Nikolaos "Nikos" Lazaridis is a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 football

Football (soccer)

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 player currently playing for Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...

 in Greece

Greece

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. He quickly established himself as a key member of the squad and managed to score the winning goal against Atlético Madrid, paving the path to next stage qualification for Aris. Lazaridis strikes as Aris stun holders Atlético

Kozani

He made his professional debut in season 2000-2001.He stayed there for three seasons playing in Greece third division championship.

Kastoria

Lazaridis played for Kastoria for two seasons in the second division championship. He was a member of the team that had stunned PAOK F.C in Greek cup 2003-2004.In 2005 he moved to Panionios.

Asteras Tripolis

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

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. The most memorable time of the season is his goal against Athletico Madrid. Furthermore, he scored 4 goals in Superleague something that made him the second scorer for Aris 2010-2011 in domestic level.

Personal

In a 2010 interview he stated that playing to ARIS is a dream come true as he is an Aris fan.

External links

• Profile at Insports.gr
• Profile at Sport.gr
• Guardian Football