Giannis Arabatzis

Giannis Arabatzis (; 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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.

Agios Nikolaos On 29 October 2019, Arabatzis joined Agios Nikolaos.

Career statistics Club

Honours AEK Athens Greek Cup: 2010–11