Sokratis Papastathopoulos

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Birthdate	June 9th, 1988
Birthplace	Kalamata, Greece
Length	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Team	Arsenal
Position	centre back
Number	5
Nickname	Papa
Traits	Long Throw

Picture of the 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) tall Greek centre back of Arsenal

This is the guy with arguably the most difficult last name in football: Sokratis Papastathopoulos. This massive Greek defender has played at numerous European clubs but he started his career at AEK Athens. After that he made the move to Italy (where he played for 2 teams) and later on to Germany (where he played for 2 teams as well). It was at Borussia Dortmund where he really made a name for himself. As a result, in the summer of 2018 Arsenal bought 'Papa' for a hefty 20 Million Euro fee. Arsenal's manager Unai Emery is definitely very impressed with the skills of the Greek defender. He has been a regular starter for Arsenal. The man from Kalamata is always praised for the impressive defense skills he brings to the table, he is very strong in the air and in man-to-man battles. He has played more than 80 games for Greece's national team and he also managed to play all 4 games for his home country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He helped his nation get a clean sheet against Japan and he even score a goal in round of 16 against Costa Rica. Greece however did not manage to get to the last 8.

Papastathopoulos Salary & Net Worth Revealed

SALARY 2020

How much does he earn?

In July 2nd, 2018 the centre back signed a contract with Arsenal that nets him a whopping salary of 6.4 Million Euro (5.4 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €17,486 (£15,231) per day and €729 (£635) per hour!

Per year	€6,400,000	£5,574,336
Per month	€533,333	£464,528
Per week	€130,081	£113,303
Per day	€17,486	£15,231
Per hour	€729	£635
Per minute	€12.14	£10.58
Per second	€0.20	£0.18

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Wow! This means the average man in the UK needs to work for at least 15 years to earn the same as Papa earns in only 1 month.

The salary of the Greek centre back compared to his Arsenal teammates

Have a look at our in-depth Arsenal Salary Overview 2019-20 (CONFIRMED)

Net Worth & Market Value

Net Worth	16 Million Euro (14.3 Million Pound)
Market Value	15 Million Euro (13.1 Million Pound)

He has been playing for a very long time in the German Bundesliga, at some of the biggest clubs too. But it wasn't untill he made the move to Arsenal that he really started earning big money. At the moment he is the highest paid Greek football player and we have estimated his Net Worth to be around 16 Million Euro (14.3 Million Pound). His Market Value is on the decline, defenders who are over 30 years old are generally not very attractive anymore. Especially given the fact that Sokratis inked a long term deal with Arsenal. We think his current Market Value is around 15 Million Euro (13.1 Million Pound).

Papastathopoulos Tattoo - Does he have one?

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Sokratis Papastathopoulos tattoo, the Greek number 5 from Kalamata, Greece

He already looks pretty rough from himself, he doesn't need any tattoo's we guess. (Image: Legrove.co.uk)

Love Life - Single, Girlfriend or Wife?

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Sokratis Papastathopoulos Wife - Xanthippi Stamoulaki

Picture of his Wife, who goes by the name Xanthippi Stamoulaki.

Papa has been married to this beautiful woman for a pretty long time. Her name is Xanthippi and isn't she beautiful? She could look a little bit happier though? What is going on Xhantippi? (Image: Imgur)

Family - Get to know them

Daughter - Chara

Picture of Sokratis Papastathopoulos Daughter, called Chara

There are no pictures of his daughter, who was born in 2014. But he has often stated that he thinks about his kid. (Image: Imgur)

Papastathopoulos Car - What does he drive?

Opel

Here you can see the Greek defender with his former BVB teammate Mats Hummels in a very modest Opel Astra. We expect that nowadays he has stepped his car game up to fit the Fancy London Lifestyle. (Image: Imgur)