Giannis Arabatzis

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Giannis Arabatzis
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Personal information
Full name Ioannis Arabatzis
Date of birth (1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Makrochori, Veria, Greece
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Kalamata
Number 1
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)
2019–2020 Agios Nikolaos
2020– Kalamata 1 (0)
National team
2001–2003 Greece U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2021

Giannis Arabatzis (Greek: Γιάννης Αραμπατζής; born 28 May 1984) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League club Kalamata.

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
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[]

  1. ^ "Giannis Arabatzis". UEFA. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Giannis Arabatzis". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  3. ^ "MVP Supporters Club", 18/09/2011 - Giannis Arabatzis[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Grecii Giannis Arabatzis si Vasileios Pliatsikas au semnat cu Astra Giurgiu". romaniansoccer.ro. 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Επέστρεψε στον Ερμή Αραδίππου ο Γιάννης Αραμπατζής". sdna.gr. 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ Επιστρέφει στην Ελλάδα για λογαριασμό του ΑΟΑΝ ο Γιάννης ..., sportsup.gr, 29 October 2019

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