Giannis Arabatzis
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ioannis Arabatzis | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 May 1984||
Place of birth | Makrochori, Veria, Greece | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Agios Nikolaos | ||
Youth career | |||
Enosi Apostolou Pavlou | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2013 | AEK Athens | 49 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Ermis Aradippou | 31 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 0 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Kerkyra | 10 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Ermis Aradippou | 46 | (0) |
2019– | Agios Nikolaos | ||
International career | |||
2001–2003 | Greece U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 15 March 2019 (UTC) |
Giannis Arabatzis (Greek: Γιάννης Αραμπατζής; born 28 May 1984) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Agios Nikolaos.
Career
AEK Athens
Arabatzis made his first cap against rival team Panathinaikos, and impressed the fans and coach Dusan Bajevic. After his impressive performances, Arabatzis has earned himself a spot in the AEK starting line-up after five years on the bench forcing Sebastian Saja as second choice. In 2011, he was the first choice for the position of goalkeeper, leaving Dimitrios Konstantopoulos out of the first eleven. Moreover, he was given the MVP award for his performance against Ergotelis. After Nikos Georgeas left AEK, Arabatzis became the eldest player of the team having completed ten years in the team.[3]
On 2012-13 Superleague Greece season AEK relegated to Football League 2(Greece National Third Division), and Giannis' contract with AEK expired on 30 June 2013.
Ermis Aradippou
On 21 August 2013, Arabatzis sign one-year deal with Ermis Aradippou to Cypriot First Division. That season Ermis Aradippou had been promoted to Cypriot First Division and Giannis had helped the team to took part in UEFA Europa League Play-Offs.
Astra Giurgiu
On 23 July 2014, Arabatzis signed a one-year contract with Astra Giurgiu.[4]
Kerkyra
After an unstable season in Romania, Arabatzis signed one-year contract with Kerkyra in Football League (Greece Second Division). After some attractive performances Arabatzis helped Kerkyra to promotion in Superleague and Kerkyra renew his contract for one-year.
Second Spell to Ermis Aradippou
On 15 September 2017, he returned to his former club Ermis Aradippou.[5]
Agios Nikolaos
On 29 October 2019, Arabatzis joined Agios Nikolaos.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 March 2019
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[A] | Others[B] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AEK Athens | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
Ermis Aradippou | 2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Astra Giurgiu | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kerkyra | 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Ermis Aradippou | 2017–18 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | – | – | 33 | 0 |
2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | – | – | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
Career total | 137 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 |
Honours
- AEK Athens
References
- ^ "Giannis Arabatzis". UEFA. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Giannis Arabatzis". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "MVP Supporters Club", 18/09/2011 - Giannis Arabatzis[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Grecii Giannis Arabatzis si Vasileios Pliatsikas au semnat cu Astra Giurgiu". www.romaniansoccer.ro. 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Επέστρεψε στον Ερμή Αραδίππου ο Γιάννης Αραμπατζής". www.sdna.gr. 15 September 2017.
- ^ Επιστρέφει στην Ελλάδα για λογαριασμό του ΑΟΑΝ ο Γιάννης ..., sportsup.gr, 29 October 2019
External links
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Greek footballers
- Greece youth international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Greek expatriate footballers
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- PAE Kerkyra players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Super League Greece players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Agios Nikolaos F.C. players
- People from Apostolos Pavlos