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	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
		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

• Greek Cup: 2010–11

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

External links

• Guardian Football