Ταμπάκου cnn.gr
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAgrotikos Asteras2011–12Football League30110—311Total30110—311Doxa Drama2012–13Football League2010—30Total2010—30Anagennisi Giannitsa2012–13Football League20100—201Total20100—201Kavala2013–14Football League22611—237Total22611—237Aris2014–15Gamma Ethniki3010—2Gamma Ethniki Cup232122015–162921—0Macedonia FCA Cup029212016–17Football League27951—32102017–185110—61Total914161229944Doxa Drama2017–18Football League6000—60Total6000—60Ergotelis2018–19Football League18171—252Total18171—252Digenis Morphou2019–20Cypriot Second Division20800—208Total20800—208Xanthi F.C.2020–21Super League Greece 221630—246Total21630—246FK Panevėžys2021A Lyga1021020132Total1021020132Career total240662034226471
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