Giannis Arabatzis

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

Giannis Arabatzis
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Arabatzis
Date of birth (1984-05-28) 28 May 1984[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 0 (0)
National team
2001–2003 Greece U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:45, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AEK Athens 2007–08 100000––10
2008–09 000000––00
2009–10 1000000––100
2010–11 901020––120
2011–12 2102040––270
2012–13 8020––––100
Total 490506000600
Ermis Aradippou 2013–14 31050----360
Total 310500000360
Astra Giurgiu 2014–15 0010000010
Total 0010000010
Kerkyra 2015–16 7030----100
2016–17 3030----60
Total 100600000160
Ermis Aradippou 2017–18 31020--––330
2018–19 16010--––170
Total 470300000500
Career total 137020060001630

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
  4. "Grecii Giannis Arabatzis si Vasileios Pliatsikas au semnat cu Astra Giurgiu". www.romaniansoccer.ro. 23 July 2014.
  5. "Επέστρεψε στον Ερμή Αραδίππου ο Γιάννης Αραμπατζής". www.sdna.gr. 15 September 2017.
  6. Επιστρέφει στην Ελλάδα για λογαριασμό του ΑΟΑΝ ο Γιάννης ..., sportsup.gr, 29 October 2019

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