# 2023–24 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 110th season in the existence of Aris Thessaloniki F.C. and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football since their return there. In addition to the Super League 1, Aris are participating in this season's editions of the Greek Cup and for 5th consecutive time in a European competition and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
In the UEFA Europa Conference League, Aris Thessaloniki started in the Second qualifying round, where eliminated Armenian Ararat-Armenia with a home win and a draw. After that in the Third qualifying round and even though Aris won first leg's game in Thessaloniki, were eliminated by Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv in penalties.
In the Super League 1, Aris Thessaloniki kicked off the season with two away defeats from OFI Crete and Lamia. In the first home game and after the managerial change, Aris won Asteras Tripolis with 3-2. The result of away game, on 17 September, in the Derby of Thessaloniki was 0-0. In Regular season with 12 wins and 6 draws Aris Thessaloniki finish in 5th place and entered in Championship Play-offs. In Championship Play-offs with 4 wins and 1 draw Aris Thessaloniki remained in 5th place and did not qualify in a European competition for next season.
In the Greek Cup Aris Thessaloniki entered in Round of 16. The Round of 16 draw took place took place on 20 October and Aris Thessaloniki were drawn to AEK Athens. Both games were played behind closed doors. The first leg's game in Athens has ended 0-0 and in the second leg's one in Thessaloniki the result was also draw (1-1). Aris Thessaloniki won in penalties with 4-2 and advanced to Quarter-finals where faced Niki Volou. With a win and a draw Aris Thessaloniki advanced to Semi-finals. In this phase, Aris Thessaloniki eliminated Panetolikos with a win and a draw. The Greek Cup final took place in Panthessaliko Stadium and behind closed doors. Aris Thessaloniki lost the title by Panathinaikos with a goal in additional time.
Apostolos Terzis, after the defeat from Lamia in second matchday, resigned and Akis Mantzios was hired as the new manager of Aris Thessaloniki until the end of the season.

## First-team squad

| # | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 23 | Julián Cuesta (captain) | | GK | (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 33) | Wisła Kraków |
| 94 | Lefteris Choutesiotis | | GK | (1994-07-20)July 20, 1994 (aged 29) | Ionikos |
| 31 | Konstantinos Kyriazis | | GK | (2004-03-04)March 4, 2004 (aged 20) | Club's Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Franco Ferrari | / | LB / LM | (1992-05-09)May 9, 1992 (aged 32) | APOEL |
| 4 | Fabiano Leismann | | CB / RB | (1991-11-18)November 18, 1991 (aged 32) | Denizlispor |
| 5 | Georgios Delizisis | | CB | (1987-12-01)December 1, 1987 (aged 36) | Free Agent |
| 13 | Rónald Matarrita | | LB / LM | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 29) | Dnipro-1 |
| 14 | Jakub Brabec (vice-captain) | | CB | (1992-08-06)August 6, 1992 (aged 31) | Viktoria Plzeň |
| 18 | Valentino Fattore | / | RB / CB | (2001-08-10)August 10, 2001 (aged 22) | Sevilla Atlético |
| 22 | Moses Odubajo | / | RB / RM / LB | (1996-06-02)June 2, 1996 (aged 27) | Queens Park Rangers |
| 33 | Martín Montoya | | RB / LB | (1991-04-14)April 14, 1991 (aged 33) | Real Betis |
| 44 | Fran Vélez | | CB / DM | (1991-06-23)June 23, 1991 (aged 32) | Al Fateh |
| 92 | Lindsay Rose | / | CB / RB | (1992-02-08)February 8, 1992 (aged 32) | Legia Warsaw |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Manu García | | AM / CM | (1998-01-02)January 2, 1998 (aged 26) | Sporting Gijón |
| 8 | Cheick Doukouré | / | DM / CM | (1992-09-11)September 11, 1992 (aged 31) | Leganés |
| 10 | Lukas Rupp | | CM / AM | (1991-01-08)January 8, 1991 (aged 33) | Free Agent |
| 16 | Vladimír Darida | | CM / AM / DM | (1990-08-08)August 8, 1990 (aged 33) | Hertha BSC |
| 20 | Neven Đurasek | | DM / CM / AM | (1998-08-15)August 15, 1998 (aged 25) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 21 | Rubén Pardo | | CM / AM / DM | (1992-10-22)October 22, 1992 (aged 31) | Leganés |
| 28 | Birger Verstraete | | DM / CM | (1994-04-16)April 16, 1994 (aged 30) | Royal Antwerp |
| 30 | Jean Jules | | DM / CM | (1998-04-23)April 23, 1998 (aged 26) | Górnik Zabrze |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | | LW / SS / AM | (1986-12-19)December 19, 1986 (aged 37) | Free Agent |
| 9 | Jewison Bennette | | LW / RW / LM | (2004-06-15)June 15, 2004 (aged 19) | Sunderland |
| 11 | Kike Saverio | / | LW / RW | (1999-06-19)June 19, 1999 (aged 24) | Deportivo de La Coruña |
| 12 | Álvaro Zamora | | LW / RW / ST | (2002-03-09)March 9, 2002 (aged 22) | Saprissa |
| 17 | Karim Ansarifard | | ST / SS | (1990-04-03)April 3, 1990 (aged 34) | Omonia Nicosia |
| 19 | Giannis Fetfatzidis | | LW / RW / AM | (1990-12-21)December 21, 1990 (aged 33) | APOEL |
| 32 | David Moberg Karlsson | | RW / LW / ST | (1994-03-20)March 20, 1994 (aged 30) | Urawa Red |
| 41 | Theodoros Agorastos | | ST | (2005-11-30)November 30, 2005 (aged 18) | Club's Academy |
| 77 | Michalis Panagidis | | LW / RW / AM | (2004-02-11)February 11, 2004 (aged 20) | Club's Academy |
| 80 | Loren Morón | | ST | (1993-12-30)December 30, 1993 (aged 30) | Real Betis |
| 93 | Shapi Suleymanov | | RW / LW / ST | (1999-12-16)December 16, 1999 (aged 24) | Krasnodar |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| June 2023 | MF | 24 | Domagoj Pavičić | Konyaspor | Free |
| June 2023 | GK | 94 | Lefteris Choutesiotis | Ionikos | Free |
| June 2023 | DF | 13 | Rónald Matarrita | Dnipro-1 | Free |
| June 2023 | DF | 18 | / Valentino Fattore | Sevilla Atlético | Free |
| June 2023 | DF | 25 | / Antonis Aidonis | VfB Stuttgart | Free |
| June 2023 | DF | 3 | / Franco Ferrari | APOEL | Free |
| July 2023 | FW | 11 | / Kike Saverio | Deportivo de La Coruña | Free |
| July 2023 | MF | 20 | Neven Đurasek | Shakhtar Donetsk | Free |
| July 2023 | FW | 27 | Jonathan Menéndez | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| July 2023 | MF | 30 | Jean Jules | Górnik Zabrze | Free |
| July 2023 | FW | 12 | Álvaro Zamora | Saprissa | Free |
| July 2023 | FW | 80 | Loren Morón | Real Betis | Free |
| August 2023 | DF | 33 | Martín Montoya | Real Betis | Free |
| August 2023 | MF | 21 | Rubén Pardo | Leganés | Free |
| September 2023 | DF | 44 | Fran Vélez | Al Fateh | Free |
| September 2023 | MF | 28 | Birger Verstraete | Royal Antwerp | Free |
| September 2023 | DF | 5 | Georgios Delizisis | Free Agent | Free |
| January 2024 | DF | 92 | / Lindsay Rose | Legia Warsaw | Free |
| January 2024 | FW | 19 | Giannis Fetfatzidis | APOEL | Free |
| January 2024 | GK | - | Maksym Koval | Sheriff Tiraspol | Free |
| January 2024 | FW | 17 | Karim Ansarifard | Omonia Nicosia | Free |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| June 2023 | DF | 18 | / Bradley Mazikou | Servette | 350.000 € |
| June 2023 | FW | 10 | / Mateo García | Atlas | 1.000.000 € |
| June 2023 | DF | - | Konstantinos Chrysopoulos | AEK Athens | 800.000 € |
| June 2023 | FW | 11 | / Juan Iturbe | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2023 | FW | 27 | Gervinho | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2023 | FW | 20 | / Izet Hajrović | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2023 | DF | 3 | Nicolas Nkoulou | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2023 | GK | 99 | Marios Siampanis | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2023 | DF | 25 | Christos Marmaridis | Free Agent | Released |
| June 2023 | FW | 21 | Christos Chatziioannou | Panathinaikos B | Released |
| June 2023 | GK | 70 | Giorgos Karakasidis | Panathinaikos B | Released |
| June 2023 | DF | 50 | Konstantinos Tanoulis | Olympiacos B | Released |
| June 2023 | MF | 88 | Rafail Sgouros | Olympiacos B | Released |
| July 2023 | DF | 43 | / Marvin Peersman | Groningen | Released |
| August 2023 | MF | 6 | / Bryan Dabo | Free Agent | Released |
| August 2023 | DF | 2 | / Salem Mbakata | Gaziantep | 250.000 € |
| August 2023 | FW | 17 | Luis Palma | Celtic | 4.750.000 € |
| September 2023 | FW | 9 | / Andre Gray | Free Agent | Released |
| September 2023 | DF | 25 | / Antonis Aidonis | Free Agent | Released |
| January 2024 | FW | 27 | Jonathan Menéndez | Free Agent | Released |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| July 2023 | June 2024 | FW | 32 | David Moberg Karlsson | Urawa Red | None |
| September 2023 | June 2024 | FW | 93 | Shapi Suleymanov | Krasnodar | 100.000 € |
| January 2024 | June 2024 | FW | 9 | Jewison Bennette | Sunderland | None |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| January 2024 | June 2024 | GK | - | Maksym Koval | Kalamata | None | |
| January 2024 | June 2024 | MF | 24 | Domagoj Pavičić | Dinamo București | None | |

### Transfer summary
## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Super League 1 | Matchday 1 | — | 5th | 20 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 |
| Regular Season | Matchday 1 | — | 5th | 20 August 2023 | 3 March 2024 |
| Play-off Round | Matchday 1 | — | 5th | 10 March 2024 | 19 May 2024 |
| Greek Cup | Round of 16 | — | Final | 10 January 2024 | 25 May 2024 |
| UECL | Second qualifying round | — | Third qualifying round | 27 July 2023 | 17 August 2023 |
Updated to match played 25 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League 1 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 044.44 |
| Greek Cup | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 028.57 |
| UECL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 47 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 042.55 |
| Super League 1 | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Super League 1 | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Regular Season | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 046.15 |
| Play-off Round | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 040.00 |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 044.44 |

#### Managers' Overview
### Super League Greece
#### Regular season
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 57 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 56 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 5 | Aris | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 42 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 6 | Lamia | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 34 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 7 | Asteras Tripolis | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 31 | Qualification for the Play-out round |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 March 2024. Source: Super League Greece

##### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

##### Matches
#### Championship Play-offs
##### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PAOK (C) | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 87 | 34 | +53 | 80 | Qualification for the UCL second qualifying round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 78 | Qualification for the UECL second qualifying round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 74 | Qualification for the EL League phase |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 72 | Qualification for the EL second qualifying round |
| 5 | Aris Thessaloniki | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 55 | |
| 6 | Lamia | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 35 | |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 May 2024. Source: Super League

##### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

##### Matches
### Greek Cup

Aris Thessaloniki entered in Round of 16. The Round of 16 draw took place took place on 20 October 2023 and Aris Thessaloniki were drawn to AEK Athens.
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs. The away goals rule was not applied.

#### Quarter-finals

Aris Thessaloniki faced Niki Volos in Quarter-finals of Greek Cup. The draw took place on 20 October 2023.

#### Semi-finals

Aris Thessaloniki faced Panetolikos in Semi-finals of Greek Cup. The draw took place on 20 October 2023.

#### Final
### UEFA Europa Conference League

Each tie in the qualifying phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. If the aggregate score was level, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out. The away goals rule was not applied.

#### Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.

#### Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.
* $^1$Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

| # | Pos. | Nationality | Player | SL 1 | SL 1 | GC | GC | UECL | UECL | Total | Total |
| # | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| 3 | DF | / | Franco Ferrari | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 22 |
| 4 | DF | | Fabiano Leismann | 27 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 35 |
| 5 | DF | | Georgios Delizisis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Manu García | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 |
| 7 | FW | | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | / | Cheick Doukouré | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| 9 | FW | | Jewison Bennette | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | Lukas Rupp | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | / | Kike Saverio | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 17 |
| 12 | FW | | Álvaro Zamora | 32 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 13 |
| 13 | DF | | Rónald Matarrita | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | | Jakub Brabec | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 16 | MF | | Vladimír Darida | 33 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 38 |
| 17 | FW | | Karim Ansarifard | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 18 | DF | / | Valentino Fattore | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 19 | FW | | Giannis Fetfatzidis | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| 20 | MF | | Neven Đurasek | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 |
| 21 | MF | | Rubén Pardo | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| 22 | DF | / | Moses Odubajo | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 35 |
| 23 | GK | | Julián Cuesta | 29 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 38 |
| 28 | MF | | Birger Verstraete | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 |
| 30 | MF | | Jean Jules | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 22 |
| 32 | FW | | David Moberg Karlsson | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 |
| 33 | DF | | Martín Montoya | 31 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 33 |
| 44 | DF | | Fran Vélez | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 77 | FW | | Michalis Panagidis | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 |
| 80 | FW | | Loren Morón | 35 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 39 |
| 92 | DF | / | Lindsay Rose | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 |
| 93 | FW | | Shapi Suleymanov | 31 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 32 |
| 94 | GK | | Lefteris Choutesiotis | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Players who left the club during this season ||||||||||||
| | DF | / | Salem M'Bakata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | | Luis Palma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| | FW | / | Andre Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | | Domagoj Pavičić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | | Jonathan Menéndez | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 47 |

### Goals

| Ranking | Pos. | Nat. | Player | SL 1 | GC | UECL | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Loren Morón | 20 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | FW | | Shapi Suleymanov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | | Fabiano Leismann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | Vladimír Darida | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | / | Kike Saverio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | | Álvaro Zamora | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | Giannis Fetfatzidis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Neven Đurasek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | | Luis Palma | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Rubén Pardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Jonathan Menéndez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Karim Ansarifard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Manu García | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | Jakub Brabec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | / | Valentino Fattore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | Fran Vélez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 7 | 4 | 62 |

### Clean Sheets

| # | Nat. | Player | SL 1 | GC | UECL | Total |
| 23 | | Julián Cuesta | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 94 | | Lefteris Choutesiotis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14 | 4 | 2 | 20 |

## Players' awards
### Best Goal (Super League 1)

| Matchday | Player |
| Regular Season ||||
| 1st | Loren Morón |
| 5th | Loren Morón |
| 7th | Loren Morón |
| 26th | Giannis Fetfatzidis |
| Play-offs ||||
| 7th & 8th & 9th | Loren Morón |
| Play-offs & Play-outs ||||
| 10th & 7th | Loren Morón |

### Player of the Month (Super League 1)

| Month | Nat. | Player | Ref |
| November | | Loren Morón | |
| March | | Loren Morón | |

### Stoiximan Player of the Club

| Nat. | Player | Ref |
| | Loren Morón | |