Sokratis Papastathopoulos plays for Arsenal Football Club. The Greek defender arrived at Arsenal in 2018 from Borussia Dortmund for £17.6m and earns around £92,000-per-week or £4,784,000-per-year. Sokratis wears the number 5 shirt. He was born on June 9, 1988. Sokratis is married to Xanthippi Stamoulaki.
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Player ratings vs Spurs: Wasteful Arsenal knocked out of League Cup
Arsenal put on a display of wasteful finishing as Tottenham Hotspur did the exact opposite on Wednesday night, with Unai Emery's side losing 2-0 to crash out of the League Cup.
Unai Emery to make 6 changes: Expected Arsenal lineup vs Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal play their second North London derby of the month on Wednesday, as Tottenham Hotspur visit the Emirates Stadium for the League Cup quarter-final.
Unai Emery to make 6 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal play their second North London derby of the month on Wednesday, as Tottenham Hotspur visit the Emirates Stadium for the League Cup quarter-final.
Unai Emery to make 11 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Southampton
Arsenal face Southampton on Sunday, looking for another three points to keep their fight for a top-four spot going.
Player ratings v Qarabag: Saka impresses as Arsenal win final Europa League group game
Arsenal played out a comfortable but lacklustre 1-0 victory over Qarabag on Thursday, in the dead rubber game at the end of the Europa League group stage.
Unai Emery admits it would be a ‘good option’ for Arsenal to sign a...
Unai Emery says that it would be a 'good option' for Arsenal to sign a centre-back in January after the team have had trouble with the position so far this season.
Unai Emery to make 9 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Qarabag
Arsenal take on Qarabag at the Emirates Stadium in the final game of the Europa League groups stages, with progression to the knockout rounds...
Lucas Torreira scores late to win frustrating clash: Arsenal player ratings v Huddersfield Town
Lucas Torreira scored a bicycle kick to win Arsenal all three points against Huddersfield Town on Saturday, as Unai Emery's side managed to grind out a 1-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium.
3 more players at risk of suspension for Tottenham game
Arsenal go into their next game against Southampton with another three players just one booking away from a suspension.
Unai Emery to make 2 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Huddersfield Town
Arsenal face Huddersfield Town on Saturday, with a good chance to move back into the top four after Wednesday's draw at Old Trafford.
Defensive errors all around decide relatively disappointing draw: Player ratings vs Manchester United
Arsenal could only manage a draw against Manchester United on Wednesday, despite taking the lead twice at Old Trafford in an injury-filled controversy-ridden encounter.
Unai Emery to make 3 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Manchester United
Arsenal travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Wednesday, after a confidence-inspiring victory over local rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend.
Aubameyang and Torreira shine in impressive comeback victory: Player ratings vs Spurs
Arsenal put Tottenham Hotspur back in their place with a 4-2 win on Sunday afternoon, coming from behind in the second half to secure the victory.
Unai Emery to make full 11 changes: Predicted lineup vs Spurs
Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur in the first North London derby of the season, and the first since Arsene Wenger left the club over the summer.
Unai Emery to make 9 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup v Vorskla
Arsenal face FC Vorskla in the Europa League on Thursday, with the chance to top the group with a win, but an upcoming North London derby to keep in mind.
Lucas Torreira and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang already worth €10m more than when Arsenal bought them
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lucas Torreira are worth €10m more than when Arsenal signed them, and they aren't the only new signings to increase in value this year.
Kolasinac returns to form in hard-fought win: Player ratings vs Bournemouth
Arsenal finally got back to winning ways on Sunday after three consecutive league draws, beating high-flying AFC Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium.
Unai Emery to make 2 changes: Arsenal predicted lineup vs Bournemouth
After another international break draws to a close, Arsenal restart their club action with a match away to Bournemouth on Sunday, looking to get back to winning ways after three league draws.
How is he still an Arsenal player? Arsenal defender ratings
With another interlull underway, let's take a quick look at how the players have been faring this season so far.
9 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup v Wolves
Arsenal host Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday, in the last game before the final international break of 2018.
Player ratings v Sporting CP: Midfielders struggle to create in drab draw
Arsenal drew 0-0 in a very frustrating Thursday night clash with Sporting CP, which nonetheless left the Gunners in an extremely strong position to top the group.
Arsenal v Sporting CP team news
Arsenal will welcome Mohamed Elneny back to full training next week while doubts still hang over Nacho Monreal ahead of Arsenal’s game against Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League.
9 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup v Sporting Lisbon
Arsenal host Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, after a good result against Liverpool kept their unbeaten run going over the weekend.
11 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup v Liverpool
Arsenal host Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, in their first big-six clash since mid-August.
Injury blow & 8 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Blackpool
Arsenal face Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, looking to get back to winning ways after a frustrating draw against Crystal Palace.
Sokratis dominates, Welbeck and Guendouzi impress: Player ratings v Sporting
Arsenal had to fight hard for their 11th consecutive win on Thursday night, but they managed to grind out a 1-0 victory in the end.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos hints at ‘quicker recovery’ from injury
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has hinted that he could be back from injury sooner than expected, with Arsenal's official line that he's still being assessed ahead of Monday's Leicester City match.
Emery: Sokratis is a doubt for Monday, Čech isn’t back with the main group...
Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Petr Čech are both doubts for Arsenal's clash with Leicester City at this stage, as they recover from recent injuries.
Sokratis forced off with ankle injury: Greece fall apart without him
Sokratis Papastathopoulos had to come off at half-time in Greece's clash with Finland, with reports in his home country suggesting he has an ankle injury.
Xhaka, Sokratis and Aubameyang captain their countries
Granit Xhaka, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all captained their countries on Saturday, to varying degrees of success on the pitch.
Sokratis named in European Team of the Week
Sokratis has been named in the European Team of the Week after his impressive return from injury against Qarabag on Thursday evening in Azerbaijan
Sokratis ‘feels good’ after injury, Emery’s training methods have them ready for Fulham
Sokratis says that he ‘feels good’ after returning to the Arsenal lineup following his knee injury and insists there is no danger of Arsenal being fatigued when they face Fulham on Sunday.
Sokratis injury update
Sokratis was left out of the Arsenal squad at the weekend as a precaution and has not suffered any sort of setback according to reports that emerged this weekend.
Great news for 3 injured Arsenal stars
Arsenal are expecting to welcome Ainsley Maitland-Niles back from injury sooner than anticipated while Sead Kolasinac and Carl Jenkinson are back in training.
Arsenal injury update: Sokratis suffers knee problem
Unai Emery confirmed that Sokratis is suffering from a knee problem and he is hoping that it is “not too serious.”
Sokratis joins list of Arsenal stars called up for the international break
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has joined a growing list of Arsenal stars called up for the upcoming international break, as the first of the dreaded weekends without Premier League football draws nearer.
How much did Arsenal really spend and receive from transfers this summer?
In terms of arrivals, the summer window is shut for English clubs but they can still sell players until the end of the month.
Episode 156: Coming home?
In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew in London and Anita in Croatia talk about truncated transfer windows, VAR, Arsenal arrivals...
Episode 155: Borussia means Borussia
In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Stephen fills in for Matthew and wonders about how new signing Sokratis will slot in...
Sokratis to become the highest-paid Greek player in history
Sokratis Papastathopoulos completed his move from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal on Monday, and he is now the highest-paid Greek football player, with his new club.