| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christos Aravidis | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kentavros Vrilissia | ||
| 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 | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Doxa Dramas | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Panionios | 55 | (20) |
| 2014–2017 | AEK Athens | 76 | (29) |
| 2018–2019 | OFI | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Asteras Tripolis | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Yverdon | 15 | (6) |
| 2020 | Lamia | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Panachaiki | 20 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Levadiakos | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Apollon Pontus | 17 | (1) |
| 2024– | Kentavros Vrilissia | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Greece U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2005 | Greece U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Greece U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Greece | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC) | |||
Christos Aravidis (Greek:Χρήστος Αραβίδης; born 13 March 1987) is a Greek professionalfootballer who plays as aforward.
It was at the age of 7,5 when Aravidis first visited theacademies ofAEK Athens. "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."
His steps in football seemed always carefully and selectively. After playing in theFootball League forAkratitos, he made his debut in theSuper League Greece with the club at the age of 18,5 against AEK Athens. He scored his first goal in the major league in a match againstOFI and he was constantly selected in theGreece U-21 team.
He signed a three-year contract withPanionios.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 againstAris 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]
Aravidis joinedEthnikos Asteras on loan[2] until the end of the 2008–2009 season on summer of 2008. In April 2009 he filed an appeal against theEthnikos Asteras, as he played almost entirely unpaid and at the end of the season being released fromPanionios, will search the new challenge in his career.
Aris offered him the opportunity to make a step further, by signing a three-year contract.[3] But in Aris neitherMazinho in the beginning, norHéctor 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 Aris, as he played almost entirely unpaid.[4] asking for the subtraction of two points due to the debt to him.[5]
Doxa Drama was the next step in his career. In October 2012 he filed his third appeal (after Ethnikos Asteras and Aris) against theDoxa Drama as there was a private agreement for bonus participations and rentals that never received.[6]
In the 2012–13 season became the club's top scorer with 8 goals, contributing in their promotion to Super League. Eventually over the years he made 112 appearances (24 goals, 8 assists) with Panionios.
On 31 January 2014, besides the rumours forPAOK andPanathinaikos, Aravidis decided to play for AEK Athens inFootball League at the end of2013-14 season by signing a three years' contract, when the team was in Football League and since then is a first team option.[7] Aravidis at the end of2014-15 season, in the few minutes that he played againstAlimos, 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 againstPlatanias scored his first goal in GreekSuper League withAEK.
"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 theGreek Cup and the championship.AEK Athens is a huge club and we returned where we belong to. The match againstPAOK 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 againstPAOK, but his club could not avoid the defeat. Christos Aravidis is set to become the nextAEK player to sign a new deal at the club. AEK are set to offer Christos Aravidis a new deal. as are very pleased with Aravidis's displays, with the current one expiring in 2017.[10]
On 20 December 2016, in a homeSuper League game againstPAS Giannina was then sent off in the 10th minute of the game after headbuttingThodoris Berios in the chest. On 12 March 2017 he scored the last goal of AEK in the 3–0 home"double-headed eagle" derby againstPAOK.[11] On 6 April 2017 he scored the second goal in his club effort to win a place inseason playoffs sealing a 2–0 away win againstPlatanias F.C.[12]On 7 June 2017,AEK officially announced that the contract of international striker will be solved.[13] Aravidis had 96 appearances (34 goals, 9 assists) in all competitions with the club.
On 7 August 2018, Aravidis, after a year without a club, completed a free transfer move to GreekSuper League sideOFI on a year contract for an undisclosed fee.[14] On 30 October 2018, Aravidis scored after a long period (572 days to be exact) a hat-trick againstNiki Volos in a 3–0 homeGreek Cup game.[15]
On 4 February 2019, after six months with OFI, Aravidis signed a six months contract withAsteras Tripolis for an undisclosed fee.[16] On 17 February 2019, he scored his first goal with the club in a 4–1 homeGreek Cup win againstErgotelis.[17]
On 29 July 2019 he signed a one-year contract with third-tier Swiss clubYverdon.[18]The 32-year-old forward was absolutely crucial for the club, after scoring six goals in 15 games and helping the Swiss team get a great distance in its effort to gain the promotion. For this reason, the management of Yverdon decided to terminate the contract with the experienced striker in order to save the rest of his contract, and the Greek international received a good amount of compensation as he had a contract until the summer of 2021.[19]
On 14 February 2020 he signed a contract withSuper League 1 clubLamia, until the end of the 2019–20 season.[20] On 22 February 2020, he scored a brace in his debut in a 2–2 home draw game againstAris.[21]
On 17 August 2020 he signed a contract with Super League 2 clubPanachaiki.[22]
Aravidis has a plural international career in youth Greece squads. On 4 September 2015 he made his debut forGreece in a home game forUEFA againstFinland inPiraeus. On 8 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 toNorthern Ireland in aUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match inBelfast.
| Greece | ||||
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2015 | Windsor Park,Belfast,Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
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