Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Papastathopoulos with Borussia Dortmund
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| Full name | Sokratis Papastathopoulos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kalamata, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Borrusia Dortmund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apollon Petalidiou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | AEK Athens | 58 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | → Niki Volos (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Genoa | 51 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Milan | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Werder Bremen | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Borussia Dortmund | 96 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2005 | Greece U17 | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Greece U19 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Greece U21 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Greece | 72 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:05, 16 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 25 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greek: Σωκράτης Παπασταθόπουλος, pronounced [soˈkratis papastaˈθopulos]; born 9 June 1988) is a Greek footballer who plays as a centre back for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Greek national team. Since the surname Papastathopoulos is too long to print on the back of most sweaters, the name Sokratis is usually displayed and is the singular name that he is best known by in the football world.
Papastathopoulos joined AEK Athens from Apollon Petalidiou after being scouted by Toni Savevski. On 26 October 2005, he made his debut for AEK in a Greek Cup match against PAS Giannina, scoring in the seventh minute of the game to help lead AEK to a 3–0 win.
In January 2006, he was loaned to Greek Second Division club Niki Volou for six months in order to gain first team football and gather valuable experience. He made a total of 15 appearances for Niki Volou.
During the 2006-07 Superleague Greece, Papastathopoulos managed to make 14 appearances whilst competing against the likes of Bruno Cirillo, Traianos Dellas and Vangelis Moras. In AEK Athens' 2006–07 UEFA Champions League campaign, Papastathopoulos managed to play in three out of six group games. In these three games, AEK managed one win (the famous 1–0 victory over Milan, where he man-marked Filippo Inzaghi), one draw (the 2–2 away draw with Anderlecht) and one loss (the 3–1 away defeat to Lille). During the 2007–08 Superleague Greece, he was a mainstay in AEK's defence, keeping out competition from Geraldo Alves. He also played in the 2007–08 Champions League campaign, and in a Superleague match, he became AEK's youngest-ever captain, at age 19, in a game against local Athens rivals Panathinaikos in 2008.
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