 Papastathopoulos playing for Greece in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sokratis Papastathopoulos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1988[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kalamata, Greece[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Aiantas Kalamatas | |||||||||||||||||
| –2004 | Apollon Petalidiou | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | AEK Athens | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | → Niki Volos (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Genoa | 51 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | AC Milan | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Genoa | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Werder Bremen | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Borussia Dortmund | 130 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Arsenal | 44 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Olympiacos | 66 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Real Betis | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 423 | (19) | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Greece U17 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Greece U19 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Greece U21 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Greece | 90 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:41, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 8 September 2019 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greek: Σωκράτης Παπασταθόπουλος; born 9 June 1988), also known mononymously as Sokratis,[4] is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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- ^ a b "Sokratis Papastathopoulos". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Somma, Francesco (3 August 2010). "Sokratis o Papastathopoulos? Questo è il dilemma". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2010.