Giannis Arabatzis

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 Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2002 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
2020–2021 Kalamata 1 (0)
2021–2022 Nea Artaki
2022 Charavgiakos
2022–2024 Agia Paraskevi
International career
2001–2003 Greece U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2024

Giannis Arabatzis (Greek: Γιάννης Αραμπατζής; born 28 May 1984) is a Greek professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

AEK Athens

Arabatzis began his career at Enosi Apostolou Pavlou and on 16 June 2002 he was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of €22,000.[3] In the first seasons at the club he was the third-choice goalkeeper behind players such as Dionysis Chiotis, Chrysostomos Michailidis, Stefano Sorrentino and Jürgen Macho. On 14 May 2008 he made his in the derby against Panathinaikos.[4] In 2011 his performances, earned him a spot in the starting line-up after five years on the bench forcing Sebastian Saja as second choice. In the following season he was also the first choice goalkeeper, leaving Dimitrios Konstantopoulos at the bench. Moreover, he was given the MVP award for his performance against Ergotelis. After the departure of Nikolaos Georgeas, Arabatzis became the oldest player in the club, having completed ten years of service.[5] In the summer of 2013 AEK Athens were relegated to the third division and thus his contract with the club was terminated.

Ermis Aradippou

On 20 August 2013 Arabatzis signed one-year deal with the Cypriot First Division side, Ermis Aradippou.[6] With his performances he helped the team to participate in the next season's UEFA Europa League Play-Offs.

Astra Giurgiu

On 23 July 2014 Arabatzis signed a one-year contract with Astra Giurgiu.[7]

Kerkyra

After an unstable season in Romania, Arabatzis returned to Greece and signed one-year contract with Kerkyra in Football League (Greece Second Division). After some attractive performances he helped Kerkyra to get the promotion in the Super League Greece and thus the club renewed his contract for another year.

Second Spell to Ermis Aradippou

On 15 September 2017, he returned to his former club Ermis Aradippou.[8]

Agios Nikolaos

On 29 October 2019, Arabatzis joined Agios Nikolaos.[9]

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. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Giannis Arabatzis". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Για πέντε χρόνια ο Αραμπατζής". Athletic Echo (in Greek). 17 June 2002. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ (1-1), 14/05/2008". 3 February 2020 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ ""MVP Supporters Club", 18/09/2011 - Giannis Arabatzis". Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Στον Ερμη ο Αραμπατζής". ant1.com.cy (in Greek). Online. 20 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Grecii Giannis Arabatzis si Vasileios Pliatsikas au semnat cu Astra Giurgiu". romaniansoccer.ro. 23 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Επέστρεψε στον Ερμή Αραδίππου ο Γιάννης Αραμπατζής". sdna.gr. 15 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Επιστρέφει στην Ελλάδα για λογαριασμό του ΑΟΑΝ ο Γιάννης ..., sportsup.gr, 29 October 2019
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