ANKARA

Greek football club Olympiacos signed experienced defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos on a free transfer on Monday.

"Welcome to Olympiacos @SokratisPapa5!," the club said on Twitter.

In a statement, Olympiacos said that Papastathopoulos, 32, signed a contract until 2023 summer.

Last week Papastathopoulos left English Premier League side Arsenal to be a free agent.

Papastathopoulos had also played for Italian club AC Milan and Germany's Borussia Dortmund.

The Greek central defender helped Milan win the 2011 Italian top-tier Serie A title.

Papastathopoulos was a Dortmund regular when he won the 2017 German Cup.​​​​​​​ He also bagged the 2020 English FA CUP with Arsenal.

Papastathopoulos had 90 caps for Greece, playing for his country in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments.