Giannis Arabatzis (Greek: Γιάννης Αραμπατζής; born 28 May 1984) is a Greek professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Agia Paraskevi | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Kalamata | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Nea Artaki | ||
| 2022 | Charavgiakos | ||
| 2022– | Agia Paraskevi | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Greece U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2021 | |||
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 the departure of Nikos Georgeas, Arabatzis became the eldest player of the team having completed ten years in the team.[3]
At the end of 2012–13 season AEK Athens relegated to the third division, and his 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
External links
- Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 September 2012)
- uefa.com
- Giannis Arabatzis at FootballDatabase.eu