Sokratis Papastathopoulos> is a Greek professional football player who plays as a defender for Milan, a Serie A club and also for the Greek national team. As his surname, Papastathopoulos is too long to be fit on his club shirt, his first name is displayed instead, Sokratis. His teammates call him fondly as Papa.

The teams for whom Sokratis played includes AEK Athinai (2005), Niki Volos (2006) and AEK Athinai from 2006 to 2008. Till date, he has achieved 11 international caps.

This central defender had captained the Greece team which was the runners-up in 2006-07 UEFA European under 19 Championship. However, he missed the finals against Spain due to suspension. Due to his solid displays during the competition earned him a place as the team of the tournament.

Position Defender
Height / weight 1.86 m / 85 kg
Born 9 Jun 1988
Nationality Greece Greece
Team History
145 real betis Real Betis 2023 - 2024
1185 olympiacos fc Olympiacos 2021 - 2023
4 arsenal fc Arsenal 2018 - 2021
117 borussia dortmund Dortmund 2013 - 2018
35 werder bremen Werder Bremen 2012 - 2013
35 werder bremen Werder Bremen 2011 - 2012 (loan)
372 genoa cfc Genoa 2011 - 2012
37 ac milan AC Milan 2010 - 2011
372 genoa cfc Genoa 2008 - 2010
AEK Athens AEK Athens 2005 - 2008
Niki Volos F.C. 2006 (loan)

=== Career Highlights ===

Individually, Sokratis was named in the UEFA European U-19 Championship award, UEFA Team of the Tournament.

Other than that, he was also named in UEFA U-19 European Championships 2007 “Names to Note” as one of the best 11 players of the tournament. Moreover, he also won the Greek Young Footballer of the year in 2008.

Team-wise, Sokratis won the silver medal at the UEFA U-19 European Championship.

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