Giannis Arabatzis

Giannis Arabatzis is a Greek professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Arabatzis began his professional career at AEK Athens. He made his debut under Dušan Bajević in the derby against Panathinaikos. 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 Nikolaos Georgeas, Arabatzis became the eldest player of the team having completed ten years in the team.
In 2013 AEK Athens were relegated to the third division and thus his contract with the club was terminated.

On 21 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.

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

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.

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

On 29 October 2019, Arabatzis joined Agios Nikolaos.

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