Christos Aravidis
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christos Aravidis | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1987 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 76 | (29) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Greece U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2005 | Greece U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Greece U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2015– | Greece | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 23 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC) |
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Christos Aravidis (born 13 March 1987) is a striker currently playing in the Superleague for AEK Athens.
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."
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.
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.
Aravidis joined Ethnikos Asteras on loan 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 offered him the opportunity to make a step further, by signing a three years' contact. 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. asking for the subtraction of two points due to the debt to him.
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