Nikos Lazaridis

Nikolaos Lazaridis was born on the 12th of July 1979 and is currently playing for Atromitos. He made his professional debut for Kozani FC in season 2000-2001. He stayed there for three seasons playing in Greece third division championship. Lazaridis played for Kastoria for two seasons in the second division championship. He was a member of the team that had stunned PAOK in Greek cup 2003-2004. In 2005 he moved to Panionios where for the first time he played to Greece’s top level championship. He moved to Astera Tripolis in 2006 and was a basic member for the great success that Arcadia’s team have made. The team within three years moved from Third division to Greece Superleague. He was capped plus 100 times before he moved to Aris in the summer of 2010. Aris is the biggest step in his career. For the first time he played to UEFA Europa League where Aris made a great impact in 2010-2011. In a 2010 interview he stated that playing to ARIS is a dream come true as he is an Aris fan. He quickly established himself as a key member of his previous team’s squad and managed to score the winning goal against Atlético Madrid, paving the path to next stage qualification for Aris. The most memorable time of the season is his goal against Atletico Madrid. Furthermore, he scored 4 goals in Superleague something that made him the second scorer for Aris 2010-2011 in domestic level. He was named MVP of Aris 2010-2011 season. For his passion when playing for Aris, he was named captain of the team in 2011-2012 season, giving fine appearances. As captain, he scored 4 crucial goals in his second season in Aris. Lazaridis’ contract with Aris expired on 30 June 2012, but it was not be extended. The player came to an agreement with Greek Superleague club Atromitos where he is still playing up to now