Niki Michalopoulou (born 10 June 1998) is a Greek footballer currently playing as a defender for FC Carmen București in the Liga I and the Greek national team.
Club career
Ialysos
Niki Michalopoulou was born in Athens and grew up in Rhodes, where she started her career with Trianton Ialysos in 2014. In her second season, the club won promotion to the second division, while she finished as top goal scorer of the group.
Atromitos
At the age of 18, she moved to Athens to study in the UoA and she joined A Division club Atromitos, but she only stayed for 5 months, before signing with Agia Paraskevi in the Greek B Division.
Agia Paraskevi
In the second half of the 2016/17 season, she helped them reach the promotion playoffs, but they lost to Feidon Argous on penalties. In the 2017/18 season, they finished top of their group and got promoted to the Greek A Division, but they were immediately relegated back to the second tier in 2018/19. In 2019/20, they once again were top of their group and returned to the first tier. Niki left the club in January 2021, in a season where they finished 4th in the league. In total, Michalopoulou made 50 appearances for Agia Paraskevi.
Medyk Konin
In the winter of 2021, she made her first move abroad, signing for Polish club Medyk Konin. In the second half of the 2020/21 season, she started in 11 matches, scoring 2 goals and making 2 assists as her team finished 4th in the Ekstraliga. In the 2021/22 season, she made 27 appearances, contributing 4 goals and 1 assist, while the club finished 6th in the league.
Carmen București
In the summer of 2022, she moved to Romanian side Carmen București. In the 2022/23 season, she made 25 appearances and scored 9 goals, helping them finish 3rd in Liga I and win the Cupa României, beating Olimpia Cluj in the final.
Farul Constanța
On 23 July 2023, she joined newly-promoted Liga I club Farul Constanța.