Christos Aravidis

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Christos Aravidis
Personal information
Full name Christos Aravidis
Date of birth (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
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Position(s) Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2004 Akratitos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Akratitos 23 (1)
2006–2009 Panionios 50 (4)
2008–2009 → Ethnikos Asteras (loan) 23 (3)
2009–2011 Aris Thessaloniki 13 (0)
2011–2012 Doxa Dramas 25 (1)
2012–2014 Panionios 55 (20)
2014– AEK Athens 63 (26)
International career‡
2003–2004 Greece U17 8 (3)
2005 Greece U19 8 (0)
2006–2007 Greece U21 11 (4)
2015– Greece 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:47, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:18, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Christos Aravidis (born 13 March 1987) is a striker currently playing in the Superleague for AEK Athens.

Early life

It was at the age of 7,5 when Christos Aravidis first visited the youth academies of AEK. "In the beginning was just fun after a game became a passion," he recalls, when his father and ex-football player unknowingly motivated his son to deal with football. "My father was a footballer and through him I loved football."

Club career

Akratitos

His steps in football seemed always carefully and selectively. After playing in the Football League for Akratitos, he made his debut in the Super League with the club at the age of 18,5 against AEK. He scored his first goal in the major league in a match against OFI and he was constantly selected in the Greece U-21 team.

Panionios

He signed a three-year contract with Panionios. Ewald Lienen, the new coach of Panionios was presented a few days ago, and the 19 years' old had to fight to find time in the first major challenge of his career. He succeeded beyond any expectation. Became a member of the starting XI and had a striking appearance in Thessaloniki against Aris Thessaloniki with one goal and assist, and ended his first season in the club having 30 appearances and two goals, but after December he gradually lost his position in the team. The scene was similar the next season besides the 26 appearances and three goals.[1]

Loan to Ethnikos Asteras

Aravidis joined Ethnikos Asteras on loan [2] until the end of the 2008-2009 season on summer of 2008. In April 2009 he filed an appeal against the Ethnikos Asteras, as he played almost entirely unpaid and at the end of the season being released from Panionios, will search the new challenge in his career.

Aris

Aris offered him the opportunity to make a step further, by signing a three years' contact.[3] But in Aris neither Mazinho in the beginning, nor Héctor Cúper trusted him and Aravidis succeeded to make only 13 appearances with the club, in almost two years. "The fact is that I did not get the opportunities I deserve. Prior to Aris I had a good football path, which I will try to keep it. This is football and there is no problem. Not always all come as you want." In August 2012 he filed an appeal against the Aris Thessaloniki as he played almost entirely unpaid.[4] asking for the subtraction of two points due to the debt to him.[5]

Doxa Dramas

Doxa Dramas was the next step in his career. In October 2012 he filed his third appeal (after Ethnikos Asteras and Aris) against the Doxa Dramas as there was a private agreement for bonus participations and rentals that never received.[6]

Return to Panionios

In the 2012-13 season became the club's top scorer with 8 goals, contributing to the rise to Super League. Eventually over the years he made 112 appearances (24 goals, 8 assists) with Panionios.

AEK Athens

On 31 January 2014, besides the rumours for PAOK and Panathinaikos, Aravidis decided to play for AEK in Football League at the end of 2013/14 season by signing a three years' contract.[7] Aravidis at the end of 2014/15 season, in the few minutes that he played against Alimos, typically secured the lead in the list of scorers of the Southern Group of the Football League, with 13 goals.[8] On 22 August 2015, in a 3-0 home game against Platanias scored his first goal in Greek Super League with AEK.

"Fans will be satisfied if we win the championship. We want the best possible result. If we continue to work hard we'll manage something. Our targets are the Greek Cup and the champiosnhip. AEK Athens is a huge club and we returned where we belong to. The match against PAOK is a big game that all fans should enjoy it. We'll try for the best. It's always nice to play with full stands" Aravidis said.[9] On 23 September 2015, he opened the score in an away derby game against PAOK, but his club could not avoid the defeat.

International career

Aravidis has a plural international career in youth Greece squads. On 4 September 2015 he made his debut for Greece in a home game for UEFA Euro 2016 against Finland in Piraeus. On the 8th of October 2015 in just his 3rd cap, he scored his first ever goal for Greece by scoring their only goal in a 3-1 away defeat to Northern Ireland in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match in Belfast.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2015 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 3-1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

AEK
Aris

References

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